A New Bench for Hand Work #2: Let's take it from the top
I have known that I wanted to build a Roubo bench for a long while now. A few months ago, more than I want to try and figure out, I purchased enough 2×10x12’ hem-fir to build a bench 24” x 60” with 3” square legs and a 3” thick top. I brought the unwieldy 12’ long boards home and cut them all in half on my back deck then brought them down to the basement and stacked them temporarily (read improperly). It was at this point I undertook a wedding gift project and proceeded to finish my custom table saw extension project. (my “wood storage” area) So the hem-fir sat until about two weeks ago when I finally decided that I had had eno...
