Banc en bois dur avec trous de chien

I was a little worried about warping when it arrived, but this thing is dead flat right out of the crate. The 1 1/2" thickness gives it a rock-solid feel, and the protective coating means I didn't have to fuss with oiling it before my first glue-up. My clamps seat perfectly in the dog holes, which a

The dog holes are precision-machined on this 1½-inch slab, so my bench stops and clamps drop in dead-square every time. The protective coating has already saved me from a couple of glue spills without any staining. It's heavy as hell to wrestle onto the base, but once it's down, it's rock-solid.

The surface is so flat I checked it with a straightedge just for fun, and it's dead-on. My workbench used to rock slightly until I swapped this top on, and now everything stays put thanks to the dog holes.