Workbench, Welcome to americanworkbench.com

September 2005

we moved from

Charleston

South

Carolina

to our new

home

in a

suburb of

Savannah,

Georgia.

ur new home

didn't

have a workbench!!.

I found

myself

missing the built

in bench that we left

behind.

I've always thought of the work area as a place to make

small

repairs or

even

tackle some very large projects.

Weekends

were spent helping Emily to organize

and

getting

our

daughter,

Nina, settled in, not to mention the

new 1

1/2

acre

lawn calling out for

attention!

Emily

wanted so badly to

find me a

work ready

Bench.

ll she could find was a metal

work

bench with a

very thin

top.

There

was

nothing available of any

substance to buy

locally

or online.

While she

paid

premium for it, I was

overjoyed with

her thoughtfulness.

I was so

excited

until

had

to put this 250

some odd

pieces of mostly metal together.

I think there was more excitement in seeing the colorful

box

than the

finished

product. It was shaky. The

drawers didn't fit

right. The worst part

was the day

had

to hammer out a part

from my lawnmower. The sounds

metal parts

jingling with

every hit caught the attention

of everyone within

100 yards. I

simply could not

understand why one would be forced to buy

this type of

product

made in some third world country only to

have

this type

disappointment.

eedless to say, this was the beginning of my

quest

create a

simple,

well made

work

bench

, easy to

assemble, and

that

would withstand

abuse and

yet

the center of attention

in my

workspace.

The original

"Big John

workbench,

Made in Americ

was

born. What

began as a frustration is now a thriving

business.

We have had orders

from all

over the country

to produce the

"Big John"

Milestones:

		September 2005 ~ The Big John Designed.
		August 2006 ~ Website and Shop created.
		September 2006 ~ The first products ordered and delivered.
		January 2007 ~ We moved back to Charleston, we missed
		it so much.
		June 2007 ~ We sold our 200th bench!
		March 2008 ~ We moved to our commercial shop location
		on Signal Point Road.
		June 2008 ~ We sold our 540th Workbench! And added the
		Palmetto Workstation inspired by the "Serve You" Corp of Wisconsin!
		November~ We reached our 610th benchmark.
		January 2009~ We have expanded to an additional 1,500
		Square feet of Industrial space which will allow for dedicated finishing and shipping space.
		June 2009~ We added 2 more Workbench products to our
		line of custom benches-- The Gardeners Bench, and the Palmetto Grande!
		July 2009~ Coming Soon~ The Constitution Reload Bench!

		July 2009~ We have negotiated and additional 3,000 sq ft
		for our shops. We will now have 4500 sq ft of manufacturing opportunity.
		September 2009 we sold our 1700th Bench.
		December 2009 ~ New ! Jewelers Bench.
		January 2010 ~We introduced Hard Rock Maple tops on All
		of our Workbenches to enhance the longevity and value.
		December 2010~ We are growing! We have added 3 new
		staff members to create Benches. Our production is currently 24 benches every 12 Days,
		January 2011~ Lyman Products has endorsed our reload
		products and placed our "Constitution" on the Cover of their catalog.
		Introducing the Ben Franklin "Low Boy" Hobby Bench.
		See us at the N.R.A. Show in Pittsburgh, PA ~ Booth 3511.
		September 2011 We just added 1,500 SQ Ft to our shop
		giving us a total of 6,000 Sq Ft

hope that you enjoy our site and do hope that

should you

purchase one of

our

American Handmade

Workbenches and

that you find it

to be the center of

attention

your garage or

work area

that you'll enjoy it

as much as I do.

John, Emily, and Nina Zirpola

John Zirpola- Founder, Bench
Designer, Bench Top Builder.

Joe Watkins - Legs and Shelves,
Quality Control.

Emily Zirpola- helping Nina Zirpola - Box staining and sorcerer's
apprentice! Bibity Bobity...ummmm she still has to stain the boxes!

Our Newest addition to our product group! The Ben Franklin~ This is a
versatile bench that can assist in handling any project that calls for
intense organization. Side pockets, pigeon holes, and top shelf assist in
keeping even the most intricate project in control.