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#1 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
 

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#2 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
Very nice bench. What is the purpose of the shelf under the face vice end? It's got me curious.
 

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#3 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
Very nice, Brian!! I too am curious about the shelf under the vise. Is it for hand planing? a foot rest? make the bench easier to move?
 

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#4 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
I left the lower horizontal piece long so that I could eventually put in some sort of clamp rack or something at the end. For now I just put on a shelf and use it as a place for storing my two sleds for the table saw that is next to the bench (off camera). But it does work nicely as a footrest, too :) Eventually I may add storage below the main portion as well, which is why there is not currently a shelf there.
 

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#5 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
Impressive bench! It is a shame to work on this bench. I have a table similar to your previous one. I use it for assembly and I have a router built in. Your shop is shaping up very well. Keep it up and let us see your progress.
 

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#6 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
That's one great Roubo style workbench but if it wasn't for your other one I don't think thing would have gone as nicely.
I guess everyone notices the step, but the first thing I noticed was my back quit hurting, a back saver for sure. lol
 

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#7 ·
Building a Proper Workbench

I read stefang's recent blog on how to Improve Your Posts and it reminded me of my first post long ago and, unfortunately, my lack of posts since. I remembered how I was pleasantly surprised that people took the time to look (and comment) on just a silly screened door from a beginner and thought what a great community this could be. And then I promptly forgot to post anything else. Sigh. I can do better…

I came into woodworking with a strong desire to build, but without a lot of equipment. As such, that makes for a bit of extra work to get started on a project. I'm sure other beginners can relate. In my case I only had a pair of wobbly saw horses and a very non-flat concrete basement floor. Here I set out to start this adventure with a place to work. What I ended up with was a flatter than my basement floor, but not quite flat work table that I used as a workbench, an assembly table, and an outfeed table for a brand new contractor saw. This has gotten me through many around the house projects, but I really wanted a proper workbench for building furniture.

Here is the original work table which I still use today as an outfeed/assembly table. One of these days I might even flatten the top properly, but that is another blog entry.

Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Gas


Table Wood Floor Flooring Gas


But the point of this blog is not this table, but rather what I produced to replace it as a proper workbench. The problem was, though, that I had no idea what I really needed. I did have a few things decided, however:

  • Must not cost more than $500
  • Must have a face vice and an end vise
  • Must have lots of ways to hold down items and be pretty easy to expand these

What I settled on was Roubo style workbench with a quick release face vice and a cheap tail vise. I would use a stack of reclaimed 2Ă—4s for the top and pick up some poplar or other nicer hardwood for the sides, jaws, and frame.

I wanted to be able to use my tablesaw to cut the square holes and the drill press to bore the round holes, so I glued up the the top in four sections so that they were easier to handle.

Wood Naval architecture Vehicle Wheel Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


These were then glued up together and I built a router sled to go across two parallel sides to flatten the top after the glue-up. Here I used a Whiteside 6220 CNC spoilboard surfacing router bit with a nice 2" diameter cut. This worked really well and I ended up with a nice flat top (and quite a few bags full of sawdust).

Vehicle Wood Mode of transport Naval architecture Watercraft


Naval architecture Wood Water Engineering Vehicle


Wood Engineering Gas Composite material Machine


Next, I bought some poplar to use on the frame and vice jaws. Eventually I will bore some holes in the sides to be able to clamp things down.

Water Wood Vehicle Rolling Electricity


Building Wood Table Engineering Machine


After everything was done, I was quite proud of the results. This, I felt, is something I can use to build real furniture on. It is dead flat and I can hold down just about anything. Next up is a walnut dining table! If you look closely you can see a stack of lumber waiting for this workbench to be finished. As I finish this blog now the table is actually near complete.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Indoor games and sports


Floor Gas Engineering Flooring Machine


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Floor


Onward!
Great blog and a very nice bench. I kind of wished I had used my router to flatten my bench like you did, but I had just bought some nice hand planes and just had to try them out. Lots and lots of work, but probably not as quite as flat as your bench.
 

