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Legs are 4x4's.
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Only thing I do differently is to run the long stretchers through the paired 2x4 legs.
3/4 inch deep on each side.
Adds a lot of strength with tight joints. Tight enough the stretchers have to be tapped in place.
Legs are 4x4's.
I think the guy meant to say use mortise and tenons for joinery. Pegged mortices (with dowels) even better - old barns stood for a hundred year with this joinery method, no glue or screws. But it is a little more involved, but it can be done with simple hand tools with a little care.
The top seams a little thin. It looks like 3/4" pine? If you really need to torque something down with that vise, like putting on a barrel nut, it may not hold. Two layers of 3/4" flooring plywood glued and screwed to make a thicker lamination would be better.
Also the location of the bench vise so far back makes adjusting it awkward.