The Evergreen Workbench

Excellent course. I learned so much from this, and life in my workshop has significantly improved since building it.

Some parts were challenging, which is great. It's a workbench, and you're using cheap lumber. Mistakes aren't expensive. A great way to learn.

I recommend taking your time to go through the materials and think through it before you start building. You might find that you'd like to do something a different way, and the experience will be rewarding. Also, if you've never cut a half lap, experiment on some test pieces first! ;)

Enjoy - and many thanks to Scott for answering all my questions throughout this build.

What an incredibly rewarding journey this was! I am a far better wood worker now because of it and I look forward to working with future plans designed by Scott. If you are considering this work bench build, just take the leap, buy the plans and get into it! This is a great bench at an affordable price point that will leave you feeling accomplished and looking forward to what’s next in your wood working journey. Thanks Scott!

This project was a ton of fun to tackle. This is definitely the biggest woodworking project I've done on my own and I really appreciated the thorough instructions without being overly simplistic or "dumbed down".

Being able to ask Scott and other builders questions at each step was also a huge help since I was making a few modifications here and there.

Overall, I can't recommend this build course enough – whether you are just getting started or have a few big projects under your belt, there are things to learn here and Scott does a great job walking you through the plans.

It took me over a year to finally build the bench, but it was 100% worth the wait. The plans and videos are super easy to follow. The materials are easy to source. Really enjoyed the process. The other thing I really liked was the ease with which modifications could be made. In my case I doubled the top to get 1 1/2 thickness to install some different vises some I do a good bit of hand tool woodworking. I also added an vise. All of the modifications were easy to make especially since the half lap joinery was a part of the lessons. So after years of a small, unstable workbench, I now have a big, heavy, stable workbench with all the storage. Thanks for all your time and effort putting this course and plans together.

This bench is exactly what my shop needed. I started off with Steve Ramsey's Basic Mobile Workbench (BMW), but found that it was just a little too small for my assembly needs. When I finally decided that I'd do something about it instead of just continuing to complain, I came across this gem.

For some reason, I felt compelled to build mine from cherry. That reason was a good deal. While it absolutely makes for a beautiful bench, I learned some valuable lessons in wood movement which forced me to use lag screws for the final case assembly.

Finally, as a matchfit user, I decided to go with that system instead of dog holes for now. I'm aware that I can add them later on, and likely will. What I did to allow for this was to add another 3/4'' plywood topper to the bench for a matchfit grid.

So, I'll leave you with pictures of my Evergreen Workbench, The Unessecherry Edition!

Scott,
I enjoyed your course on the construction of the Evergreen Workbench. Your good humor and practical advice were greatly appreciated, especially after I made mistakes (which were more often than I would like to admit. Nevertheless, your plans were clear and the build was straightforward. I had an opportunity to learn, and I think it turned out ok. I made a few changes (larger vise, oak ply on the ends, oak drawer fronts and so forth). And finally, I appreciated your time answering a question I had when I was getting started. Thanks again, Scott.
Tom

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole process of building this workbench. Scott is a natural teacher and his plans and videos are very clear and easy to follow. I also appreciated his timely responss to questions I had during the build. I highly recommend his products. Well worth the price!

I just started woodworking last summer, and your video was very helpful and informative. For new woodworkers like me, the simple things professionals might take for granted really help in understanding the basics. I tried a few changes that were probably above my pay grade, but I love how it turned out! The course was well worth the small cost compared to the time I'm sure it took to create. I look forward to doing more of your video projects.

Absolutely loved building this bench. Scott's plans were great and the video course material outstanding, great balance of explanation on why you are doing things, how to use the different tools and most importantly safely, and a bit of humour thrown in that makes it fun to watch. The showing multiple ways of doing something dependant on what tools you have was really helpful.

I would comfortably say that a beginner could totally tackle this, the course material assumes you know basically nothing and toolwise you could do it with a drill, some basic hand tools a few clamps and a circular saw (other things like a table saw would absolutely make some steps easier or more accurate, but it's not a necessity IMO)

It isn't just a classic beginner course where you end up feeling very proud of yourself but end up with an ultimately mediocre item, the bench is genuinely excellent, really really sturdy, very heavy (especially once the drawers are full of tools). With the vice on it you could definitely do some heavy duty hand tool working, you can beat on stuff all day, the bench won't move an inch.

This was my first ever woodworking project (as long as you dont count a few 'round the house, DIY fixes), so I was working with pretty minimal tools. Even considering, this was a pretty approachable build, and I feel like I learned a ton from the process. Everything I could have possibly had a question about was covered either in the written plans or the video course. The bench is incredibly sturdy and will be the perfect place to make the projects I have in mind moving forward. Overall a huge recommend.

This course was fantastic. Plans were super detailed and very clear and the companion videos were invaluable! I deviated from the plans for my purposes (deeper shelves, laminated top of maple plywood then MDF with pionite laminate top, poplar edge banding, magnetic tool holders on the side and wratcheting leveling casters). One of the better courses and plans out there. Scott is also SUPER responsive and helpful along the way (unlike other YouTubers out ther..cough cough 731..cough).

I just finished building my bench. I learned a lot during this build (including how to fix the inevitable little "whoopsies" that happened), and I can't wait to start using the bench to make other projects. I haven't drilled the dog holes yet, because I'm waiting for the bench dogs I ordered to arrive. And I opted to put Formica on the top instead of just sealing the MDF with polyurethane. Thank you, Scott, for designing and sharing such a quality project!

I am a beginner to woodworking and invested first in tools and then realized I needed a workbench. I believed that the course may be a bit too technical or difficult, but Scott is an incredible teacher/motivator. He is responsive in the question section and honestly seems excited when great products are being produced from his course.

I am going to redo the top (I initially did not want/do an overhang which I am finding that I want now)...but overall... I AM A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER!

Scott’s plans and video have been incredible for engaging my son and 4 year old daughter in woodworking.

The plans are high quality and well organized. The videos are succinct and easy to understand.

With this, my 9 year old has been asking daily to work on the next step. In 14 days after school only we are almost done with the project.

Thank you Scott for doing such a good job. I look forward to the next course and getting to work with my son on another project.

I do not normally leave reviews, but I felt I had to leave one here even before completely finishing the workbench (I haven't gotten around to dog holes yet). That's how good this course is.
I've started woodworking a year ago, and have been working on a 2x4 and plywood top wobbly workbench every since. I wanted to step up my workbench a bit and add a little bit of storage, but I didn't want to invest a lot of money in it. This course fit the bill perfectly.
I think the most important thing is picking out straight lumber, anything else is covered in detail in this course.
I thought there'd be some missing details here and there. But no, Scott did a great job covering the different aspects of how to do every thing, and each step leaves some room for error that will be corrected by the following steps.

The course actually taught me a couple of skills beyond just building the bench. I've always used my router for edge profiles, but I've actually learned to use it (in combination with circular saw) to bulk remove material for half laps.
It was also my first time using a hand plane and I'm already falling in love with it.
Even when asking questions outside the scope of the course (whether adding feet and casters, or applying laminate to the top), Scott was very quick to answer them.

I'm very grateful for this course for giving me the opportunity to build this bench.

This was a really useful course that taught me a lot about the tools I'm investing in - and the end result is a beautiful, usable workbench. Keep the great content coming!

I spent a ton of time trying to find the bench I wanted to build and this bench, set of plans, and course were right on the mark. The plans are clear, videos are very helpful, and my outcome was pretty close to what it should have been. Any changes or mistakes were my own. In fact, I like the full size bench so much that I modified the plans to build a smaller, more mobile version for my shop. Thank you.