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another source for benches, old commercial office spaces used solid oak doors or solid doors with a oak veneer on top, they are usually 8 footers, by yea wide trim off about 6 inches long ways and instant HD bench, I have them in my old shop and this one and you can toss stuff around on them and beat things until there broke and hardly a ding on the bench, the crazy part is most buildings have some stored and they just toss them, they say there more work to re install a used door system then a new one, anyway call a few building management places or stop into a highrise by you and you will probably be given all you can haul for free.

stop by home depot on the way home and drop 10 bucks on 2 by 4r's and you have a super strong cheap bench

Bud.