Split Top Workbench Plans

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.

Split top workbench plans. The tops are 4 thick by 87 long. The bench can be built entirely with. Split top roubo 87 version w shelf and sliding deadman the gap stop fits snugly between the tops but still slides out easily and serves as a planing stop or for any time you need to work across a board. 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.

It s 4 thick and really solid. Using the provided cut list cut all your parts down to size. Few workbench designs are as bullet proof or as simple as those of a j. It includes much about the history and theory of workbench design plus plans for building two different styles of bench.

Split top roubo plans unique apart from the split top and gap stop features is that we ve drafted the plans around our own vise hardware making the vise installation clear and straighforward in a length that works perfectly for furnituremaking. For the diy split top roubo workbench plans by benchcrafted this is the one we re building see here. The legs are 3 1 2 thick by 5 3 8 wide with the remaining base elements 3 thick and 1 3 4 thick. The return of roubo by christopher schwarz an 18th century french workbench is quite possibly the most perfect design ever put to paper.

Split top roubo workbench squeazle aug 09 2017. And here s to you monsieur roubo. I had to shave a little off the head of the screw to keep it all below the plane of the workbench top. It does not move under the most rigorous woodworking activities.

Just like the legs you will need to glue the two tops sections up. The complete bench weighs upwards of 350 pounds. It s a sophisticated set of plans that take the guesswork out of building the workbench of your dreams. Cut legs stretchers down to size.

Directions cut parts to size. The split top roubo is constructed with massive components. If you re going to go with a split top the only thing i d change is the insert. I never use the tool rest function and it is a black hole.

The plans are very high quality and easy to read. This is the bench these plans are based on. Roubo an 18th century cabinetmaker who also was a fi ne writer. Basically it s a very heavy workbench for any variety of woodworking projects.