Comments on: DIY Stacked Plywood Bench

By: Pam Hilton

Pam Hilton — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:44:23 +0000

I LOVED this bench so much that I had to try making my own. My husband and I made a similar bench to fit over a radiator in our daughter and son-in-law’s apartment. It was a Christmas gift and they love it so much. It was such a long bench that we worried about it sagging. Instead of a piece of plywood on the bottom we used 2 pieces of angle iron (from Home Depot) to reinforce it along the front and back bottom corners, The angle iron gave it a cool, industrial vibe and looked great with the hairpin legs. The only problem was I loved it so much I almost didn’t want to give it away! I have since made myself a coffee table (which I stained gray and put on a couple of coats of poly), and this week I’m making a sofa table to go with it. I’ve gotten so many compliments!

Thank you so much for the inspiration!

By: Shi Jie

Shi Jie — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 01:44:32 +0000

I love that bench look. It looks so classy. What a beautiful D.I.Y

By: Jayde

Jayde — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:28:36 +0000

Hello! I was just wondering, I know you only made it a wee while ago but has it stood the (short) test of time so far? Would you have done anything differently? I am wanting to make a small bench for out entrance way as kind of like a micro-mudroom and thought this looked doable (especially given that I work part-time at a hardware store). Hope to hear from you, Jayde.

By: mike kinnamon

mike kinnamon — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:45:58 +0000

Good Job

By: George Adair

George Adair — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:42:07 +0000

In reply to Kerry. After using a commercial 10 inch table saw for over thirty years without incident I tried to shorten my left thumb recently while doing a project. It cost me three weeks out of the shop for it to heal. After being rightly chastised by my wife for looking at the gripper and not buying it this really convinced me to get one. I now have two for those longer boards where you would have to reach or take your pressure off the board to move the gripper closer to you. This is one of the best and safest ideas out there for using a table saw, band saw or router table where close in work puts your fingers close to the chewing parts of equipment.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 23:42:00 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Cant wait to see it!!

By: AMy

AMy — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:01:08 +0000

That bench is gorgeous! I’ve just started some DIY in my own room. Not quite up to table saw level yet, but maybe one day?!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:29:07 +0000

LOVE THIS! This is my favorite project you’ve ever done. Ordered legs to make a table of similar sorts today.

By: Cara@theprojectaddict

Cara@theprojectaddict — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:48:06 +0000

Thanks so much! Table saws scare me too. That is why I haven’t bought one yet. Now maybe I will!

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:32:59 +0000

In reply to Mandi. Thank you so much Mandi! You're amazing. :)