Roubo style Bench

Looks like quite the nice bench. Should serve you well.

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Congrats! Thats going to be fun to work on!

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Beautiful work! That should be a joy to use.

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Awsome bench.
Job well done.

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Are you going to put any holes for dogs and hold fasts? It’s a nice looking bench. What are the top dimensions?
If you want to eliminate the pin on the leg vise let me know or search “chain leg vise” and you will find what I’ve been working on. Apologies for the shameless plug. Now back to the regularly scheduled program.
Jim

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Yeah, I put a Veritas inset vise on it for a tail vise, and I drilled some holes in it for dogs. I have a good holdfast, but haven’t drilled any holes for it yet (I’ll only drill a couple).

The top is 23 1/2 wide by 84 inches long. The bench top is 34 inches off the floor. I’m lucky because 34 is the right height for me, and it’s the same height as my table saw (and outfeed table, of course). I like having all those things at the same height, makes life easier.

Also, I put the Parallel guide for the leg vise above the stretcher to minimize stooping. I ‘ve seen people who put them down by the floor to increase leverage and I can’t imagine why it’s necessary. My vise has plenty of clamping power, and it’s not to bad to bend down and change the pin (not that you really change it very often).

John

Oh so sweet, enjoy your new work mate…BC

Very nice, I am sure you will enjoy this one for quite some time. Well done.

Good job, probably going to be a real work horse for you! Andre would be proud!

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fantastic bench great job.

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Beautiful bench. Always wanted to build a Roubo.
The front vice and sliding deadman look beautiful.

Very solid looking bench !

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That’s a great bench. I’m guessing you will not have to build yourself another one. That should last for generations.

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Very nice work I think you built a nice one And the work you did is good did you do a blog on the build?

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Very nice bench. Someday, I will build myself one too.
I like the Veritas Shoulder plane and LN hand plane on top too. Nice taste in tools.
One question though. Why go with hard maple for the base and soft maple for the top. Why not do the same wood for both? Just curious.

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