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I have done this. A few years ago, I stayed in a serviced apartment for about 6 months. As I couldn’t have anything larger, I made a small bench-top bench like the mini-Sjobergs bench. It just fitted in a suitcase, together with a small selection of tools – plane, marking knife, combination square, couple of chisels, handsaw and sharpening stones. Although it wasn’t that good at clamping things firmly, it did work. I made several small boxes with it. I also had a bench hook that I used on a countertop to saw at. If this is your only option, it’s better than nothing. Have you seen the “Milkman’s bench” (https://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/the-milkmans-workbench-in-use/)? That’s an alternative to the Sjoberg-style bench, but would take a bit more effort to make. You could also look at the ‘roman workbench’ – a bench you sit on and work at (https://www.mortiseandtenonmag.com/blogs/blog/final-day-of-the-roman-workbench-build).