Sjöbergs Nordic Plus 1450 Workbench SJO-33448

Recently sold my home and moved into a rental. knowing i would be moving in a year or so i needed something i could break down to eventually move. Plus I wanted to spend my time building projects and not my bench. This bench fit those needs perfectly and being left handed, i was extremely happy with not having to retrofit the bench for the vices. the instructions were not the best but easy to figure out. It took about 40 minutes to assemble. I am primarily using this with hand tools, to increase the weight of the bench i built a tool cabinet and added 2 25lb sandbags to each side. solid as a rock now.

It arrived a week late, And missing pieces. The Box was all mashed up, So when they said just return it for replacementI didn't have a Box to send it back in. I made the wooden pieces that were missing myself the quality wasn't as good as they said it would be. If you doing light crafts it will be OK. Not as sturdy as advertised.

After reading the reviews of the Sjoberg 995-1000 Nordic Plus 1450 Workbench I decided to purchase one only to receive it damaged ( all four corners of box damaged upon recite and two legs broken, table working surface has scallop dents )...

Great workbench, but the instructions leave a little to be desired unless you like looking only at pictures then your fine.

This bench is very heavy duty and well built. It was easy to assemble and is just the right size for the side of the garage or workshop. Really good!

I've had my Sjoberg for over a decade now, and using it I've learned a lot about what a workbench should be able to do: 1. It shouldn't be too wide. At just under 20", this bench is a good size for most work. 2. It should be heavy and stiff, to resist the pushing and pulling from sawing and planing. Here, the little Sjoberg falls short. At only 66 pounds, with a top that's only an 1-1/8" thick, the Sjoberg is okay for power tool use but I've found it difficult to use hand tools on. 3. It should have a row of dog holes in the bench and the vise jaws for holding large work. Check. 4. It should allow you to use additional clamps to hold work to the surface. Because of the thin top and wide aprons, this is difficult to accomplish. 5. It should have a wide, unobstructed vise jaw(s) that can hold pieces vertically for cutting tenons and dovetails. Not so good. While it served me well in my early days of woodworking, which mainly involved cutting plywood and trim on the table saw and screwing it together on this bench, the Sjoberg Nordic Plus 1450 doesn't really work very well for what I'm doing now. To do any sort of planing I have to place the bench against the wall; otherwise it scoots across the floor when I try to joint a board. My short term plan is to add some additional bracing to stiffen the legs, but my long term plan is to build a heavy bench, using ideas from Chris Schwarz' The Workbench Design Book: The Art & Philosophy of Building Better Benches . If you're just starting out, and mainly working with power tools, this is a decent bench for assembly, sanding, and maybe router work. But if you're into hand tools, and you're not ready to spend $1,500-2,500 on a Vertias or Lie-Nelson, I'd suggest buying Schwarz' book and thinking about making your own.

disappointed in the quality given the big nordic build up. the top had a split in it in addition to a chunk gouged out during shipping. not worth the hassle to send back but certainly did not meet my expectations.

Instructions are drawings. Be careful to use correct pieces and screws. Orientation for the legs is important. Otherwise very easy assembly.