The design used here is simplification of a bench from Sam Allen's book Making Workbenches.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Building a real woodworker's workbench
Here is a great Instructable on how to build a high-quality woodworking bench based on a set of plans originally published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (the best magazine of its kind, in my opinion).
The design used here is simplification of a bench from Sam Allen's book Making Workbenches.
The design used here is simplification of a bench from Sam Allen's book Making Workbenches.
I just noticed that you've linked to my workbench instructable.
ReplyDeleteOne clarification - Asa Christiana's design is a simplification of Sam Allen's. What I actually ended up building was a desimplification of both.
In other words, if you stick to Christiana's or Allen's designs, you can build a workable bench cheaper and easier than I did.