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# Workbench options

## Your first workbench

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The Cosman Bench is a great workbench for starting out. The vice he uses isn't commercially available in Australia but a smaller bolt on vice can be had from under $200. Cutting all the strips of ply is the hardest thing to do here but you will find some timber yards can do this for a fee.

## The ultimate hand tool workbench

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In stark contrast to the Cosman bench this bench is complicated, made from solid timber and features the best Australian vices on the market.


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