Thread: Roubo workbench in pine

Good stuff! I'm looking forward to watching the build.

What do you plan to do in the way of vises? Given it's a Roubo, are you thinking of doing a leg vise?

Using an electric drill hey? And I was thinking you where a real wood worker ;-)

I'm watching!!!

Watching this also. I love bench builds.
Regards
John

Originally Posted by michael_m

Given it's a Roubo, are you thinking of doing a leg vise?

Michael, it will have 2 vices as shown by Jordswoodshop, one a traditional leg vise with a metal screw and a homemade end vise made from a press screw.

One thing I forgot to mention; dimensions: L 2000 x W 570 x H 800 all measurements are in millimetres and are very approximate due to the milling process and more importantly the in experienced guy doing the milling.

I have sharpened my coffin smoothers blade, so now some lunch for energy and the milling can commence. Update and photos to come.

Cheers Jason

I'm pulling up a chair
Glad to see you included the coffee jar in the hand tools

I have had a productive afternoon in the shop. First I sorted out the 90 x 45 x 2000 mm timbers to make the bench top. I put the best faces down in the pictures as this will be the top and you are seeing the worst face which will be the bottom and will be milled first along with the sides to remove the milling marks from the timber supplier. This took me about 3 hours of hard yakka. I have never planed a stick of wood before and I learnt some very valuable lessons that may seem obvious but to a newbie are mostly by trial and error.

Tools Used:
1. Double iron coffin smoother.

Lessons Learnt:
1. Plane with the grain - makes it easier, faster and a much cleaner job.
2. A sharp blade with correctly set chip breaker is a must.
3. Correctly setting wooden planes takes time and patience.
4. Planning by hand is hard work and leaves blisters.

Next Time:
1. Glue up - will probably be in stages.
2. Winding sticks - need to make some to finish flattening the bottom.

Photos:
1. The underside prior to planning.
2. The result of 3 hours. The bottom is not flat but will be trued after glue up. The bowed piece will be in the middle and should straighten out.

Watching too ! Love the woodies at the back !

Hi JRW

some tips
1. the underside of your bench top doesn't need to be flat -- doesn't need to be level -- doesn't need to be out of wind

all these "features" can be readily compensated for when you attach the bench frame using packers or removing judicious amounts from the supports

2. make sure the grain in the top face of the bench strips all runs the same way -- this will make flattening the top much easier.

Originally Posted by ian

Hi JRW

some tips
1. the underside of your bench top doesn't need to be flat -- doesn't need to be level -- doesn't need to be out of wind

all these "features" can be readily compensated for when you attach the bench frame using packers or removing judicious amounts from the supports

2. make sure the grain in the top face of the bench strips all runs the same way -- this will make flattening the top much easier.

For me, it's easier to dress the bottom true than to scribe it to the base. It's good practice using winding sticks and your planes. The real bonus is you don't have to sweat tear out if you don't want to.

Great jib on the planning, love that your using the woodies!

Currently building my own pine bench, so will watch your build with interest.

Originally Posted by Ball Peen

It's good practice using winding sticks and your planes.

This was my thought too. I have never straightened a board before so to do the bottom was going to be a practice run for the top.

Code - I only have wooden planes to use.

Ozzie - watching me will be a lesson in what not to do.

Glue up is currently underway, so an update with in progress photos as soon as the top is finished being glued up.

Thanks for reading.

Jason

Another laminated cheap pine build! I will watch!