Roubo Bench Build

A good workbench is the core of your shop.

Roubo bench build. Build a roubo style workbench. Roubo in the 18th century. Henn has 20 years of experience as a woodworker teacher and has written for a number of woodworking publications.

The distinctive timeless style of this design will make the workbench a centrepiece to your workshop. If you want to build a workbench look no further than the roubo workbench. I ve built a smaller version under the guise of being a garden bench for my wife and certainly learned a lot.

I spent a couple days yes you read that right poring over roubo s drawings and the translated french text to lay out the joints so they were balanced and looked like the joints shown in the 18th century text. It s almost indispensable for hand work and is plenty valuable for those who work mostly with machines. I built this split top roubo style woodworking bench out of affordable lumber from the home center.

I m planning on getting a solid slab of oak from a sawyer in boonville nc on the recommendation of chris schwarz. It is a french workbench designed by a. But based on building the bench my guess is that the sliding dovetail is easier to cut and prevents that part of the joint from twisting because of the sloped walls.

Build a roubo style workbench. I am finally girding my loins to build a roubo of the 6 x 24 x 96 variety.