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#8 ·
Workbench mounted router table for pattern routing

I don't have a router table (yet), but needed to do some patterned edges for my Walnut Dining Table with a massive Whiteside 1480 oval edge bit fitted with a guide bearing. I eventually want to get a router table, but really did not want to spend the money or build one quite yet. I thought about picking up a cheap benchtop model, but the tops just were not quite big enough for what I needed and they would sit too high for pattern routing safely. So, I built my own extremely simple vice mounted router table top with just enough features for this project. It is something I could easily expand if I need more out of it later.

There are quite a few ides for this concept online, but most were a bit more than I needed, so I ended up going very simple and just used some scrap maple laminated MDF left over from my old kitchen cabinet sides I had kept, but never used. Essentially I wanted to mount my router for use with a guide bearing and have access from the top for adjusting the bit height. It needed to be able to be assembled and broken down quickly and stored easily. Here you can see a glimpse into Part 3 of the table series.

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I first cut off two sides of a 3/4" maple laminate MDF cabinet from my recent kitchen demolition. I used a router circle jig to cut out a round hole the size of the router base (with a snug fit) in one side, then a smaller 1-1/2" hole in other side. I then glued these together into a 1-1/2" thick top. Rough dimensions were 24" x 32" after trimming off the stapled edges from where it was assembled in its previous life as a kitchen cabinet.

Wood Table Wood stain Floor Hardwood


The under side of the base cutout was lined with some cork gasket material and I used some jig clamps to hold down the router base and still allow for quick assembly. An "L" shaped base was pocket screwed into place to support the top and allow for a place to mount the makeshift table in the front bench vice of my workbench. I could then route out a 2" diameter recess in the top to hold a removable plate and bored another hole to access the height adjustment screw in the router.

Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Hardwood


Wood Flooring Floor Audio equipment Hardwood


The assembly just mounts solidly in the front vice and allows for some simple pattern routing needed for the table. You will be able to see more on this in the Part 3 of the Walnut Dining Table blog.

Wood Wood stain Composite material Hardwood Plank


Table Wood Floor Shelf Flooring
 

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#9 ·
Workbench mounted router table for pattern routing

I don't have a router table (yet), but needed to do some patterned edges for my Walnut Dining Table with a massive Whiteside 1480 oval edge bit fitted with a guide bearing. I eventually want to get a router table, but really did not want to spend the money or build one quite yet. I thought about picking up a cheap benchtop model, but the tops just were not quite big enough for what I needed and they would sit too high for pattern routing safely. So, I built my own extremely simple vice mounted router table top with just enough features for this project. It is something I could easily expand if I need more out of it later.

There are quite a few ides for this concept online, but most were a bit more than I needed, so I ended up going very simple and just used some scrap maple laminated MDF left over from my old kitchen cabinet sides I had kept, but never used. Essentially I wanted to mount my router for use with a guide bearing and have access from the top for adjusting the bit height. It needed to be able to be assembled and broken down quickly and stored easily. Here you can see a glimpse into Part 3 of the table series.

Wood Asphalt Road surface Automotive tire Floor


I first cut off two sides of a 3/4" maple laminate MDF cabinet from my recent kitchen demolition. I used a router circle jig to cut out a round hole the size of the router base (with a snug fit) in one side, then a smaller 1-1/2" hole in other side. I then glued these together into a 1-1/2" thick top. Rough dimensions were 24" x 32" after trimming off the stapled edges from where it was assembled in its previous life as a kitchen cabinet.

Wood Table Wood stain Floor Hardwood


The under side of the base cutout was lined with some cork gasket material and I used some jig clamps to hold down the router base and still allow for quick assembly. An "L" shaped base was pocket screwed into place to support the top and allow for a place to mount the makeshift table in the front bench vice of my workbench. I could then route out a 2" diameter recess in the top to hold a removable plate and bored another hole to access the height adjustment screw in the router.

Wood Floor Flooring Automotive tire Hardwood


Wood Flooring Floor Audio equipment Hardwood


The assembly just mounts solidly in the front vice and allows for some simple pattern routing needed for the table. You will be able to see more on this in the Part 3 of the Walnut Dining Table blog.

Wood Wood stain Composite material Hardwood Plank


Table Wood Floor Shelf Flooring
Good call. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. I was wondering how you were going to shape those legs. It didn't occur to me that you could find a router bit for that job!
 

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