william sympson
02-17-2015, 8:31 PM
About a year ago, I was in a barn helping to clean it out
there was a 20 8 long, 20 1/8 wide, 3 thick slab of maple from a 1952 shuffleboard table, a pile of nominal 4x8 SPF cutoffs from some jobsite long ago, and some old 2+ x 12 poplar floor joists from an 1840s house. I hauled those parts home and now I have my first proper workbench sure beats working off of a sawhorse trestle .
It is 100 long, 20 wide, and just under 3 thick, the legs dropped to 3 1/8" x 6.7" after taking out the twist and bowing. A single 16 SYP 2x12 for the stretchers was the only lumber I had to buy. The leg vise screw is a leveling leg for scaffolding, the end vise, and a 1" iron pipe floor flange are the three pieces of hardware I had to purchase.
I still need to put some holdfast holes in the top after I figure out where I need them and build some wooden liners for the end vise to bring it level with the top. I decided to fasten it directly to the bench and not mortise it in easier to move if needed/desired and it has more depth and width with wood jaw liners.
I call it hybrid - moravian for the easy knock down basic design, Roubo for the big legs and flush front, and Nicholson for the angled leg vise.
R/
William
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It is 100 long, 20 wide, and just under 3 thick, the legs dropped to 3 1/8" x 6.7" after taking out the twist and bowing. A single 16 SYP 2x12 for the stretchers was the only lumber I had to buy. The leg vise screw is a leveling leg for scaffolding, the end vise, and a 1" iron pipe floor flange are the three pieces of hardware I had to purchase.
I still need to put some holdfast holes in the top after I figure out where I need them and build some wooden liners for the end vise to bring it level with the top. I decided to fasten it directly to the bench and not mortise it in easier to move if needed/desired and it has more depth and width with wood jaw liners.
I call it hybrid - moravian for the easy knock down basic design, Roubo for the big legs and flush front, and Nicholson for the angled leg vise.
R/
William
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