Reddit reviews Simpson WBSK Workbench & Shelving Hardware Kit
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Instruction sheet that includes lumber cut listDIY Done Right booklet that offers inspiration and instruction to build other home projects with Simpson Strong-Tie products8 Rigid Tie RTC2Z connectors4 #6 x 2 1/2" flat-head screws1 Box of Simpson Strong-Tie SD #8 x 1 1/4" screws and 20 #6 1-1/4-inch flat head screws, Made in USA
As mentioned, Cofer and Randall Brothers will usually have higher grades in stock. You are going to be hard pressed to find untreated pine 4x4s. Cedar is pretty readily available though.
Although, unless you are trying to build some heirloom workbench to pass down to your kids, or need something to rebuild transmission on, I don't really see the point. Fancy dimensional pine isn't really the thing you want to spend time and money sourcing to build something you'll just hit with a hammer and drip paint on. It's got better engineering values and maybe no grade stampings, but you aren't making roof trusses or millwork here. If this is a basic basement homeowner workbench, just buy something like this Simpson kit and lumber from HD and you'll have a hard time breaking it.
https://www.amazon.com/Simpson-WBSK-Workbench-Shelving-Hardware/dp/B00K774V2Y
Simpson sells a "workbench kit", that contains 8 "rigid tie connectors" + screws + a little manual that describes how to build pretty much what that site has on it. You have to buy the wood separately. I priced the kit out on a few sites compared with buying the connectors individually and it worked out a bit cheaper in most cases.
This is the Simpson kit i used, i used two kits... one for the longer bench and another for the saw stand... http://www.amazon.ca/Simpson-WBSK-Workbench-Shelving-Hardware/dp/B00K774V2Y
This set and about $75 worth of lumber from the Home Depot did it for me!