This book by Linn Westcott is the single most authority on benchwork. Linn pioneered many of the methods used here and his presentation is simple and above all, it just works.
Everyone can learn something even if you are an experienced modeler.
Get a copy of this book before you even start any benchwork. It will have you thinking outside a 4x8 flat square table.
This is very good information and will get you thinking outside of the square flat layout to something that has elevation changes and long sweeping curves.