MAKING WORKBENCHES


MAKING WORKBENCHES
No single workbench design is ideal for everyone. Some woodworkers need room to assemble large pieces of furniture, while others need special clamps to hold the parts of smaller projects. Based on the author's 25 years of experience, research, and trial and error, this informative handbook will help every woodworker choose or build a workbench that suits his or her purposes. Anyone with basic woodworking skills will be able to build a sturdy and versatile workbench and adapt it to their individual needs. 160 pages 339 b/w illus. Click Here for price, availability and to Order On-line

Contents

Introduction 4

1. Workbench Fundamentals 5

Using a Workbench 5; Workbench Materials 7; Types of Bench Top 7; Base
Construction 8; Types of Workbench 11; Building Your Own Bench 13;
Safety Procedures 15

2. Vises 16

Front Vises 16; Tail Vise 23

3. The Joiner's Bench 27

Building the Bench Top 32; Drilling the Dog Holes 34; Building the Base 35;
Attaching the Bench Top to the Base 39; Installing a Veritas Twin-Screw
Vise 39

4. The Classic Cabinetmaker's Workbench 41

Building the Bench Top 47; Bench-Top Frame 49; Building a Tail Vise 53;
Dog Holes 56; Building the Base 56; Planing the Bench Top 58; Shoulder
Vise 59; Optional Construction Methods 59

5. Workbench Accessories 65

Bench Dogs 65; Clamping Dogs 67; Poppets 67; Hold-downs 69; Bench
Stops 71; Wedges 72; Bench Hooks 74; Board Jacks 75

6. Using a Workbench 78

Planing 78; Joinery 82; Power-Tool Operations 86; Temporarily Mounting
Tools and Jigs to the Bench 89; Assembling Projects 89

7. Workbench Storage Space 91

Post-and-Panel Construction 93; Door 96; Drawers 97; Pulls 100

8. Outfitting Your Bench for Specialty Work 102

General Woodworking 102; Furniture Making 102; Furniture-Making
Accessories 104; Carving 106; Carving in the Round 108; Panel
Carving 111; Veneering 112; Chairmaking 114; Guitar Making and
Repairing 118

9. Outfitting Your Bench with Bench Tools 120

Essential Bench Tools 120; Additional Tools for Surfacing Lumber 129;
Additional Tools for Joinery 137

10. Outfitting Your Bench with Supplies 144

Nails 144; Screws 146; Making Drawer Dividers 148; Building a Bench
Caddy 148

Metric Equivalents 157
Index 158



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Index 

A
Adjustment mechanism, 130-131
The Art of the Woodworker, 11, 27, 69
Assembly table, 89-90

B
Backsaw, 123-125
Base
    classic cabinetmaker's, 56-58
    description of, 8-11
    with drawers and a cabinet, 91-101
    joiner's, 35-38
Belt-sanding, 86-87
Bench caddy, 148-156
Bench chisels, 126
Bench dogs
    for belt-sanding, 86
    description of, 65-66
    for routing, 88
Bench hook, 74-75
    for panel carving, 111-112
Bench planes, 129-136
Bench stool, for carving, 107-108
Bench stops
   for belt-sanding, 86-87
   description of, 71-72
   for planing, 80-81
   wedged, 72-74, 84
Bench tools
   backsaw, 123-125
   bench plane, 129-133
   block plane, 124-126
   chisels, 126-129
   fore plane, 133-134
   jack plane, 133
   jointer plane, 133-134
   marking gauge, 122-123
   smooth plane, 134
   square, 121
   trying plane, 133-134
Bench top, types of, 7-8
Bench work, 144
Bevel blades, 126
Biscuit joining, 7
Black & Decker hold-down, 69-70, 103
Block plane, 124-126
Board jack, 75-77
Boards, jointing, 78-82
    edge-jointing, 78-80
    face-jointing, 80-82
Box nails, 144
Brads, 144-145
Bugle-head screw, 146-147
Butt chisels, 126

C
Cabinet doors, types of, 96-97
Cabinetmaker's benches
   description of, 11-12
   making a, 41-65
Cambered edge, 133
Carver's screw, 108-109
Carving, workbench for, 106-107
Canring in the round, 108-111
Carving tray, 112-113
Casing nails, 144
Chairmaking, workbench and accessories for, 114-118
Cheeks, 130-131
Chisels
   with bevel blades, 127-128
   chopping with, 127
   with fumer blades, 127-128
   mortise, 139
   paring with, 127-129
Chopping, 126-127
Clamping dogs, 67
Classic cabinetmaker's bench,
       building a, 41-65
   base, building a, 56-58
   bench top, building a, 47-53, 58-59
   bill of materials, 44
   board jack for, 76-77
   design of, 41, 47
   dog holes, drilling, 56
   hardware list, 45
   optional construction methods, 59-64
   plans for, 42-43, 45-46
   shoulder vise, building a, 59
   for sticking, 80, 82
   tail vise, building a, 53-56, 60-61
Combination plane, 142-143
Combination square, 121
Commercial benches, 11-13
Common nails, 144
Cutting gauge, 122

D
Depth adjusting nut, 130-131
Dovetailing
    description of, 6
    for drawers, 99-100
    hold-down for, 105-106
    saw for, 139-140
    techniques for, 85-86
Drawers, cabinet
    building, 97-100
    dividers for, 148-150
Drawknife, cutting parts with a, 115-119
Drywall screws, 148
Dust ramp, 8

F
Face vise, 20-23
   for cutting tenons, 84
Fillister plane, 140-143
Finishing nails, 144
Firmer blades, 126
Flathead screws, 146-147
Flush cabinet doors, 96-98
Fore end, 130
Fore planes, 133-134
Framing square, 121
Frog, 130-131
Front vises, 16-23
   iron, 16-18
   patternmaker's, 18-20
   wooden, 20-23
Furniture making
   accessories for, 104-106
   workbench for, 102-104

