About a year ago, I came across a wooden bed that was being throwing out (maple not the usual pine). It’s been taking up space in my garage since and I even thought about throwing it out. More recently, I have become interested in hand tools and decided to make a workbench. I don’t have much space so I looked for some more compact (as well as cheaper) option. I came across Steve Latta's workbench, as well as Adrian Preda's and decided to make my own.

The top is made of maple from the bed, the legs are made of mahogany cutoffs from a cabinet shop, the vise is a 6” Columbian vise I picked up at an estate sale for cheap, and the wooden jaw is Acacia flooring, and I lined it with leather from an old couch. It is 36” long, 12” wide, 4” high. I finished it with Danish Oil and Paste Wax. I clamp it to my table saw to keep it from moving around.

-- Steven, California, https://www.instagram.com/acts65_woodworks/