Last week I got to examine two Scandinavian workbenches, presumably from the 1600s, that were on display at the Skokloster Castle museum outside Stockholm. Both benches had some interesting details that I had never seen before on workbenches. A Different Pinch Dog (& Bench Nipple) The bigger workbench at Skokloster had a massive shoulder…
Read moreA steel angle bar keeps casters connected and makes them easier to engage.
Read moreDo you need a new workbench – perhaps one based on traditional forms? We probably have a resource to help. Below are just a few of our workbench offerings – in video and book form. Plus, a link to video tours of workbenches Chris and others have built in the last 25 years. Video: “Roubo…
Read moreI know some readers are loath to drill a new hole in their workbench (or file the mouth of a handplane, or reshape a saw handle) without a court order. Today I’m putting on my robes and firing up the wooden gavel. Judge Crissy is in session. The advantage of the carver’s vise (on sale…
Read morePipe clamps and lower stretchers serve to stabilize panel glue-ups using your workbench.
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