Popular Woodworking Lvl Workbench

After more than five years in use the top remains dead flat.

Popular woodworking lvl workbench. Popular woodworking did a feature on this type of bench and can be seen here. I find it curious that more than a year after the november 2009 issue i m suddenly getting a spate of questions about the lvl knockdown workbench editor christopher schwarz and i built the most common question and one that makes sense is how has it held up we built the bench to experiment with the lvl material as it s more widely available for a reasonable price than is. Master skills get tool recommendations and most importantly build something of your very. In some ways the story here is about two benches.

Pop projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of popular mechanics. We chose to build a workbench out of lvl which sometimes is called microlam for several reasons. I ve used baltic birch to make a number of workbench tops but i ve never been thrilled with cabinet plywood it s unreliable these days mdf or osb all of which sag like wet croissants. The two hour video show you how to build a sturdy workbench using home center materials and a benchtop made using solid wood kitchen countertop from ikea.

Watch how easily and quickly our new lvl workbench breaks down and goes back together and take a close look at the various workholding accessories and how they work. Subscribe today save up to 68 on 7 issues of woodworking projects and tricks. You can now order my newest dvd build a sturdy workbench in 2 days from popular woodworking for 24 99. I get more questions about workbenches than any other and among those many of them are about the lvl laminated veneer lumber bench christopher schwarz and i built in 2009 that appeared in the november issue.

The as yet unnamed bench is just about finished and i am organizing my thoughts to write the article about the bench for the november 2009 issue of popular woodworking. After writing the book workbenches. Build your bench of dense hardwood such as hard maple or beech or save money by using a combination of hardwoods culled from your lumber pile as shown here. From design theory to construction use popular woodworking books i was besieged by people who wondered if you could use engineered wood such as plywood or mdf to build a good workbench.

Its a product much like plywood but the key difference is that the grain of each layer runs in the same direction.