I hear from a lot of people who are concerned about getting started without a workbench and concerned they must have a workbench before doing anything.  Now as the owner of 2 very nice workbenches I'm a bit spoiled but it wasn't always that way.  I worked for many years without a Roubo workbench and it is very easy to do with just a few helpful bench appliances.  In this video I demonstrate how these appliances can turn any horizontal surface into a workbench.