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Hmm...Dunno, I could spend hours on end making sure the measurements are good, then spend a few hours at the hardware store getting the lumber cut to my measurements, then find all the ahrdware i'll need. then go home and drill holes in the lumber for the attaching hardware. put it all together and finally aftyer a long weekeend have some semblience of a Benchwork. Or I could spend a few extra dollars and order a benchwork that's reconfigurable easily, includes all the required hardware and lumber cut exactly to size, spend a few hours putting it together when it arrives, and save myself a weekend of hell and keep me sane. This isn't the only set up out there, I've seen a few pre-fab Benchworks, one was aluminum, others were wood, this just seemed like the most useful for Those of us that don't want to kill a weekend or a week building something that already exists. it's also far cheaper than Mianne Benchwork (http://www.miannebenchwork.com/default.htm), and is more customizable for your layout. Some of us aren't weekend carpenters, we've got busy lives, it;s not like 20 years ago when the weekend actually was a relaxing time. I barely get time to myself on the weekends now as is, and sure enough i'd rather be running a train than slaving over lumber in what little time i get. Besides, if i added up the cost to buy the tools for carpentry work, the lumber needed to do this, all the hardware that would be needed, i bet it'd cost three times as much than to just purchase something that only needs a a Phillips-head screwdriver and 7/16" wrench. So you see, it's actually better to buy it than to make it for me. for you older people that have time on your hands, you may see it differently, that's fine. but for me, i' looking for timesavers here, and this seems to be a very reasonably priced one.
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