Bob meets with Ryley to discuss the site-built, built-in cabinets of �� Birch plywood. The cabinets were all precut in the shop before being transported to the location. Back at the shop, Ryley shows Bob many of the cuts and jigs used in the crafting of the cabinets. Then shows Bob some of the techniques used to make the panel doors using a router, table saw and radial arm saw with a dado blade. They create mortise and tenon joints to hold the frames of the panels.

Bob is joined by Pret Woodburn from Plimouth Plantation who shows how mortise-and-tenon joinery was cut back in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Keep these thing in mind when you're making your own workbench. Use large dimension lumber; hardwood is preferred for benches. For stength, use mortise and tenon joints, stretches to link the legs, and carriage or machine bolts instead of nails. A good workbench is rigid. It won't wobble or shift while you are working on its surface.