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I have 2 4'x6' 1950's Post Office work tables. They don't move. I paid $8 apiece for them 16 years ago.

Band saw, router, chisels... Those suckers are deep, but they are also stopped in the cross piece, so they had to be routed IIRC. I made the plans for the vise myself, after looking at different antiques, including the Shaker vise in "The Workbench Book" by Landis. The geometry had to be adjusted to fit my existing bench, of course. It took a while to get everything to fit just right.

I'm not crazy about tool trays either, but these old benches usually have one. I like your tray though, Tony, I may have to steal that idea too...

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