21st century Workbench

Very nicely done. Beautiful bench and too beautiful for buffet table for sure!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Awesome bench.

The center pieces appear to be shallow and removable/rearrangeable. How will you use that feature in practice? Looks beautiful.

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Nice looking bench, I guess your range of endvises is limited since the top is complete. You could still buy a metal face vise with a wooden jaw and drill dog holes along your bench top. Or you could make a twin screw, and depending on the style still have dog holes through your top if you want them. I really enjoy having the ability to clamp stuff between bench dogs, so I would recomend getting a vise that could accomodate them. I am thinking the twin screw might be the best choice for both end grain work and using bench dogs to do face grain work.

-- And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord... Colossians 3:23

great work … well done

may it serve you well in the next many years

Dennis

Too nice for a workbench ;) Looks fantastic!

I too chose a 21st century style benchtop.
I added my vises after I completed the construction of the tops too. As long as you can remove the top again (flipping it upside down and back again makes vise additions much easier), you should be ok.

I added a face vise and a tail vise. The tail vise was a devil to build but is definitely my most-used vise. However, I use both vises every time I’m in my shop, so I would argue that you need both (or a leg vise and a tail vise, perhaps).

I just cut out (CAREFULLY!) the area that the tail vise was to occupy, and installed it. An easier solution to this is one of the inset vises or quick release tail vises from veritas. Much easier to install. That’s probably the way I will go with the next bench I build.

Enjoy your bench! It looks amazing.

-- Richard B, Birmingham Alabama

Beautiful work! You’re going to love it!

-- 73, Bob

Git those vices on, and put a more than a few sweat drops on – and the obligatory scars, then it will be the bench of your dreams. For now we will just stare at it and drool.

-- Love thy neighbour as thyself

Beautiful workbench.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I love the Walnut accents! Well done! WOW!

As far as vises, I have my own vices, but only my doctor knows ;-)):

For my 21st Century Bench I used the Veritas twin-screw and a 7in Lee Valley end vise. Here on LJs and also here on my own Website.

I chose to surface mount the end vise so that repairs to the sacrificial block and face could more easily be made.
http://www.horizontalheavens.com/GarageWorkshop/Projects/21stCenturyWorkBench/TailViseBlockCover1.jpg

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."