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New-Fangled Workbench, Revisited
Take a look at this well-engineered workbench that's as versatile as a Swiss Army Knife.
With six pipe clamps, some dressed framing lumber, and a great deal of ingenuity, Fine Woodworking’s shop manager John White designed and built this inexpensive workbench that’s as versatile as a Swiss Army Knife.
His article, featured in a 1999 issue of Fine Woodworking, is a top download on FineWoodworking.com and continues to draw great interest from readers who want to build one for their own shop.
In this video, White demonstrates how some of the features work on the bench, and he shows off new additions to the bench since his article was published.
White also offers a close-up look at its construction to help you get started designing and building a similar bench of your own.
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Very Nice.
Interesting bench. A lot of thought and creativity went into this.
Dave S.
That is very different. Some interesting ideas
That bench design saves you hundreds in vices alone. That is way to simple and 100% usable for anything and everything. WOW!!!!!
This really is an ingenious design, that in my mind would be a great second/utility bench. I don’t see it as a primary bench because it lacks the essential hold-down capability that one gets with a Roubo or even a MFT.
I also am concerned it might not be massive enough for heavy chopping or planing work. Perhaps the rear half could be built extra thick, like a more traditional bench, complete with a series of dog holes for some hold downs.
Agreed
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