I bought the initial batch of rough cut lumber for a bench build back in December. I’m using soft maple and walnut for my materials. My plan at the time was to follow another online plan that combined a Roubo and a Nicholson into a single bench. While waiting on the wood to acclimate to my shop, I changed my directions about 12 times, finally settling on a more traditional, but shorter 6’, Roubo design.
Fast forward to a week or two ago and I found the Hybrid Workbench plans from The WoodWhisperer. https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/pr...rid-workbench/ Realizing that the Hybrid bench design was a better fit for my needs, I downloaded the plans and watched the videos. I had already started on my Roubo build, but had only milled out some of the stretchers and two of the legs.
I cut down the two legs that I’ve glued up to more closely fit the Hybrid plan design. It will make the rest of my material go a little further too, as my planned legs thus far were going to be a chunky 5.5" wide by 4.5" deep. Part of the reasoning is that I’m going to be using a Benchcrafted classic leg vise with retro criss-cross. According to Benchcrafted instructions, I should be okay with a minimum 4" wide leg though.
On the other end, I’m going to be using a Veritas Sliding Tail Vise. I already have both vises, so my plan is to continue forward with a 6’ bench top including the extra material to the right side. This should get me the necessary overhang to mount the Veritas vise. Since there won’t be a front apron, I’ll have the veritas vise close against the right bench leg.
Anyway, just wanted to share, document my progress, and elicit tips and guidance along the way. I find that each input I receive helps avoid issues I may not have previously thought of.
Thanks
Greg
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Initial lumber purchase was around 80BF
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Leg glue up. This was before switching to the Hybrid Bench plans. These were chunky and intended for a classic roubo design.