Split Top Woodworking Bench

I want something really heavy and with a really thick stable table top.

Split top woodworking bench. I never use the tool rest function and. If you re going to go with a split top the only thing i d change is the insert. This made for way more work and very hairy glue ups. But i knew that not everybody has the thousands of dollars it takes to buy a quality bench from a woodworking store.

By the way if you re seeing this for the first time here s a link that explains just what the heck a roubo workbench is. 80 inches wide x 30 inches deep x 36 inches tall. Basically it s a very heavy workbench for any variety of woodworking projects. I think everybody needs a woodworking bench.

Split top roubo workbench squeazle aug 09 2017 as i got deeper into the rabbit hole of woodworking i needed a much better means of holding work. I loved the roubo style bench from the minute i saw it and had to have one. But i don t have thousands of dollars to spend on a professional woodworking bench. This style of bench is named after andré jacob roubo a french woodworker who lived during the 18th century and wrote a massive three volume series on the subject of working wood called l art du menuisier the art of the joiner.

The split top roubo bench plan was inspired by the bench illustrated in plate 11 of andre roubo s classic 17th century treatise on cabinetmaking l art du menuisier0 the design has been enhanced to incorporate the advantages that the benchcrafted tail vise and glide leg vise provide. So i designed this. A split top roubo style bench heavily influenced by christopher schwartz and his excellent workbench book. I made it with the surplus materials i had which was a hell of a lot of 4 4 white oak and curly maple 1 bf from craigslist last year plus a bit of leftover 8 4 white oak i inherited.

The split top roubo workbench. I created a project where i can have the same thing for. All legs and rails are solid 4 inches x 5 inches. Bench top is 5 inches thick.