Beech Bench

[Matt Evans]

Beech Bench.
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2 1/8" thick top, Tail Vise, Square Bench dogs.

Bench is 19 1/2" wide, 66" long, 32" tall.

Beech was a salvage operation from a 75+ year old barn.

I'd almost forgotten how much I like tail vises over wagon vises. . .

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Now to get rid of the other two benches I have stacked on top of each other in the shop. . .

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[Christopher Charles]

Looks great! Good luck moving the other benches out however...

[John Kananis]

#1 Semper Fidelis, Devil Dog

#2 She's a beauty

#3 interesting design on the tail, didn't really get it until the fifth pic

[Chris Hachet]

Neat pics, I had forgotten how much I liked the look of European benches than the Roubo. What are you going to do with the other two benches?

Nice use of salvaged lumber also....

[Marty Schlosser]

Great job on the bench; I sure hope that you get plenty of use out of 'er!

[Matt Evans]

Thanks folks.

John, A buddy of mine That I rent the building from is the Marine. . .I was Navy. Makes for some fun conversations in the shop.

Marty, I will likely sell the other two benches. Not enough floor space in the shop to have three benches.

[Tom Vanzant]

Matt, great bench! Had to laugh at your USN/USMC shop. I spent many years in a small company with a diverse mixture of ex-service folks. We had Australian SAS, USMC(Recon), USN(Seal), USAF(AFSA), & USA(ASA) in the office, and Banditos in the shop. It was lean and mean, and great things happened.

[Michael Justice]

Nice looking bench. Can I ask what hardware you used in the tail vise? And is the design on the tail functional?

[Matthew N. Masail]

Good job Matt!! the vise looks fantastic. I actually have an old double sided bench just like it that I'm thinking of restoring, it's in bad shape but there is something very charming about it.

Are you planing to forgo a front vise on this one? if so, why?

[Matt Evans]

Nice looking bench. Can I ask what hardware you used in the tail vise? And is the design on the tail functional?

Thanks. I made all the hardware, vise screw etc on the vise to fit the bench. The design on the vise is solid, and functional. light pressure holds a board very well, better than round dogs I use for wagon vises. The design is basically the design I have up on my website, with a few small modifications.

Good job Matt!! the vise looks fantastic. I actually have an old double sided bench just like it that I'm thinking of restoring, it's in bad shape but there is something very charming about it.

Are you planing to forgo a front vise on this one? if so, why?

Thanks! Sounds like a neat restoration project.

I likely won't put a front vise on. I may put a leg vise on at some point, but I doubt it. The tail vise does most of what I need work holding wise, and I plan on putting a couple holdfast holes in for what it won't work for. Also, I use a twin screw for dovetails most of the time, so not a big consideration on the bench.

[James Pallas]

Very nice. Great work on the tail vise.
Jim