First off, this is my first reply so if something's wrong, it's probably me.
I only started in this hobby two years ago and Paul Sellers Workbench was my
first major project (that I didn't screw up, anyways). I enjoy watching his
videos and that's how I made the workbench (all three of them [well, i'm still
making one of the three]). I do sense a little bit of the "suggestive" tone but
I now enough experienced  people in this hobby to where they can tell me what to
take in and what not to.
I personally prefer older hand tools whenever I need them, in a lot of cases
they're more accurate (in some cases), got more character, and usually are
cheaper. My aunt gave me a jointer plane that belonged to my great grandfather,
so I brought it to school and, relying heavily on my teachers experience, we had
it set up and working good as new (minus a broken handle) in no time. I don't by
any means need a brand new plane and will most likely never get one. I like the
aforementioned qualities of old tools and am in no position to be shelling out
lots of money to buy something new.
Mark
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