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I have the video. Its good. One dvd is about buying tools and how to refurbish them. The second is how to make saw horses and the workbench. The first dvd is great for beginners. What tools you need and so forth. The second dvd is real good too. I honestly got it to learn how to make his workbench. The P.S. bench is the first thing I ever made. I want a different style of bench. His saw horse and workbench are pretty simple and clever to make. His saw horse doesn’t have compound angles. He does address bench height and says something like the the best bench height is under the wood you are working on. I’m debating on how high to make it. I hear people say it should be low so you plane from your legs, then they are doing everything hunched over. I think mine is a bit lower than what P.S. says is ideal. I will probably keep it. I think Siemsen builds it at 32 inches high. I will keep my vise on it. I do like the ability to use the pegs and holdfasts. I think the one in the video he makes is 7 feet long. My first bench is pretty short. I am going to reorganize my place and make a 7 foot one.