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Hot take: I lost a whole weekend and about $80 in materials trying to build a custom workbench with only pocket holes.

In my experience, they're fine for light stuff, but for a solid bench that can take real weight, you need proper mortise and tenon or at least some beefy bolts, so has anyone else found a good middle-ground method that's strong but not super advanced?
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wyattbaker
wyattbaker1mo ago
Yeah, pocket holes just can't handle real weight.
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alice808
alice8081mo ago
Honestly, my workbench is all pocket holes and it holds up fine.
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lucas_west
lucas_west21d ago
Wow, @alice808, I used to agree with Wyatt but your bench proves me wrong.
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