EXHIBIT 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT







We consent to the incorporation by reference in Worthington Industries, Inc.'s
Registration  Statement Nos.  2-80094,  33-38486 and 33-57981 on Forms S-8 and
Registration  Statement No.  33-46470 on Form S-3 of our report dated February
5, 1996 on the consolidated financial statements of Dietrich Industries,  Inc.
and  subsidiaries  as of  December  31,  1995  and for the  year  then  ended,
appearing  in this  Amendment  No. 1 of our  Current  Report on Form  8-K/A of
Worthington Industries, Inc.



/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

April 18, 1996

    



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