Granite Workbench
Woodworker: Thomas Borowicz
A tool-and-die maker and industrial engineer, Borowicz is interested in precision, and his bench shows it. A granite plate (3-1/2-in. thick by 12-in. wide by 18-in. long) in the top elevates for use when lapping or honing tools and adds heft to the bench. The bench is 26-1/2-in. wide (37-1/2-in. including the front vise) by 85 in. long by 34-1/4-in. tall, made from curly and bird’s-eye maple, ribbed mahogany, curly sycamore, ebony, and purpleheart. Borowicz machined most of the hardware on his metalworking lathe and used UHMW plastics to reduce friction on the vise slide guides and under the feet, to make the bench easier to move. Borowicz worked on the bench evenings for four months. The finish is Tried & True Varnish Oil. From Fine Woodworking #223
Comments
All I can say is "Wow"! Great bench.
Very nice job! Could Mr. Borowicz be more specific about were the "UHMW plastics to reduce friction on the vise slide guides" were used? I see "vice slide glides" but that is not specific enough for me to understand.
Thanks
Great project mate! Looks really interesting!
WOW.... This looks like a terrific workbench!!!!
A great project to imitate. Since I need a new workbench, I will try my best to come up to something similar.
Thank you for sharing
Such a unique and useful workbench.
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