Workbench is finally completed!

[John Kananis]

Very nice bench.

[Clint Baxter]

Very handsome tool there Clint. What is the rounded mortise at the top of the right leg for?

Aapreciate the comment. The mortise allows me to raise up the bench dog that comes through the bench top onto the top of the right front leg.

Clint,

Beautiful job, very nice bench. Now you get to enjoy using it.

Stew

Thanks. Have been looking forward to it. My old bench wasn't near as heavy and would move some in use, (built it from the Tage Frid plans in FWW.) I may have to put some non slip pads under it though seeing as how the one end sits atop laminate flooring.

Very sweet looking!!
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for commenting.

Clint

[Clint Baxter]

That's a fine looking bench I like it!

Thanks, Andrew

Very nice bench.

Appriciate the comment, John

Clint

[ian maybury]

That's a bit of a classic Clint - a very nice example. It's amazing how standard the Roubo has become in a very few years, isn't it?

[Reinis Kanders]

I am a bit taller than you, joint/plane on the bench, and also ended up with 39" high bench being a good fit for me.

I purchased and used the Benchcrafted plans.

I made my bench 5" longer than the size listed on the blueprint, maximizing the length of the lumber I was able to source. The bench as built is 92" long. I also made it taller than the plan at 39", adding four inches of height, to accommodate my height (6' 5"). The front to back dimension follows the plan, which allows one to run the individual top sections through a 12" planer. (And in my case, I was able to joint the top as well on my A3-31.&#128512

I I forgot the height differential when I drilled the hole in the front right leg that allows you to push the first dog up. My oversized hole, however, makes it a bit easier to access the dog for raising.

The legs are made with doubled up 8/4 lumber ending up 3-1/2" thick. The plans have you make them 5-3/8" wide to compensate for the legs being less thick than the original Roubo. They're plenty stout, even with this slightly smaller size.

Clint

[Jerry Olexa]

Beautifully done!! Nice work!

[Mike Null]

That bench is so beautiful I would be apprehensive about using it. But I'd love to admire it everyday!

[Clint Baxter]

Beautifully done!! Nice work!

Appreciate the comments, Jerry.

Clint

[Dean Van Dolsen]

Fantastic job there Clint

[Dave Kennedy]

Really great job! I hope to take on a bench next year or maybe 2017. Love seeing the gorgeous benches on SMC!

[Clint Baxter]

Thanks for your comments. I appreciate it when things look good, but appreciate it even more when they work well. It's great to have something that satisfies both equally well.

Clint

[Michael Peet]

Looks great, Clint! The criss cross didn't exist when I built mine, but if I ever have to do this again I'd definitely use one. The leg vise is great but moving the pin can get old.

I also like the hole you made in the leg for accessing the dog. I need to get creative when I have to clamp a piece shorter than 6" or so because I don't have a dog there!

Here's hoping you don't experience any more flooding and can enjoy many long years of service from this bench.

Mike

[Clint Baxter]

Looks great, Clint! The criss cross didn't exist when I built mine, but if I ever have to do this again I'd definitely use one. The leg vise is great but moving the pin can get old.

I also like the hole you made in the leg for accessing the dog. I need to get creative when I have to clamp a piece shorter than 6" or so because I don't have a dog there!

Here's hoping you don't experience any more flooding and can enjoy many long years of service from this bench.

Mike

The benchcrafted plans have you place that dog hole atop the right leg and then bore the hole in the leg to access the bottom of that dog. I placed my original hole too low in the leg and had to enlarge the hole. That, however, provided much better access than the original in the plans.

I'm hoping to avoid any future floods as well. But if I have to prepare for another, I plan on takin this bench with me. ��Particularly since it can be broken down, unlike my old bench

Clint

[Karl Fife]

The criss cross didn't exist when I built mine, but if I ever have to do this again I'd definitely use one.
Mike

Check out the criss-cross retro. It's meant to be installed on an existing bench without needing to put the front leg in a drill press. Hard to put the leg in a drill-press once assembled--unless your drill press is very large, and you have strong friends.