I did an L workbench In my garage
Let me find the info? Or you can search here…
I used some stuff from Amazon, 2x4 Basics
Good stuff. I bought Open Box to save money. Everything was there…
Look at this thread. It has some good ideas that some forum members here posted pictures of:
If you ever get your hands on some used kitchen cabinets…..those are a good way to start a garage work space area.
That’s a $2k workbench in this day and age.
The plans for that 4th image would run you about $200 if you get framing/B grade stuff (maybe a little less if you already have enough screws laying around or you already have wood stain or don’t care about painting it).
They have some good free plans there. Made their corner planter bench last year and I think it ended up costing a little over $100 at the orange colored big box store.
Just priced 2x4x8’ $5.96, 4’x8’x3/4" plywood $56.98.
My bench cost very little because I had left over cherry butcher block countertop and 2x4s
I basically bought a couple 2x12s and 2x4s
Lumber prices suck
Whatever you do; I’d start by clearing it all and throwing a good paint and some grit down on the floor… I like the ideas of L-shaped benches as depicted in the thread… mats will save your back, feet and knees, always a good buy…
All those hints are good. One thing I’d like to add is if you are going to mount a vise on it, you can’t over build the frame around or under it.
Ditto
One reason I used countertops and then 2x12s for my lower shelf instead of plywood. I knew I was mounting a vice, and I’d use it for more than just firearms
I doubt it’s repeatable, but quite a few years ago I stumbled onto an old, heavy, galvanized steel commercial bread rack in the woods. I cut off the bottom section, had square ½" nuts welded on the legs to put leveling bolts in, and topped it with 3 half-inch exterior grade plywood sheets glued together, with a ¼" of masonite tacked on so that I could change it. I put a swivel machinist vise on one end and a carpenter’s vise on the other.
It was a thing of durability, if not beauty. I think I could have driven a truck over it without a scratch.
Be creative and look for shortcuts.
2x4 basics. Pretty simple
I need simple. Thanks guys. I plan in the near future to L shape under the peg board. I’ll send a picture once completed. 
Good luck, and do let us see when you are done. You got this…
Harbor Freight has a 5 foot wooden bench for 159. Quick and easy to get started…
That’s the link to the instructions for L-shaped bench @bonamoleonard posted if that’s the one you wanted to do and hadn’t found it yet. It’s a great site for little wood working projects like that (just go through their menu when you have at least an hour to kill.) I love how they break down the length/sizes of cuts, give you an itemized list of materials for easy shopping at the hardware store, then pretty easy to follow instructions with clear diagrams.
6 months later and my dad gave me a work bench. The madness has started.
I put together the bench stool and felt like a home builder. Lol. I’m still eying the 2x4 basic L shape bench. Just need to save up some coin. All and all this a great bench. Gives me a place to work from. Not sure how I’ve gone so long without one.
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