Neighbor laughed at my 'ugly' plywood workbench. Told me to come see his.

Walked over to his garage. Dude had a $2000 butcher block slab on some steel legs. Looked clean. Asked how long he built it. Said two weekends. I built mine in two hours for $40. Had to rebrace it once. But it holds my miter saw and drill press fine. His bench got a scratch on day 3 and he flipped out. Mine has paint drips and sawdust glued on. Still works. Who's laughing now. Anyone else rocking a cheap bench that just works?

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derek9391mo ago

You ever notice how the stuff that costs the least hassle is usually the stuff you don't have to baby? My first workbench was basically an old door on top of some cinderblocks I found in the alley behind my apartment. Cost me zero dollars and maybe fifteen minutes to set up. It wobbled a bit if you sneezed near it, but I clamped down a drill press and a bench grinder on it for two years straight. That door had more character than a new car showroom. One time a guy came over to help me with a car project, took one look at it, and said it looked like a fire hazard. I told him it was a workbench, not a dining table. He didn't get it. Some folks just need to learn that a scratch is just a mark of a tool doing its job. Your neighbor sounds like he's building furniture for a magazine spread, not making sawdust.

the_james1mo ago

Ain't that the truth. Everything's a show these days, not a tool.