ByronBlack
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As I delve more into galootishness, I'm finding I need a much larger and more suitable workbench - I'm going to be building an 8ft English 'Nicholson' bench from the wonderful Schwarz book.
This one is all solid beech - no pansy MDF here. The top has been re-drilled with a new set of bench dog holes. It comes with a quick release face vice.
The base is built using bolts so it can be knocked down and easily transported. The top is 2.5" solid laminated beech.
It is approx 2 feet wide, 4 foot long, and 35" tall.
This cost approx £400 to build with the hardware and wood, I'll accept £250 ovno.
Pictures:
(this is before I filled the original holes and drilled new ones closer to the front to allow easier use of wonder-dogs)
I'll upload a new picture tomorrow of the new dog holes.
Feel free to ask any questions.
** In another thread, I discussed lengthening and widening it as I was suffering some 'toppling' - but I have fixed this, it was actually my floor, I had the bench over the gaps between joists, and I was getting some spring from the floor - I've sinced moved it and it's rock solid.
There is room to add a shelf/cupboards if you want to add even more mass.
This one is all solid beech - no pansy MDF here. The top has been re-drilled with a new set of bench dog holes. It comes with a quick release face vice.
The base is built using bolts so it can be knocked down and easily transported. The top is 2.5" solid laminated beech.
It is approx 2 feet wide, 4 foot long, and 35" tall.
This cost approx £400 to build with the hardware and wood, I'll accept £250 ovno.
Pictures:
(this is before I filled the original holes and drilled new ones closer to the front to allow easier use of wonder-dogs)
I'll upload a new picture tomorrow of the new dog holes.
Feel free to ask any questions.
** In another thread, I discussed lengthening and widening it as I was suffering some 'toppling' - but I have fixed this, it was actually my floor, I had the bench over the gaps between joists, and I was getting some spring from the floor - I've sinced moved it and it's rock solid.
There is room to add a shelf/cupboards if you want to add even more mass.