| Project by CartersWhittling | posted 11-23-2011 01:49 AM | 25254 views | 36 times favorited | 28 comments |  |
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Hello. This is the workbench I finished making on November the 12th. It is a combination of both the Roubo and Scandinavian bench designs. It has a shoulder vise, leg vise, and tail vise. The bench is made from hard maple with the shoulder vise chop and sliding deadman made of walnut. I also have two holdfasts to go with the bench. I may eventually make a shelf between the base stretchers, but not sure yet. The top is also removable from the base to make the 250+ lb bench much easier to move. The bench took just over 2 months of full time work to build, but the design was made back in June. I have two 2 1/2” 2tpi wooden screws on the leg vise and shoulder vise, with a 2” 2 tpi screw on the tail vise. The bench is finished with boiled linseed oil.
If you go to the link here http://lumberjocks.com/CartersWhittling/blog/23792 you can see the first blog entry for the entire build of the workbench.
Here are two videos I made going over the bench now that it is finished. In the first video I talk mainly about the design and construction details, while in the second video I show practically how each vise can be used.
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kiefer
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#1 posted 11-23-2011 02:18 AM
Now that is a bench !
Beautiful in every detail .
Just wish it was mine !
Congrats and thanks for the videos
Kiefer
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SASmith
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#2 posted 11-23-2011 02:23 AM
Very impressive.
You should be proud.
I enjoyed the build blog too.
Thanks for sharing.
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doncutlip
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#3 posted 11-23-2011 02:25 AM
Just completely awesome. Those dovetails are spot on – flawless.
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Jim Jakosh
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#4 posted 11-23-2011 02:35 AM
That is one great workbench! All kinds of room and beautiful clamping vises and it looks very solid!!
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#5 posted 11-23-2011 02:39 AM
I’m jealous!
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Woodwrecker
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#6 posted 11-23-2011 03:03 AM
You can be mighty proud of that bench.
It’‘l serve you for the rest of your life splendidly!
Beautiful work my friend!
AgentTwitch
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#7 posted 11-23-2011 03:22 AM
I think it came out great! I have been working on a new bench idea and thought I knew exactly what I wanted, but this blog and the wood trex vid have caused me to rethink my design choice! Do i go with Store purchased metal vice hardware or handmade wood screws?! I had made up my mind that I didn’t need a leg vise, but now I am rethinking that aspect of the design.
The video tutorial/class on making the tap and die for the wood screws and nut will be a deciding factor for sure
-- Regards, Norm
JL7
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#8 posted 11-23-2011 03:45 AM
This is really a masterpiece – so well done. Enjoyed the blog and wish I had your vision.
Jeff
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cwdance1
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#9 posted 11-23-2011 04:10 AM
What a beautiful bench or is it a work of art.
If I made that it would be in the front room as a show piece.
Wonderful job!!!
Jacob Lucas
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#10 posted 11-23-2011 06:43 AM
Jeez, nothing short of jaw dropping!
kenn
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#11 posted 11-23-2011 07:06 AM
Now that is a project that put a smile on my face, wonderful job, enjoy it and don’t fret over that first ding, it just means you are using it for its intended purpose.
-- Every cloud has a silver lining
thedude50
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#12 posted 11-23-2011 07:17 AM
how the hell did this not get a top 3 award i am dumbfounded
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#13 posted 11-23-2011 01:09 PM
Awesome job, I will have to watch all off your build blogs. This is an incredible work that I am sure you are very proud of. Great, great job.
-- Jon
Michael Brailsford
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#14 posted 11-23-2011 02:49 PM
Very, very nice!
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MShort
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#15 posted 11-23-2011 04:03 PM
Great bench and videos. WELL DONE !!!!!!
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