Yet another new fangled workbench

Nice workbench!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Thanks for the slideshow. That was interesting.

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

very very cool. nice slide show. Looks beautiful!

-- Sharp tools and thin whispy shavings make woodworking a joy.

Dan,I built this bench this past summer and it get used weekly in my garage shop. I just love the front beam what a great idea. I really like your leg design and the use of t-track and knob on the wedge. I know what you mean by having fun build this bench and I also know your going to love work with as well. Thanks for sharing you bench it looks really great…Blkcherry

Dan, great work, thank you for sharing such excellent details, reallly like the t-track wedge detail, very smart.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Nice! I need to break down and build one sooo bad…

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Thank you Dan,

I will view this many times!!!!!!

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"

Nicely done. Thanks for the slideshow of the build and link to the FWW video. Really shows how versatile this bench is.

I seen this style for the first time just a couple weeks ago and didn’t understand its versatility until I watched the FWW video. Very well thought out design.

-- Just remember,it was a lone amatuer that built the ark, and a team of experts built the Titanic.

I’ve just purchased FWW’s archival DVD and have viewed this workbench with great interest. Thanks for giving us such great detail.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

mranum, Thanks for the link to the pdf for the original bench. I have edited to included it above in the project entry text.

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I may have to look into building that bench….AFTER I finish my murphey bed project… Must weigh a ton though…..

-- George..." I love the smell of a workshop in the morning!"

Murphy, The weight is a lot less than my other bench or other ones with thick hardwood tops. When this one was just about finished I turned it from upside down on my other bench to the floor by myself with not to much difficulty. I was going to put wheels on my other one as It’s a real chore to move it a few feet. This one can be picked up one end at a time and swiveled over without to much difficulty.

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Looks like a crochet on on end there. Schwarz would be proud!

By crochet, I mean the hook on the end near the vise. Have you ever seen Chris Schwarz’s Roubo workbench?

Nice bench. What types of wood did you use?

Tek, I used fir. The bench in Fine Woodworking is designed to be built with framing lumber. In Maine spruce is the lumber we have locally and get from Canada but fir is available as an alternative. Spruce splits easily and is not easy to work with. Fir works very nicely and is often available in clearer sections. I chose a few select 2×12’s and cut some upgraded 3.5” pieces out of them before jointing and planing. The legs are just 4×4 fir posts. Download the slideshow, it has this and lots of other information.

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Daniel, Thank you for the information. I had a lot of responses to my workbench topic so I am just digesting them now. How much do you estimate this bench would cost? Roughly.

-- Edward

cost? about 150. Certainly under $200. I shop at lowes and home depot hand picking fir for the job. and I found the yellow bailey/stanley pipe clamps for $10 at big lots. I think I brought home 3-4 2×8’s, two pipes, 3 8foot 4×4 fir posts and a sheet of poplar 3/4 plywood of which I only use less than half. a bunch of 3” drywall screws and 16 6” lag bolts.

leveling the wood after I cut it up made a huge difference in the looks afterwards. I jointed and planed the wood to get smooth crisp faces and corners. The massive legs break away from the official designs. This gives it some decent mass. It doesn’t move when I plane.

yes it’s isn’t traditional but it’s just so functional. It makes “sense”.

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