G
General woodworking, workbench for, 102-103
Guitar making and repairing, 118-119

H
Heel, 130
Hold-downs
   for carving in the round, 109-111
   for chairmaking, 115
   for dovetailing, 85-86
   for furniture making, 104
   for mortising, 82-83
   for mounting tools and jigs, 89-90
   for routing, 88-89
   use of, 69-71
Holdfasts, 69
Horn, 131

I
Iron vises
    cutting dovetails with, 85-86
    cutting tenons with, 84
    description of, 16-18

J
Jack plane, 133
Jigs, router
    for cutting dovetails, 99-100
    for cutting square dog holes, 61-63
Joiner's bench, description of, 11
Joiner's bench, making a, 27-35
    accessories for, 27
    adapting, 28
    base, building a, 35-38
    bench top, building a, 32-34
    bill of materials, 29
    dog holes, drilling, 34-35
    finishes for, 32
    hardware list, 29
    materials for, 27
    Veritas twin-screw vise, installing, 39-40
Jointer plane, 133-134
Joints, making, 82-86
    dovetails, 85-86
    mortises, 82-84
    tenons, 84-85
Jorgensen hold-down, 70
Jorgensen vise, 17

L
Lateral adjusting lever, 130-131
Leg vise, 20-21
Lever cap, 130-131
Lipped cabinet doors, 96-97

M
Magnetic jaw pads, 18-19
Marking gauge, 122-123, 137
Metallic planes, 130-131
   gripping, 135-136
Mill marks, 134
Mitre joints, trimming, 124-126
Mortise-and-tenon joint, 10-11, 82-85, 122-123
Mortise chisel, 137-139
Mortise gauge, 122-123, 137
Mortises, cutting, 82-84, 137-139
Mouth, 130-131

N
Nails, 144-146
Nailset, 146

O
Overlap cabinet doors, 96-97

P
Panel carving, 111-112
Panhead screws, 146-147
Paring, 127-129
Patternmaker's chisels, 126
Patternmaker's vise, 18-20
Phillips screws, 147-148
Plane iron, 130-131
Planing
   and bench stops, 71
   description of, 5-6
   edge-jointing, 78-80
   stance, 135-136
   sticking, 80, 82
   techniques, 134-135
   tools for, 129-136, 140-143
Poppets, 67-69
    for cabriole legs, 105
Post-and-panel base, 8-9
Power-tool operations, 86-89
    belt-sanding, 86-87
    routing, 6, 87-89
Projects, assembling, 89-90

R
Rabbet plane, 140-142
Record hold-down, 71, 104
Record vise, 17
Rope hold-down, 109-111
Roubo, Jacques-Andri, 11
Roundhead screws, 146-147
Routing, 6, 87-89

S
Sanding, 6, 71
Screwdrivers, type of, 147-141
Screws, 146-148
Shaving horse, 116-117
Sheet-metal screws, 148
Shooting boards, 124-126
Shoulder vise
   for classic cabinetmaker's bench, 59, 80-81
   for cutting dovetails, 85-86
   for cutting tenons, 84
   description of, 23
   for edge-jointing, 79
Sjiiberg Swedish workbench, 12-14
Sled-foot base, 8-9
Slotted-head screws, 147
Smooth plane, 134
Sole, 130
Spokeshave, cutting parts with a, 115-116
Square screws, 147-148
Sticking, 80-82
Stock, 130-131
Storage base for workbench,
   building a, 91-101
   bill of materials, 93
   doors, 96-97
   drawers, 97-100
   hardware list, 93
   plans, 92, 94, 95
   pulls, 100-101
Storage board, 65
Straight-blade screws, 147-148
Straight-leg base, 8-9
Surfacing lumber, tools for, 129-136

T
Tail vise
   for belt-sanding, 86
   for classic cabinetmaker's bench, 53-56
   for mortising, 82, 84, 138
   for panel carving, 111
   for planing, 80, 82
   for routing, 88
   substitutes for, 67-68
   traditional, 26, 77
   twin screw, 24-25
   two-dog, 24-25
Tenons, cutting, 84-85, 123-125
Throat,l30-131
Toe, 130-131
Tool trays, 8, 49
Tote, 131
Traditional tail vise, 26
Truss rod, 10-11
Trying plane, 133-134
Try square, 121
Tucker vise, 18-20
    for carving in the round, 108-109
Twin-screw tail vise
   for cutting tenons, 84-85
   description of, 24-25
   for dovetailing, 85
   for furniture making, 102-104
   for guitar making, 118-119
   for routing, 87-88
   for shaping parts with a spokeshave or drawknife, 115-116
Two-dog tail vise, 24-25

U
Ulmia workbenches
   cabinetmaker's bench, 13-14
   hobbyist workbench, 11-12
   master carver's bench, 12-13
   ultimate cabinetmaker's bench,13-14

V
Veneering, 112-114

Veritas hold-down, 69-70, 77, 89, 104, 118
Veritas workbench, 12-13
Vises
   front, 16-23
   tai1,23-26

W
Wedge bench stop
   description of, 72-74
   for mortising, 84
   for planing, 78-79
Wonder dog, 67, 89, 90
Wooden planes, 130-132
   gripping, 135-137
Workbench
   accessories for, 65-77
   bench tools for, 120-143
   building your own, 13-15
   classic cabinetmaker's, building a, 41-65
   joiner's, building a, 27-35
   materials for, 7
   mounting tools and jigs to, 89-90
   for specialty work, 102-120
   storage space for, 91-101
   types of, 11-13
   using a, 5-11, 78-90

Y
Y adjusting lever, 130-131

Z
Zero backlash, 133


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