Plans to build a Heavy Duty Benchrest / Shooting Table

[SpiralGroove]

Hello everyone,

At the request of @EPG I am sharing my drawings for a Shooting Table / Benchrest that I designed several years ago. Please note this is not a “Set of all inclusive plans”, but instead they are the plans that I drew for me to use to construct my Bench. A few changes are noted and a basic bill of material is included, but screws, bolts, top material, etc. are not denoted. I believe most questions can be answered from my own construction photos attached, if not please let me know.

ThomasT
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I Love it!!
Perfect for that cement slab.

 

[wwo2015]

Hello everyone,

At the request of @EPG I am sharing my drawings for a Shooting Table / Benchrest that I designed several years ago. Please note this is not a “Set of all inclusive plans”, but instead they are the plans that I drew for me to use to construct my Bench. A few changes are noted and a basic bill of material is included, but screws, bolts, top material, etc. are not denoted. I believe most questions can be answered from my own construction photos attached, if not please let me know.

ThomasT
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Just what I was looking for!!

 

[ThomasT]

Just what I was looking for!!

Hello @wwo2015

That is great, hope you will post some photos when you complete your build.

ThomasT

 

[Airgunoregon]

Here is a design I came up with for the additional benches I'm making for the upcoming AOA & AirGun Oregon Extreme Challenge on the 27th-30th of this month. They are very solid and your knees fit under it any place you want to sit at it.

 

[Airgunoregon]

Hello @Airgunoregon

Those are beautiful. What kind of wood ?

ThomasT

That's kiln dried Incense Cedar 5/4" decking on top and kiln dried 2x4 Incense cedar for the frame work. The bracing is 1/2" electrical conduit with the ends smashed flat and holes drilled for screws.

Interested in a kit anyone? I could work up a price if there is any interest.

Wayne

 

[ThomasT]

That's kiln dried Incense Cedar 5/4" decking on top and kiln dried 2x4 Incense cedar for the frame work. The bracing is 1/2" electrical conduit with the ends smashed flat and holes drilled for screws.

Interested in a kit anyone? I could work up a price if there is any interest.

Wayne

Hey Wayne, you do realize that my plans are FREE wow.
ThomasT

 

[Therealld]

Yeah, you had to read that and think “ why the heck would he want me to guess how much he spent on his bench.”

I have another in the yard and in that one I added a spot for a large umbrella.

Mine that resemble yours cost around $16.00 to build, but I cheaped out and didnt use glue