Split Top Roubo Bench

I built this split top roubo style woodworking bench out of affordable lumber from the home center.

Split top roubo bench. The split top roubo workbench. All beech roubo workbench with c series benchcrafted hardware. Basically it s a very heavy workbench for any variety of woodworking projects.

It does not move under the most rigorous woodworking activities. Split top roubo workbench squeazle aug 09 2017 as i got deeper into the rabbit hole of woodworking i needed a much better means of holding work. Dan my projects split top hybrid roubo workbench leave a comment july 22 2012 november 18 2012 1 minute making most of the wagon vise the groove for the moving part of the wagon vise will ride in is 3 4 wide 1 2 deep 1 1 8 from the top and is 9 long.

The benchcrafted tail vise and leg vise were not so affor. By the way if you re seeing this for the first time here s a link that explains just what the heck a roubo workbench is. The benchcrafted split top roubo bench is largely based on the workbenches documented by french author andré roubo in his 18th century monumental work l art du menuisier the art of the joiner.

The tops are 4 thick by 87 long. The complete bench weighs upwards of 350 pounds. I loved the roubo style bench from the minute i saw it and had to have one.

Split top roubo workbench for the discerning craftsman custom inlaid lettering walnut accents handcut houndstooth dovetails. The legs are 3 1 2 thick by 5 3 8 wide with the remaining base elements 3 thick and 1 3 4 thick. Built to the highest standards from american hard maple and outfitted exclusively with and specifically designed around our vises the str workbench is an evolution and refinement of andre roubo s original design from his monumental woodworking treatise the art of joinery.

The benchcrafted split top roubo str workbench is the culmination of over a decade of research testing and daily use in our workshop. The split top bench design primarily grew out of roubo s german cabinetmaker s bench documented in volume three of roubo s series. The split top roubo is constructed with massive components.