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Last year I decided to finally make a tradtional woodworkers bench, so I used the Fine Woodworking article that featured a workbench shootout with 8 well known manufactures bench's with pictures and spec's. I tailored the bench to fit me. I have a portable bandsaw mill, and decided to use Ash hardwood that I milled, as my wood to build this. Because of my nature, and belief to buy American products, I just couldn't purchase a bench vise that was made in China. So I searched for used bench vice's. The two pictures don't show the bench vices installed. I have since installed two Richards Wilcox bench vice's with quick release capability, I believe from the 1920's era. I cleaned these up, and they work just fine. I still need to drill 3/4 inch holes in the top because I plan on using the Veritas brand brass bench dogs. I know what you are going to say, they are not American made, well they are made in Canada, we have to compromise sometime. Now that the bench is a year old, and I have some dents and scratches, I guess I can drill the holes.
I used tradtional joinery techniques, mortise and tenon joints. I joined the top with yellow carpenters glue, with biscuits every 6 inches. Bench is 6 ft long, 24 inches wide, 36 inches tall. Bolted together with 1/2 inch bolts, threading into 1 inch aluminum rod that I drilled and tapped, and trued on the lathe. This bench is rock solid, and made a firm believer out of me using mortise and tenon joints throughout the construction of this bench. Thanks for lettilng me show this, Tim Heming.
I used tradtional joinery techniques, mortise and tenon joints. I joined the top with yellow carpenters glue, with biscuits every 6 inches. Bench is 6 ft long, 24 inches wide, 36 inches tall. Bolted together with 1/2 inch bolts, threading into 1 inch aluminum rod that I drilled and tapped, and trued on the lathe. This bench is rock solid, and made a firm believer out of me using mortise and tenon joints throughout the construction of this bench. Thanks for lettilng me show this, Tim Heming.