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As far as vices go, you can do something like this.
He used a screw from Lee Valley but I found a one from Yost that is $15 cheaper.
A 6′ bench is more than likely as long as most of us need. I have one a little over 7′ and I only use about 3′ of it 95% of the time. It has been a while, but I believe the bench I used when I took one of Paul’s classes was about 6′ long.
If if all else fails you could cut down the tops and use them for the legs and make new tops.
I did forget to say, do not be hard on yourself. Most the things I make I think are trash. I made a Moravian style bench and the more I look at it, is the more I think, what was I thinking. It is not about being perfect, it is about doing the best that you can do. I have never met anyone that did their best that did not improve. In the end, I think there is something therapeutic about being alone in my shop making something.