glue up/ glue selection

[terrydowning]

You could also try one of the many silicone glues used for setting crystals on fabric. My wife likes to put the blingy crystals on jacket logos and such and they use a silicone glue for that.

[dlbristol]

here is another shot of the finished bench, I was going to put the rest of the door on hinges and fold it up and down for a longer table, but I think I will wait and see if I really need it. I may also put a nicer trim around the outside. Seems to met my needs for now. Drawers are really just trays, so I can reach into them. It is really heavy and does not move around!

[mrhart]

Super nice job sir. Makes me want to start a bench myself. I bet once you use it for a while, you'll wonder how you ever got by without it. What is the top made of ?

[STB]

here is another shot of the finished bench,

Looks good and should be serviceable for many years. I run across this glue strength test yesterday. It's to late for your project but thought it might be a good addition to this thread.
http://woodgears.ca/joint_strength/glue_methods.html

[dlbristol]

Thanks guys, I learned a lot from this project. The top is a recycled solid core door out of an old Hospital. It is a fire door and is very heavy! If you look at the front of the top, you can see where I filled the hinge mortises. he light layer is a piece of mdf, that I added to make the vise level, and cover up a 1/2 in measuring error in cutting the legs If. If you scroll up 3-4 posts, there are more pics and info. The glue questions had more to do with the open time than strength since all the gluing was face gluing. I have already used the vise and my hand plane already and I can tell you that my problems with planing were not the plane, but the bench! I already wonder how I managed to do with out it. I plan to use it for a while and then drill some bench dog holes, maybe put some frames around the sides. My original plan was to hinge the part of the door that was cut off so that I could make it a longer table if needed. I decided to hold off on that to see if I really need it. I like the way it fits in my shop. Look at this plan , link in first post, it is a good one, easy to do and versitile. Total cost was about $150 with the plywood and drawer slides being the biggest items. Door top and vice are salvage and if I can sell the other 4 vices the whole thing could be FREE.