Split-Top Roubo Woodworking Bench

Comprehensive Plans for an Extreme Woodworking Bench, that can be built on almost any budget. Specs: 80 inches wide x 30 inches deep x 36 inches tall. All legs and rails are solid 4 inches x 5 inches. Bench Top is 5 inches thick.  I think everybody needs a woodworking bench. But I knew that not everybody has the thousands of dollars it takes to buy a quality bench from a woodworking store.  I also know most woodworkers want to build their own anyway.  Many friends of mine are woodworkers and most of them are saving up the $2000.00+ that it takes to buy the 8/4 maple to build their own. Whether Roubo style or another. So I thought that I would present an alternative.  I went to my local home improvement "Big Box" store. I selected construction grade lumber. At my store they had a choice of a product they called whitewood, or Douglas Fir. The latter was kiln dried, and a much higher density and harder lumber so I chose that.  Where you live will dictate what you buy. Many parts of the co