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    The Next "Next" Workbench

    Long ago and far away I posted a thread on my "next" workbench. I called it that because I knew it wasn't my last workbench. This one isn't the last one either (I don't think) but, I have learned enough in the last few years to make a significant stride toward the bench that I may eventually make as my "final" workbench.

    A workbench is a fairly personal thing. Despite all the books (there are some really good one out there) about workbenches, no one can really tell you, or me, what will work best for them. It is a learning process as, when it comes to this craft, we sometimes end up far from where we thought we might. So here is my third step in the evolution of what works for me. Perhaps some of the ideas will work for others or spark ideas to ponder while designing your own.

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    The top is 3" thick
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    Looks good Glenn,
    I like the twin handled vise,it's got me thinking how much longer I can put up with my single handle one that racks.
    Is that the corner of your old bench trying to Sneek in the pic?

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    Thanks Andrew. The twin screw has been waiting patiently for a couple of years for me to make a new bench . The fact that it doesn't rack let's me do things like this:

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    Which wouldv'e com in handy a few times in the past.

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Hughes View Post
    Is that the corner of your old bench trying to Sneek in the pic?
    Yes, the build on it is here.
    Last edited by glenn bradley; 07-28-2015 at 11:10 PM.
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    Cool two benches are better than one,Since you replied to me I guess I'm not on your block list.I just found out yesterday about the SMC talk to hand tool.

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    Ah, I forgot to mention that my old bench will going to a woodworker down in the San Diego area. I would love to have a second bench but, if I kept the old one I wouldn't have any room to build anything . This is all part of a larger plan that includes my recently completed outfeed / assembly table.
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    Nice bench Glenn! What is the wide apron on the right end of the bench for?
    Brian

    "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Tymchak View Post
    Nice bench Glenn! What is the wide apron on the right end of the bench for?
    Despite having done a decent job of determining what I do with a bench, the end vise was still in question. The wide apron at the end will allow for another twin screw in that position but, the jury is still out. I may not have a vise there at all, may use a smaller vise for tensioning against dog holes along the front edge or may have just dog holes and use things like stops, a Wonder Pup and holddowns in that area. I'll get a handle on this after working with the front twin screw for awhile. My logic was that it was easier to add the wide apron now and drill or cut material away if I go another way.
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    And after only 2 years of not noticing I didn't have an end vise . . . I finally noticed and added one.

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    Gotta go out and see if I can find some more dog holes . . .
    "A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg".


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