Roubo workbench I made for my daughter's birthday. She turned 2 on the 9th of this month. Much of the stock was milled on my jointer/planer, but all the joinery was hand cut. Of course, I used a lathe for the goofy vise handle. The dog holes were all chopped by hand, which was probably the most grueling part of the build. Ironic since there's not even an end vise to utilize them. The leg vise is fully functional. Looking back, I wouldn't have used a crummy hardware store screw for the vise, but my initial plans for this bench were much more...modest. It took about 3 months start to finish. My wife, upon seeing it wasn't covered in fidget spinners and gadgets to fiddle with (as a 2-year old does), asked "what's she going to do with it?". Good question, I guess. I plan on making projects that she can assemble at the bench. I'm currently working on 4 wood-hinge boxes identically dimensioned using different species of wood that she can assemble (see last pic).
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