Building a bench—questions!
So I’m building a bench after reloading on some makeshift benches over the past few years and then graduated to reloading with a buddy on his bench due to my living arrangements. Anyways, I’m newly married and my bride is giving me space in the guest room to reload. I know I’m doing a 5’ long bench with shelving above and below the bench top. I have a spare office chair that I’ll be using, but what should my bench height be? I’m 6’2” if that helps. I’m planning on using this thread as the project progresses so please check back as I appreciate any help or insight!
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Building a bench—questions!
Well, after too many delays, I finally got started on my bench today. I started the bench top which is hopefully the slowest part. I started with 10’ 2x6’s and cut them in half so I have 5’ boards. Then ripped them at 2.5” so I got four nice pieces out of each board that I bought. Should be a good, sturdy bench the the time I’m done. I am not going to drastically overbuild the rest of the bench, legs, and shelves, but figured I want the top solid. I’m still second guessing myself on height, but after sitting comfortably on my computer chair today, I think I’ve settled on 34”. With the chair extended all the way up, it should be decently comfortable to work off of. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3fd999febb.jpg
Anyways, tomorrow I’ll try and get the top all glued together and then start working on legs and shelves. I’m hoping to have the bench done by the time I have company on Thursday to help me move it inside! [emoji6][emoji106]
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