I’ve been using a folding Black & Decker work bench for 39 years and have built several instruments and dozens of repairs. It works ok and I can move it outside to do sanding and routing jobs.

@darrenking
Thanks that would be helpful

@darrenking
Thanks Darren I will check mine tomorrow but this sounds good. Drilling holes in mine shouldn’t be a problem.

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@robin
Good fix on the thin cover, it sounds like you are really getting the hang of guitar making and learning how to fix problems as you go along.

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Well said Robin I think we would all agree