No they are fastened end to end so I can put in 52 in. boards and logs in also it is under the table that i use to weld and have my vise on its about the only thing i can keep the top half way clean every other bench i have has a bunch of crap on it
i've got two barrels screwed together in a 32X36 garage with an 18 foot uninsulated garage door burning pallets from work when the wife gets cold she keeps putting the wood to it was over 95 degrees in there last night and the floresent lights were starting to go out