Roubo Bench Design

Modern roubo workbenches are built with laminated slabs of wood for tops with leg vices.

Roubo bench design. A deconstructable sketchup model of the workbench. Add some nice hardwood for the vises if you like. Not much has changed sine then.

Working drawings to print and take to the workshop. We have a hearty stack of ash lumber and access to plans for building a split top roubo workbench. Last winter i wrote about the quest for a proper workbench.

Some designs had rear legs set at 10 to 12 degrees toward the center. We developed this plan so woodworkers could build a bench using our tail vise and glide leg vise without having to figure out all the details. Plans for bertha the biggest most beautiful bench on the internet.

Our split top roubo bench plan is based on andre roubo s bench from plate 11 of l art du menuisier with the added capabilities of benchcrafted vises. Entire bench is built from 16 2x6 and 6 4x4 that you can get at your local home center. I won t repeat everything i ve already said there.

These benches had large heavy single slabs. Roubo workbench instructions plans and videos this workbench is based on a design by the 18th century french carpenter and author andré jacob roubo. The original design was built with heavy straight legs.

A document detailing important construction notes for the project. Henn has 20 years of experience as a woodworker teacher and has written for a number of woodworking publications. Check out how i built this awesome workbench inspired by the third coast craftsman.