Synopses & Reviews
No single workbench design is ideal for everyone: some craftspeople assemble furniture, while others require only special clamps for smaller projects. Based on the authors 30 years of experience, this informative handbook will help every woodworker construct exactly the bench he or she needs. Anyone with basic skills could build either the sturdy and versatile joiners bench or one for cabinetmakers, and adapt them for individual use. Other workbenches have storage drawers and a cabinet, or are designed for specialties like carving, veneering, guitar making, and more. And this book offers more than just plans for building the benchit features information on setting it up, installing the tools, and using it for planning, joinery, power tool operations, and assembly.
Review
A useful primer.”
Woodshop NewsA very fine reference source...valuable.”Fine Tool Journal
Synopsis
“Explore the common materials used to make workben-ches, [find] basic construction methods, and traditional bench designs, including a joiners bench and a classic Scandinavian-style cabinetmakers bench. A useful primer.”—
Woodshop News. “A a very fine reference source....A wide variety of design options...valuable.”—
Fine Tool Journal.Synopsis
"A workbench isn't simply a table or surface for assembling work--it's a tool that must itself work actively along with the person using it....Explore the common materials used to make workbenches, the basic construction methods, and several traditional bench designs, including a joiner's bench and a classic Scandinavian-style cabinetmaker's bench....instructions and plans for...a number of bench accessories such as drawers and storage bases, hold-downs, bench hooks, a shop stool, and a carver's screw....A useful primer for woodworkers ready to tackle construction of their first serious workbench...."--Woodshop News. ." . . be a very fine reference source . . . . a wide variety of design options . . . . valuable . . . ."--Fine Tool Journal. 160 pages, 339 b/w illus., 8 x 10.
Synopsis
"Explore the common materials used to make workbenches, [find] basic construction methods, and traditional bench designs, including a joiner's bench and a classic Scandinavian-style cabinetmaker's bench...instructions and plans for bench accessories such as drawers and storage bases. A useful primer."--"Woodshop News." "A very fine reference source...a wide variety of design options...valuable."--"Fine Tool Journal."
Synopsis
"Explore the common materials used to make workben-ches, find basic construction methods, and traditional bench designs, including a joiner's bench and a classic Scandinavian-style cabinetmaker's bench. A useful primer."--"Woodshop News. "A a very fine reference source....A wide variety of design options...valuable."--"Fine Tool Journal.