Tom asks :

>Interesting thread on workbenches....I'm gettin' set to build as well, 
>and have 
>wondered what would be wrong with 3-4 1/2" threaded rods buried 
>internally in 
>the benchtop?

When the humidity rises, three feet wide of wood is going to 
expand, whether or not steel bolts are restricting certain 
cylindrical (conical ?-) parts of it.  These'll get crushed
or something, then next winter all the nuts'll be loose.
                              [so that's what happened !]

Certainly a possible way of clamping during assembly.  I've
seen rods mentioned so many places, but I just can't see how
they can contribute anything but a bit of weight (and a lot
of drilling).

Paul P

Montreal (Quebec)