Lots of good information already posted.
My 2 cents worth, you want the bench rigid and stiff. There is alot of force placed on a bench when sizing cases and you want to minimize these forces from deflecting you bench under operation.
Nailed joints will loosen quickly. Bolted joints will be better but glued and bolted joints are better. Have loads transmitted directly to something firm like floors as opposed to being transmitted through joints of the bench. That means have columns located directly under the press to absorb the resizing load.
jmorris' metal truss style bench is a thing of beauty and a joy for ever and is a great reloading bench but not everyone has the capability in their shop to build one. But, it is an example to emulate.
My 2 cents worth, you want the bench rigid and stiff. There is alot of force placed on a bench when sizing cases and you want to minimize these forces from deflecting you bench under operation.
Nailed joints will loosen quickly. Bolted joints will be better but glued and bolted joints are better. Have loads transmitted directly to something firm like floors as opposed to being transmitted through joints of the bench. That means have columns located directly under the press to absorb the resizing load.
jmorris' metal truss style bench is a thing of beauty and a joy for ever and is a great reloading bench but not everyone has the capability in their shop to build one. But, it is an example to emulate.