And a bench for Bill

[Bill in Oregon]

Didn't want to step on Streetstar's reloading bench build, but it got me thinking I needed to replace the rickety and too-small cabinet save I have been using and I have had this 22 x 32-inch piece of rubber wood butcher block left over from cutting out my countertop for the sink. So here is what I came up with, roughly 33 1/2 wide and 22 1/2 deep and 57 inches high -- just because. It needs a lot of finishing, sanding, etc. to hide all the sloppy cuts and other examples of human frailty, but it ought to work out pretty well, I think. My previous benches have been bigger and heavier, but this one has more than enough surface and shelf space to do what I need it to. I'll probably use something idiot-proof like Watco Danish Oil for the final finish.

[GunnyMack]

That will work perfectly Bill!
I had a hand me down bench, it was a 1³/⁴" solid core door top , 4x4 legs and lower shelf. It was ridiculously heavy and I gave it away when I did my loading setup with kitchen cabinets. I've since added pieces of plate steel that is bolted fast and drilled and tapped for different presses, trimmer.

Nothing wrong with Danish oil .

[Bill in Oregon]

Will, that drilled and tapped plate steel makes a lot of sense.

[Lastmohecken]

That looks good! One of my new years resolutions is to clean up and organize my reloading room.

[GunnyMack]

Will, that drilled and tapped plate steel makes a lot of sense.

Yes Bill and it only took me 40 years to think of it!

[Bill in Oregon]

Well, I applied some Watco natural finish and it is now in its new location in my office. And here is a photo just documenting for posterity that it was once pristine, with only a Co-Ax press and a gummed-up RCBS lubrisizer to clutter its surfaces.

[LeverGunner]

I use a bench that I built that is similar. This one is 4' wide and 20" deep. The rear legs, which are 2x6s, extend up to form the shelving. Pardon the mess. The picture is from 3-4 years ago. The mess has changed, but is still there.

[Streetstar]

Didn't want to step on Streetstar's reloading bench build, but it got me thinking I needed to replace the rickety and too-small cabinet save I have been using and I have had this 22 x 32-inch piece of rubber wood butcher block left over from cutting out my countertop for the sink. So here is what I came up with, roughly 33 1/2 wide and 22 1/2 deep and 57 inches high -- just because. It needs a lot of finishing, sanding, etc. to hide all the sloppy cuts and other examples of human frailty, but it ought to work out pretty well, I think. My previous benches have been bigger and heavier, but this one has more than enough surface and shelf space to do what I need it to. I'll probably use something idiot-proof like Watco Danish Oil for the final finish.

Not at all ! -- I need inspiration to get in the shop ! This sounds genuinely stupid - but i got lax because i needed a new circular saw blade to make some cuts --- (used my saw to cut some stall mats for a trailer -- stinky and not very effective) -- knowing a blade is readily available at any number of retailers i just didnt feel like going to the store

then after i got all the stuff cleared out of my room i discovered a mouse invasion i am trying to combat before just building on top of it

But regarding hiding sloppy cuts and other examples of human frailty -- there's always half round and 1x moldings !

[GunnyMack]

For stall mats try a jigsaw, we did a bunch last year for the barn we built and a jigsaw was the best for the mats.

For mice I found cashew butter is great in the bait cup of the new plastic traps. It's so sticky they really can't steal the bait without setting off the trap.