Raised platform for efficient hand-planing
Simple planing platform goes alongside any standard workbench, putting the woodworker at the most comfortable height for hand-planing.
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Quick-change platforms for benchtop tools
Small, simple bases with cleats allow benchtop tools to be clamped easily in a bench vise and removed and stored just as quickly.
Read moreBudget woodworking bench is a brute
Framing lumber, turnbuckles, bolts, and bags of sand make Tim Manney’s rock-solid workbench quick to make and easy to move.
Read moreThe Roman Workbench
The low Roman workbench is the oldest and simplest form of bench, and it has advantages many woodworkers have overlooked.
Read moreWorkbench Curiosities at Skokloster
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…
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