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Glenn,
Paul Sellers has a great video tutorial for making the workbench but I don’t think there are cultists.
I made mine using 1-½” by 3-½” studs typically called 2 by 4.
Please watch the video on YouTube—search Paul Sellers workbench and it should come as a playlist.
I think that the key elements of the bench itself are the construction of the H frames (legs) and the aprons which hold the H frame with a wedge.
The length height width are just a personal choice. But I prefer longer and wider benches because typically you want to keep your main tools on the bench while working, so I keep about 1/3rd of my bench for the tools and only use the rest for work.
My bench cost me less than $100–I got my vises as a gift, but they also shouldn’t cost too much either. I heard that in UK you can get a nice record video from school surplus up to £25… Try to see if you have access to such options in your country.
Take care
Jake