Ted is going to flip out when he sees that plywood top....
I like my vise mounted on the corner of a bench gives you more of a walk around.
I don't think you're Parker is going to be happy living that sunken life.
Maybe so, but if I break/bend/etc 3/4 inch plywood, any gun that I'm working on will already be in splinters.
As for the position, this bench is wall to wall, lag screwed into the studs. So there is no corner to mount a vise on.
Unless you just mean that my Parker will be emotionally unhappy with a lowly position in life, I have a hard time seeing a disadvantage to having this vise in a well. It's such a tall vise, that having it on a lower position will make side support of anything in the vise a little easier, will bring the work to elbow level, and also creates a tool well of sorts for laying screwdrivers, files, etc.
I built the bench this way for an old miter box and saw (the long saw on the wall). For my little 4" craftsman vise, I had a box that slid into that position and brought the vise higher, but that won't be an issue with this one. If anything, I think it could stand to be a little lower.
