German Woodworking Bench

A full length tool well with clean out ramps runs along the rear of the work surface and there s a drawer mounted just under the top as.

German woodworking bench. In 1929 while working as a fuller brush door to door salesman a woman approached rudy anxious to sell a german woodworking bench she had recently acquired. With this the company continues to expand its product range and now also manufactures ulmia bench and ulmia woodworking tools in house. Since they used draw knives to round up square stock for wheel spokes they mainly used dogs for clamping the stock that sort of a bench did not have a face vise only a wagon vice. Diefenbacher tools 11611 w prentice pl littleton co 80127.

It has a shoulder vise with wooden jaw mounted flush with the left end of the bench a traditional tail vise with square dog holes in the moving jaw vise handles and pair of square style 9 steel bench dogs. Woodcraft s selection of workbenches from european style to completely functional provides a choice for every need. Rudolph peck rudy was born in frankfurt germany in 1910 and emigrated to new york in 1927. The massive legs are gallic.

Solid beech stock is straight clear. The bench shows holdfasts tres french a variety of plan. In 2002 there was a further production expansion with the acquisition of the name and trademark rights of ulmia. The skeleton of the bench its base and top are equal drams german and french.

Henn has 20 years of experience as a woodworker teacher and has written for a number of woodworking publications. The workmanship that goes into this fine woodworking workbench is simply outstanding. Our model 114102 hoffman and hammer premium german woodworking workbench was selected by fine woodworking as best value in a ready made workbench december 2007. The workholding is also a melting pot of stilton camembert and butterkase.

Our european benches are carefully crafted to display old world charm. One type was a typical german style bench which was used by carpenters and which he used and still owns and than there was the one used by wheel makers. The tool tray and knockdown bolts are more common on german benches. Sniff at as unnecessary.

A shop just doesn t seem complete without a classic woodworking bench.