Benchtop Mini-bench Is Very Easy to Build
A simple stack of 2x4s, topped with plywood, raises your work to the correct height.
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Rethinking the Workbench
Vic Tesolin loves his MFT workbench, and will gladly tell you why.
Read moreWhen Holdfast Holes Shrink
After a few years of drying, my workbench’s benchtop shrank a bit. It’s not a big deal, but the drying process also shrank my 1” holdfast holes. And with a few of the holes it became difficult to insert the holdfast’s shaft. There are a few ways to open up the holes a bit. Reaming…
Read moreShopmade, low-profile benchdogs
These wooden benchdogs can be made to support any thickness of material.
Read morePsst: Need a ‘Shorty’ Benchcrafted Split-top Roubo?
A few years back, we decided we had too many benches in our shop, so I hired movers to transport and get my “Gluebo” into my basement. (Its weight almost killed us moving it from my former workplace to Lost Art Press in 2017.) Then we decided we had too few benches, and that we…
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