Split Top Woodworking Bench

For the diy split top roubo workbench plans by benchcrafted this is the one we re building see here.

Split top woodworking bench. The split top bench design primarily grew out of roubo s german cabinetmaker s bench documented in volume three of roubo s series. Split top hybrid roubo workbench the split top roubo update sketchup file. This is the fifth episode of my. All legs and rails are solid 4 inches x 5 inches.

L art du menuisier the art of the joiner. It includes much about the history and theory of workbench design plus plans for building two different styles of bench. Author and bench historian christopher schwarz who has re popularized several classic bench designs of late and most notably the roubo was also an. The benchcrafted tail vise and leg vise were not so affordable but definitely worth the investment.

Our split top roubo bench plan is based on andre roubo s bench from plate 11 of l art du menuisier with the added capabilities of benchcrafted vises. I use a split top of another design a 21st century bench. Home split top roubo woodworking bench. It s almost indispensable for hand work and is plenty valuable for those who work mostly with machines.

I ve been building benches for almost 35 years. A good workbench is the core of your shop. Any split top or tool tray equipped bench can be set up to accept a filler but you can t split a solid top on a whim. 80 inches wide x 30 inches deep x 36 inches tall.

The plans are very high quality and easy to read. I decided on a split top roubo bench. We developed this plan so woodworkers could build a bench using our tail vise and glide leg vise without having to figure out all the details. I built this split top roubo style woodworking bench out of affordable lumber from the home center.

This time i share more information about my split top roubo workbench. I settled on this design in 2012 have built a many for my own shop and have helped dozens and dozens of. Plans were modified by me from fine woodworking s hybrid roubo bench. I want something really heavy and with a really thick stable table top.

Vise hardware for the wagon and leg vises are from lie nielsen. Default title 14 99 usd. I am building a new woodworking bench for my shop. Check out pictures of my finished ash roubo workbench here.

Comprehensive plans for an extreme woodworking bench that can be built on almost any budget. So i designed this. King s fine woodworking inc. I don t think i d go back to solid but anytime i need it filled all the way across i simply flip the tool trays.

Other than a couple of s4s pieces of pine all the wood used is construction grade 2 6 from a big box store. But i don t have thousands of dollars to spend on a professional woodworking bench.