Split top roubo inspired workbench december 29 2015 february 16 2016 brad every woodworker needs a bench whether its a 8 ft long french workbench with full through dovetailed joinery and a deep brown colored wenge end vice an old dinner table or even a stack of pallets a bench is what lets you to do what you do nothing more to it.
Workbench woodworking split top. If you can believe it i started this build back in october. Dan my projects split top hybrid roubo workbench leave a comment december 10 2012 december 10 2012 4 minutes assembling the base out of all the joinery for the bench i think this wedged through dovetail mortise and tenon was the most nerve racking. The split top roubo is constructed with massive components. Too many dog holdfast holes.
I ve built workbenches with more than 100 students. The split top roubo is widely used by professional furnituremakers teachers and schools as well as amateur woodworkers. The glide leg vise excells at working the edges of boards. 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.
Split top roubo workbench part i woodworking workbench woodworking projects woodworking shop garage workshop joinery carpentry firewood wood projects shed more information. Basically it s a very heavy workbench for any variety of woodworking projects. A split top roubo style bench heavily influenced by christopher schwartz and his excellent workbench book. Finally the benchcrafted split top roubo workbench is complete.
For working edges faces and ends. If you have a tail vise you need a row of closely spaced dog holes up near the front of. Too many woodworking vises. The split top roubo workbench 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.
It excels at holding work in the three most necessary positions. This made for way more work and very hairy glue ups.