Woodworking Shop Bench Height
If you re building a new bench use these guidelines to determine how high to make it.
Woodworking shop bench height. For most general work that means making the top even with the bottom of. While any table or workbench can do they are not truly ideal for the tasks you intend to. Woodriver 4 1 4 miter vise.
At lowe s we have a variety of practical options including woodwork work benches work benches with drawers steel work benches and more. As you can see in the drawing at top left the planing bench comes up to wrist height while the joinery bench is at or just below elbow height. Many hand tool woodworkers though prefer a bench 1 or 2 inches lower allowing more leverage for hand plane and chisel use.
A big thick top and stout legs add mass that will help your work. The standard height of 34 matches most tablesaw heights allowing the workbench to double as an outfeed support. Birch workbench top 1 1 2 x 27 x 60 tractor seat style shop stool with adjustable height.
The reason why a workbench height is variable from person to person is that it depends on the height of the person and the majority of the types of tasks that you will be doing on the workbench. 38 39 97cm 99cm makes a practical tall workbench height. The saw bench for coarse ripping and crosscutting comes to knee height more on this bench later.
5 sjobergs elite 1500 workbench plus cabinet best professional woodworking bench. In general a workbench height will be in the range of 34 inches to 38 inches. Heavy cabinet saws with lots of cast iron tend to run smoother.
Some even build theirs up to 42 inches depending on the kind of work being done. A tall workbench is good for detailed work cutting joinery and for power tool use. A height in between these two extremes tends to be the most popular particular if you do a range of activities at your workbench.