Roubo Workbench

looks great. the inlays really add a lot of character to it, and is a nice contrast to the light color of the bench. looks massive and very functional indeed. congrats!

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i think this may be the bench of the year

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Wish my dining room table looked this nice!

-- Dreaming of the day I might joint two pieces of wood square..........

I LOVE that workbench! Great job.

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nice…....

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I love the inlays
Great job

-- Bennett; If it can't be fixed with a hammer its an electical problem

a very fine bench you have made :-)
thank´s for sharing
Dennis

This is a very nice bench and I would love to have it. No telling when I will get around to doing a decent one for my own shop.

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Thanks for the kind words, the checks are in the mail, and should be arriving in five buissiness days.

-- If I cut it too short I can scab a piece on, but if it's too long what do I do?

LOL! Really like the butterflies. Well thought out, definitly functional. Maybe too pretty to use? The first nick might be painful if it were mine. :)

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Outstanding! What is the primary wood? Did I miss it?

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Thanks Doc and Bertha primary wood is BORG 2×6 constuction grade laminated together, in Washington State thats what they call Hem-Fir more Hem than Fir I suspect the inlays were peruvian walnut beacause I Had some left over from some boxs I made. The bench weighs (I’m geussing here) around 500LBs I can pick one end up but barely (is that big lump supposed to be sticking out of my abdomin). Dave

-- If I cut it too short I can scab a piece on, but if it's too long what do I do?

Is the “hem” hemlock? I moved to WV a year ago and had my first exposure to hemlock. For construction type stuff, I really like it. The stuff that was gifted to me has big, thick, pretty, even growth rings.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Yes it’s hemlock constuction grade not the nice straight grained stuff your talking about. It’s a little on the soft side and if my bench gets a few dings and dents, well it’s just charactor right.

-- If I cut it too short I can scab a piece on, but if it's too long what do I do?