workbench
24X60 maple workbench
I built this workbench to augment my furniture building and replace a flimsey inadequate Sears bench. The design is an amalgum of ideas from Kenney, Schleining, Pirnik, and Hack. The trestle-style base is laminated birch and black ash with draw-bore tenons. The top is 24 X 60, 3 inches thick with a 3 x 5-1/2 bolster on three sides. The height is co-planar with my machinery. I build a 4 drawer tool storage unit following Schleining/Pernik design for the not-so-big bench. I left open space to the left of the drawers for bench hooks. Finish is shellac and varnish on the base, shellac on the top. The vise is a L-N 12-inch twin screw. Rockler cam toggles secure an adjustable height planing stop. Dog holes are minimal–one for the ourboard end of a vise clamped plane stop (and dowel former die); another on the front bolster for long, wide parts.
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24X60 maple workbench
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Heavy bolster for front, side, and top clamping
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Drawers sized for my largest jointer plane. Full extension 100# ball bearing slides.
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Open space for bench hooks and the like
Comments
Terrific bench.
Well done!
Big beefy and functional!0
Big beefy and functional!0
Congratulations - a masterpiece!
Brilliant!
Splendid!
I appreciate your work
good share
Wow brilliant work done!
Great job done by you. Keep it up.
I am inspired . Thanks for sharing this post.
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