Workbenches: from Design and Theory to Construction and Use - Hardcover

Schwarz, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558708405 ISBN 13: 9781558708402

Publisher: Betterway Books, 2008

Synopsis

Two Centuries of Workbench Wisdom in One Book!

With this book, your very first workbench will do everything you need it to do―possibly for the rest of your woodworking career!

Encompassing years of historical research and real-world trials, Christopher Schwarz boils down centuries of the history and engineering of workbenches into basic ideas that all woodworkers can use.

• Learn how to design your own world-class workbench
• Learn the fundamental rules of good workbench design that have been largely forgotten
• Learn how to build an inexpensive and practical bench that hasn't been in widespread use for over 100 years
• Learn how to properly use any workbench

These old-school benches are simpler than modern benches, easier to build and perfect for both power and hand tools.

Beginning woodworkers can build either of these benches. The technical drawings are clear and show every detail. Using the step-by-step instructions, you will be amazed at how easily these workbenches can be constructed.

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Title: Workbenches( From Design & Theory to Construction & Use) <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: ChristopherSchwarz <>Publisher: PopularWoodworkingBooks

Synopsis:

Every workbench should be able to easily work the edges, faces and ends of boards. But most benches built during the last 100 years fail on at least one of these tasks. This book dives deep into the historical records of the 18th and 19th centuries and breathes new life into traditional designs that were fantastic to use. These old-school benches are simpler than modern benches, easier to build and perfect for both power and hand tools.The reader will learn the fundamental rules of good workbench design that have been largely forgotten. The book explains all of the complex vises and ways of holding work so the reader can understand what they do. And it shows you how to use this knowledge to design a workbench any reader will love, using two venerable designs as basic skeletons. Unlike other books on the topic, this one isn't a tour of unusual or beautiful workbenches. Instead it's essential reading for anyone who likes to get their hands dirty in their workshop.

About this edition

• Publisher: Betterway Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1558708405
• ISBN 13: 9781558708402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144