Use your workbench as a vertical glue-up station
Pipe clamps and lower stretchers serve to stabilize panel glue-ups using your workbench.
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The Nicest Workbench I Own
Workbench cutting list: 2” x 2-1/2” x 6”. Rudy Everts (aka Underhatchet, Chair Chatter, sculptor, painter, lover of Mexican food) made this amazing sculpture for me that’s a scale replica of “The Anarchist’s Workbench.” Even more shocking: It’s all one piece of linden. The bench is remarkably detailed. The holdfast holes are properly spaced. The…
Read moreRoman Workbenches for Chairmaking (& Other Things)
“Ingenious Mechanicks” is my worst-selling book. Since it was released in 2016, we’ve sold about 4,000 copies. But I don’t care. That book changed my workshop life more than any other project I’ve been involved in. Roman workbenches are insanely useful creatures. The only operations I don’t use them much for are dovetailing large casework…
Read moreBenchtop magnets corral fasteners and hardware
A few rare-earth magnets keep screws and small pieces from wandering off the bench.
Read moreWorkbench upgrades provide insight
The best lesson aren’t just what, but how and why.
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