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Greetings,

I mentioned in a band saw post a couple of months ago that I was building a new workbench for my shop. Well it is now complete! It is a blend of the Jack-Bench and Paulk designs. It is height adjustable from 32" to 42" (maybe a little higher) and weighs about 500 lbs. It's also mobile.

I bought the Jack-Bench plans (and modified for my tastes - larger table size and MFT top). You can see what the original Jack-Bench looks like at http://www.jack-bench.com

I also bought the Paulk Bench plans and again made some changes to size, mobility and torsion construction materials. The Paulk plans are available at http://www.paulkhomes.com/Paulk_Homes/Order_Plans.html

I have more pictures (if you are really interested I can add you to my Dropbox folder so you can view all the pictures taken through the construction process,. Send me a PM with your email address.

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Jack

That's one Kool hybrid of the two designs excellent job

nice job on the table, the jack bench is quite interesting

Nice Work! Not quite my cup of tea, but here's hoping it suits your needs perfectly/

Very nice. I just completed mine and it's nowhere as nice as yours. I made mine to rase and lower to serve different purposes

Hi Jack, you did a great job on the bench. It looks fantastic!! I really like how you combined my bench design with the Paulk bench. Can I post pictures of it on my website?

I have some news about Jack-Bench that might interest you. Scott Phillips of the American Woodshop invited me to be on his show.

http://wbgu.org/americanwoodshop

Scott Phillips' neighbor built a Jack-Bench. Scott liked my bench design and he sent me a very complimentary email. He is going to feature the Jack-Bench on his show and he invited me to be on that episode. I am going to his studio sometime in January. I'm not sure when the episode will air, but I'll certainly get the word out.

Let me say again how impressed I am with how good your bench looks!

Thanks,
Charlie Kocourek

Charlie Kocourek wrote:Hi Jack, you did a great job on the bench. It looks fantastic!! I really like how you combined my bench design with the Paulk bench. Can I post pictures of it on my website?

I have some news about Jack-Bench that might interest you. Scott Phillips of the American Woodshop invited me to be on his show.

http://wbgu.org/americanwoodshop

Scott Phillips' neighbor built a Jack-Bench. Scott liked my bench design and he sent me a very complimentary email. He is going to feature the Jack-Bench on his show and he invited me to be on that episode. I am going to his studio sometime in January. I'm not sure when the episode will air, but I'll certainly get the word out.

Let me say again how impressed I am with how good your bench looks!

Thanks,
Charlie Kocourek

Thanks for the praise guys! Charlie, feel free to use any of the photos on your website. I have a couple of videos in the Dropbox folder I invited you to that I prefer not be copied anywhere but any of the stills are OK to use.

Thanks again!
Jack

PS I am enjoying the bench very much.