Workbenches
Joinery Bench Part 5: Accessories & Planing Beam
This is the final part of the Joinery Bench project. This time I add some nice accessories that make working at the bench a lot easier. I thought a lot about these as I…
Joinery Bench Part 4: The Legs
This time I finish up the Joinery Bench construction by making the legs and stretchers. This is pure mortise and tenon review...on steroids. For the most part all our mortises are 1 1/2" wide,…
Joinery Bench Part 3 Moxon Vise
https://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/nt34gpmnjj?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Back to the Joinery Bench and this time I install the Benchcrafted Moxon Vise. There are other options that will work for this bench, but I believe this particular vise really completes the design.…
Joinery Bench Part 2: The Top
Building the Joinery Bench Top If you were only building a bench on bench design, then you could complete this step and be done with the build other than the vise installation. The top…
Joinery Bench Part 1: The Design
In this first part of the Joinery Bench I explain how the design goes together and what functions this bench is meant to serve. Essentially I work through the workbench design exercise from a few…
Lesson 3: Scalable Workbench Design
There is a lot of talk these days about building workbenches and many are deep in thought about what elements to include with their bench design. This lesson covers an exercise that I used when…
Your First Workbench
I have said a few times that putting off the building of a bench until you figure out what work you will do is a smart idea. However, hand tool woodworking requires some work holding…
Workbenches Q&A
We had a good time last night talking about benches. A lot of questions came in and I hope I was able to cover them all. The workbench is the most valuable tool in the…