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A shelf is a bad idea in a bench - you need easy access to the bottom to adjust clamps all the time. Now an assembly table can benefit from shelves and such - but they don't need the strength this has.
You should be wary of giving universal "bad idea" advice for under bench storage. I have a split top Rubou with a cabinet underneath that's worked great for over ten years now. There's enough room between the top of the cabinet and bottom of the bench top to let in a clamp head.