Workbench Question

[WorkToFish]

NewB here...I just bought the Costco Whalen rolling tool bench / overhead cabinet and wanted a workbench table to match. I notice several members have a black steel workbench with butcher block tops. Similar to the one shown here:

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh241/nytehawk_chris/Garage/Garage July 2008/Garage052.jpg

Anyone know where I can buy these or which brand is the best?

 

[Superchido]

You can get butcher block tops from a few places in a few different sizes and thicknesses. Lista, Edsal and many other places make them for what I feel is insane amounts of money.

The best deals I found were from Sears and IKEA. The Sears ones are on sale right now so like, $120 for the 8' one here: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00914965000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 and about $100 for the 6' one here: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00914961000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

My last bench I did a new top on I got a kitchen counter top from IKEA for $90 I think and it's just shy of 6'. I gave it 3 coats of gloss polyurethane and it now looks like this:

Whatever benchtop you go with, if you do decide to seal it with poly or something, be sure to do both sides. Otherwise you might get some cupping on top from the bottom absorbing more moisture from the air than the top.

 

[volvo]

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I wish that I had room for that bench like that. See them at costco now and then.

Whalen.com
http://whalenstorage.com/products/workbench.html

Or SAMS Clubs has two that are very simular
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod3850014&navAction=

and

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1490086&navAction=

 

[dittle fart around]

You can get butcher block tops from a few places in a few different sizes and thicknesses. Lista, Edsal and many other places make them for what I feel is insane amounts of money.

The Edsal 30"x60" butcherblock top is 1-3/4" thick and I'm retailing it at 285 minus the garage journal discount it comes to $257 and ships free of charge.
Check it out.

 

[Superchido]

The Edsal 30"x60" butcherblock top is 1-3/4" thick and I'm retailing it at 285 minus the garage journal discount it comes to $257 and ships free of charge.
Check it out.

That does looks nice, but it's still almost 3 times what I paid for mine that is 25x69 and more than double the cost of the Sears one that is 24x96

 

[Commando]

NewB here...I just bought the Costco Whalen rolling tool bench / overhead cabinet and wanted a workbench table to match.

What do you think of the bench, was just looking at that this past weekend?

Also as noted Whalen also makes a regular bench, but I have not seen in Costco.

 

[flatsixcrazy]

The Sears ones are on sale right now so like, $120 for the 8' one here: .

I looked at the SEARS 6' top on its website and was about to pull the trigger (it was on-sale for $99 last week). I decided to go to a local Sears to check and see if they have it in stock to save the shipping cost. They didn't have any in the stock room, but they had two units on the clearance floor, marked at $69.99 each (even better right?, not so!!). So I asked the sales staff to ring both of them up for me. He pulled the clearance sku out of the system several times and they rang up $24.99 each . I ended up with two 6' tops for a little over $50, which I paid off with Land's End gift card some has given me. That was the most inexpensive counter top I've ever purchased. TBW, COO of the tops is Viet-Nam.

 

[Superchido]

He pulled the clearance sku out of the system several times and they rang up $24.99 each . I ended up with two 6' tops for a little over $50, which I paid off with Land's End gift card some has given me. That was the most inexpensive counter top I've ever purchased.

Daaaaaang -- color me jealous! Nice work

 

[vgarage]

So I asked the sales staff to ring both of them up for me. He pulled the clearance sku out of the system several times and they rang up $24.99 each . I ended up with two 6' tops for a little over $50, which I paid off with Land's End gift card some has given me. That was the most inexpensive counter top I've ever purchased. TBW, COO of the tops is Viet-Nam.

Wow thats a sweet deal ! They dont even show the sale price anymore and its back up to $159 for the 8' but I'll swing by the local store and see what they have

 

[camarotoolman]

I got a solid core door for free, looks as good as that.

 

[Big Top GT]

I looked at the SEARS 6' top on its website and was about to pull the trigger (it was on-sale for $99 last week). I decided to go to a local Sears to check and see if they have it in stock to save the shipping cost. They didn't have any in the stock room, but they had two units on the clearance floor, marked at $69.99 each (even better right?, not so!!). So I asked the sales staff to ring both of them up for me. He pulled the clearance sku out of the system several times and they rang up $24.99 each . I ended up with two 6' tops for a little over $50, which I paid off with Land's End gift card some has given me. That was the most inexpensive counter top I've ever purchased. TBW, COO of the tops is Viet-Nam.

That's definitely a deal of "you ****" proportions.

Great find!

 

[NUTTSGT]

That's definitely a deal of "you ****" proportions.

Great find!

I was going to say the same thing. I know Sears computer systes used to automatically mark things down. That's how I got my radial arms saw for $199 when they had it priced at $299.

 

[Hotrodladycrusr]

A local bowling alley was being demolished. My workbench top is part of an alley. It's made an awesome top as it's very thick and sturdy. I'll take a photo and measurements tomorrow and post.

 

[WorkToFish]

thanks everyone! I got my garage together and realized...no room for a bench and a toolbox on the same wall.