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Old 02-01-2008, 02:47 PM   #1
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Ok, I got my drywall up and painted in my soon to be archery/hunting work shop in my basement. So now I"™m looking for ideas on how to make it. I have some ideas on what I want, but I figure it never hurts to get some input. So fire away, Also if you have pictures please post them.
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Works for me.

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Matt- what type of top is that on your bench?
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It's just a single 8' sheet of Oak plywood with some nice grain.........ripped in 1/2, sanded, stained and 3 coats of poly. Looks like furniture and a very tough finish. All for a total of about $50.

The bench is 8 X10 on purpose for that reason. One 1/2 of the sheet is butted to the wall and the other comes in to butt against it from the right where the left edge of the green pad is making the right side of the bench 2' longer to eventually accomodate a bow press.
I was very careful in leveling it so the 2 sections mate together very seamlessly.
I designed the dimensions around building it with a single sheet for the top. It's also aperfect height and depthfor my 6'3" build. A very comfortable bench to work at sitting or standing.
A corner design like this is verynice if you have the room.

The whole thing is nothing more than one seriously overengineered unit made from 2X4, 2X6, and 1 sheet of oak plywood with some 1/4 round trim for the backing of the top and the edges. It's anchored into the block and as sturdy as standing on your garage floor. There is no wiggle, or movement of any kind.
Still trying to pull the trigger on a good shop press to replace the TV and get that up in the corner on a shelf.

I ran cable, 5 outlets, two4' flo. shop lights and a ceiling fan to round it all out.
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Matt, Looks good! I see alot of familiar looking mounts(Pa deer) I've got a bunch like that too. They are getting bigger in Pa now though.
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You can also my pre-fab counter at the big name DIY stores or local builder supplies. Great looking shop, Matt!
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