Project Information
This is my workbench. It is made from hard maple, top, red oak legs, and yellow birch stretchers. The bottom shelf is laminated birch plywood 2" thick. The stretchers are 2-1/4" x 6-1/2". The legs are 5-1/2" square. The top is 3-3/4" thick. It's dimensions are 96" long, 24" wide, and 37" tall. It has four vises. It has an inside corner to use while hammering or punching supported in a corner.
The square holes in the centre row are for a plane block stop, or clamps.
All the vises are trimmed in Purple Heart.
The leg Vise is from LV and is 5-1/2" x 4" laminated birch and maple, it also has a crisscross.
It has a crochet crook mounted just to the left of it
The wagon / tail Vise is from LV, and the Chanel is only on the top so waste may fall freely.
It also comes apart for cleaning.
The face Vise mounted on the end in the corner is from LV.
The QR cabinetmakers Vise is a 7"General.
The bench has 2 lengths of battens that can be used to secure wood on one plane.
The deadman is made from yellow pine.
All the dogs are made from maple dowels and have 5 degree notches on the tops. It took around 100 hours to complete. It has a number of ways to secure wood to it including battens. It weighs over 400 pounds. Thank you for looking at my workbench. I welcome any comments suggestions or humor!