I have just finished a smallish hand made one for my son/DIL and as she is short it is 34 inch high by 36 by18 Not large by any means but I used 4 inch timbers for the legs and 4x2 braces. The top is three 2inch planks biscuited together. Its a good weight and doubt if any really heavy duty work will be done on it but it should not move. All the joints were glued and dowelled with the top screwed to the base with hardwood angle brackets.