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Announcing our January 2012 Workbench of the Month

Jan 1, 2012

Announcing our January 2012 Workbench of the Month
For this workbench I used mostly 8/4 European beech, which was cheaper than Eastern hard maple at my local wood retailer in Seattle. Strangely, 8/4 was cheaper than 6/4, which I used for the 4”cross pieces of the base. The…
Announcing our December 2011 Workbench of the Month

Dec 1, 2011

Announcing our December 2011 Workbench of the Month
Good day mate! This is my school project that’s taken me 9 months to build and I’m very proud of it !! I made decision to build an an 18th century Roubo French traditional workbench. This design originally was created…
Announcing our November 2011 Workbench of the Month

Nov 1, 2011

Announcing our November 2011 Workbench of the Month
Details: Top: Doug Fir 6x8s, Legs: Doug Fir 6x6s, Leg Vise Chop: Cherry Comments: This bench was built out of Doug Fir supplied by Shannon Rogers from the Hand Tool School and has a Benchcrafted Tail Vise with your Lake…
Announcing our October 2011 Workbench of the Month

Oct 1, 2011

Announcing our October 2011 Workbench of the Month
Dear Lake Erie Toolworks, I recently finished a Roubo style workbench, heavily patterned after those built by Christopher Schwarz. Here are some of the details. Bench Stats: Top: 26” x 7’ 6” x 5 ½” Legs: 5 ½” x 6”…
Announcing our August 2011 Workbench of the Month

Aug 1, 2011

Announcing our August 2011 Workbench of the Month
Gentlemen, The centerpiece of my (crowded) workshop is my recently finished Roubo-style work table starring the Lake Erie Toolworks vise Screw Kit. The kit is installed through the 5 1/4 inch square leg which is attached with mortise & tenon…
Announcing our July 2011 Workbench of the Month

Jul 1, 2011

Announcing our July 2011 Workbench of the Month
The Bench top is reclaimed high school shop class bench top which was cleaned of screws, nails, and graffiti. The base is made from douglas fir timbers salvaged from the same school when it was torn down. They are beautiful,…
Announcing our May 2011 Workbench of the Month

May 1, 2011

Announcing our May 2011 Workbench of the Month
Sir, Attached are photos of my "Robo/Christopher Schwarz" inspired workbench. The top is 24 x 84" x 2 1/4" Birch. Legs and strechers are hard maple. Strechers (2 1/2" x 5") are drawbored mortise and tenon into the legs. Legs…
Announcing our April 2011 Workbench of the Month

Apr 1, 2011

Announcing our April 2011 Workbench of the Month
Dear Sirs, Attached are photos of my recently completed "Roubo" work bench. You will notice one of your screws on the leg vice. It is 6 feet long, not including the tail vice, 20 inches wide and the top is…
Announcing our March 2011 Workbench of the Month

Mar 1, 2011

Announcing our March 2011 Workbench of the Month
While you can do great work on saw horses and a hollow core door, I guarantee you will wish you had built or bought a good workbench once you own one. I'm glad I chose Lake Erie for my leg…
Announcing our February 2011 Workbench of the Month

Feb 1, 2011

Announcing our February 2011 Workbench of the Month
Nick: Attached are some photos of my Roubo that I have recently completed 12/01/2010. This thing is a beast. Weighs close to 360 pounds, 90 inches long, 28 inches wide, and the top is 5.25 inches thick. Made it out…

Dec 1, 2010

Announcing our December 2010 Workbench of the Month
It was great to meet you guys at Woodworking in America. As I promised, here are the photos of my workbench. I finally got the finish on it to make it more photogenic. :-) Take care. Dimensions: 100" x 33…
Announcing our November 2010 Workbench of the Month

Nov 1, 2010

Announcing our November 2010 Workbench of the Month
Attached are a couple of photos of a Roubo bench I built this summer. My first attempt at something like this. And, of course I used a Lake Erie Vise Screw. I used 4X6s for the legs and oak boards…
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