Roubo Workbench

Nice bench.
Congratulation.
Best thoughts,
MaFe

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.

great work, is that southernyellow pine?

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://[email protected]

Nice work. The bench may very well be the most indespensible “tool” in a workshop.

I saw Schwarz’s Roubo bench at last October’s WIA conference. He had a huge slab of cherry for a top. His managing editor, Megan Fitzpatrick, also made a smaller Roubo bench out of white pine.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

A great bench a work you will use and enjoy for years to come.

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It is Southern Yellow pine with oak for the vice jaws.

Wasn’t the Megan bench done with LVL wood on top? LVL being the plywood type material use for beams with all the grain going the same direction?

I have been making due with a “power tool” workbench I made a few years ago. It is still a great bench but not for handtools. Hey it is always nice to have another horizontal surface to stack stuff : )

-- JB

A firend of mine built a similar bench and has a great write up here:

Holtzapffel Workbench

Ken C.

-- Lockwatcher, Ohio, http://www.lockwatcher.com/

Super nice, you obviously found a good source for SYP!

-- Smitty

Welcome to the wonderful world of Roubo, great bench. You’ll be glad you took the time to build it.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

I don’t know what it is but every time i see a new bench i get excited, these are by far my favorite project to view. You have yourself a new shop mate for sure, enjoy working off of it and thanks plenty for sharing your post…BC

nice workbench JB
good to have you back
Occie

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That is a wonderful work bench and I wish I had it myself. I have had the wood for a work bench to replace mine for some time but I just don’t have time to build it right now. Your work bench is very nicely done. Congratulations.

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

i’m liking that veritas vise…a handtool workbench is the one thing my shop reallllly needs

-- -whatever you do keep making

A little update on the bench…..I have found the Record vice is incredible! I wonder how I ever lived without it. The Veritas has not gotten much use yet.

-- JB

sweet. amazing what a good working bench can do for ya isn’t it? all the possibilities, and ease of working on the parts when they are clamped properly in place….

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

A very nice bench. Wish I had the room for one.
Kimball