http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/29099.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/23633.aspxTue, 31 Jul 2012 11:47:33 GMTf5d4cb8b-9fb3-4c0a-bdc0-3814c4db8d93:23633chad stanton0http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/23633.aspxhttp://americanwoodworker.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=29099&PostID=23633<p>The LSL will be very stable for you. Good snag on those left overs. YOu got any pictures of your finished bench?</p> <p>chad stanton</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/23383.aspxThu, 26 Jul 2012 00:44:28 GMTf5d4cb8b-9fb3-4c0a-bdc0-3814c4db8d93:23383Boxduh0http://americanwoodworker.com/forums/thread/23383.aspxhttp://americanwoodworker.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=29099&PostID=23383<p>I have had mine since building it per Tom&#39;s original plan in another magazine, &quot;Weekend Workbench.&quot;&nbsp; A great design.</p> <p>My BIL has some materials left over from housebuilding and we want to do one for him.&nbsp; Available is some Weyerhaueser LSL engineered rim-board at 1-1/4&quot; thickness and some sheets of 7/16&quot; OSB.&nbsp; We can rip the LSL to a &quot;near-stud&quot; size of 1-1/4&quot; x 3-3/8&quot; and have more than enough for the bench, and skin the sections with the OSB.</p> <p>The original design used 2x4 stock in SPF or whatever, and 1/2&quot; plywood, the plywood being the skins of the leg, stretcher, and top work surface sections.&nbsp; Our plan is to skin with the OSB, and for the top, laminate an extra skin onto it of 1/4&quot; tempered hardboard or MDF.</p> <p>I think the net weight of the bench will be about the same as one done per the magazine article.</p> <p>Whaddya think?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>