I got some surplus kitchen base cabinets 2 - 9" fillers with a small drawer on top and a 36" with 2 drawers from a local building supply ripped an 8' sheet of 3/4" finish grade grade plywood to 2'X8' "I would recommend 2'-4" for a bigger overhang" I spaced out the cabinets to give me 2 sitting areas to work. A 9" at each end and the 36" in the middle. The bench is in a corner so the 9" at the left is tight to the wall at the end but the 9" at the other is set back 6" to allow for clamping things down. Once I got it the way I liked it I screwed it all together. I then got a box of foe oak laminate flooring, glued it down on top and made a back-splash with it, this makes a great easy to clean surface and has held up well to solvent spills. The storage space in the cabinets is a godsend as my collection of dies, powders, tools, equipment and such continues to grow. eventually I may add wall cabinets above. All less than $150.
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Hope you get the Idea I can't get a photo up right now