Woodworking Bench Styles

If you plan on doing your woodworking with hand tools then you need a bench that s stout and won t wobble about or require chasing around the workshop every time you take a shaving.

Woodworking bench styles. There are almost as many workbench types in existence as there are woodworkers. Many of the examples on our website like the one roy underhill displays in the above video excerpt are variations on the roubo workbench. I ve seen some pretty awesome portable bench varieties such as the paulk bench elsewhere on the web. Woodworking workbenches design building use.

The 19th century english workbench uses an early torsion box design to create a stable place to work. Build this workbench well there you have it today. There s no getting around it tall woodworkers need a tall bench. This means that it has a table top four legs and a shelf on the bottom for storage.

The size of workpieces you tackle also plays a role. Whether you re setting up a new shop or upgrading your old one a sturdy workbench will almost surely be central to your plans. This workbench is another traditional style workbench. We ve produced more than two dozen articles and videos about benches and assembly tables ranging from a simple but workable plywood bench to a classic hardwood bench complete with vises.

To the underside of the bench top i mounted two woodworking vises one on the front face at one end of the workbench and the other at the other end side perpendicular to the front face. Commercial models range from 191 2 to 30 wide and 53 to 90 long with protruding vises adding to these dimensions. I put down a 3 8 in thick plywood floor made of two 4 8 sheets. See more ideas about woodworking bench woodworking and woodworking workbench.

And this site makes building it easy to figure out. There are pictures and materials lists that are very helpful in walking you through the building process. Short woodworkers a short bench.