Thread: Veritas Scandinavian Workbench kit plans

A question for the Galoots,

I am currently in the middle of resurrecting a workshop and I have been considering building a new bench. I built my current utility bench 25 years ago, but lately have been seeing the need for a tail vice and bench dogs. Yesterday I acquired somebody else's unfinished project to add to my own unstarted projects list.

I bought at auction what appears to be a complete Veritas Scandinavian workbench kit, it includes a shoulder vice screw, a tail vice screw, a couple of bench dogs and some knock down fittings. The box is supposed to include the plans for a bench as well, unfortunately the plans have gone MIA.

I assume the bench is basically the Klaus bench from the Workbench Book. However if any body out there has a set of the original Veritas plans I'd be very interested to have a look to compare, particularly if there are specific details included on building the vices.

I haven't really made a decision on the bench design yet. Some time ago I picked up a Joplin 9" Quick Action vice that I had intended to use as a face vice on a new bench, recycling the old Dawn 7" as some sort of tail vice. Now I have the extra hardware I'm not sure whether to go with the Joplin or make a Klaus style shoulder vice.

I guess I've got enough hardware now for three benches, but a lack of suitable wood to build them and no room to put them!