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  1. oldetoolworkshop

    Workbench build with Roubo Straighteners

    Hi all, Just checked around the web to see if anyone has used this method of laminating and face joining a workbench top. The Roubo straightener I am referring to is shown on my blog here: http://oldetoolworkshop.com/2017/12/19/roubo-to-the-rescue/ Has anyone out there used this method or...
  2. F

    Looking for Someone To Make Me A Benchcrafted Roubo

    I have drastically downsized my shop recently and am moving to an all hand tool setup. I would really like a Benchcrafted Roubo with all of the bells and whistles. I also would like the full benchtop moxon vise that they have on their website. The problem is I no longer have the machinery to...
  3. Timmy

    Roubo Bookstand ~ Part One

    My Blog Entry Here. The Roubo bookstand. It is one piece that truly fascinates me. Why? Perhaps it is the wooden hinge or the fact that the entire piece is made from one section of wood. The curves and the overall shape give it a look the outdoes anything with metal hardware. They are fun to...
  4. PeteM

    Roubo's Folding Bookstand

    Has anyone else made one of these? My plan was to make a few of these for Christmas presents. It turned out to be way more work than I thought; and it didn't come out very good. So I now have another piece of shop art and am looking for another idea for presents. Anyway here it is...
  5. KenOfCary

    Roubo Workbench - More Progress

    Final fitting of the legs and stretchers - Take 2. View image in gallery How we got there from the last update. First we used the Mortising Attachment for the drill press to make the mortises in the legs. View image in gallery View image in gallery[/center] After that was...
  6. KenOfCary

    Roubo Workbench - More Progress

    I finally got back to working on the Roubo Bench. So far I've got the 2 back legs fitted into their dovetails / mortises. View image in gallery Lesson learned. Don't use the 100 year old antique Mallet to pound in the legs, that's a job for the 2 pound brass hammer and a 2x4. (I was able...
  7. KenOfCary

    Roubo Workbench - Work in progress

    Some have asked to see pictures of the Roubo workbench that I've been working on for a few months. It is based on a 5"x18" Maple Slab for the top. The Slab was obtained locally from saw4you here on the web site. Jack has a lot of really nice Maple if you're in need of some. Here is what it...
  8. scsmith42

    The "Roubo" slab milling event

    Wow - what an incredible day! A number of NCWW members, family and friends gathered at the farm on Saturday to participate in milling up some quartersawn red oak slabs for "Roubo" style workbenches. This event, hosted by NCWW member David Keller and I, utilized two different sawmills, a dried...
    • scsmith42
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  9. scsmith42

    Roubo Workbench top event postponed due to weather

    In case you were planning to attend and miss the other thread, the Roubo-style workbench top milling event planned for Saturday February 5 has been postponed due to weather. It's been raining here at the farm all day today, and the forecast is for the rains to continue up until late morning...
  10. scsmith42

    Slabs for Roubo style workbenches

    Would anybody be interested in a slab top to build a Roubo style workbench from? I have a massive red oak slab that I milled a couple of years ago - it is 14" thick, 4' wide and 6' long, and fellow NCWW member David Keller and I have been discussing milliing it into some smaller, Roubo sized...
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    • roubo slabs style workbenches
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    • Forum: Wood
  11. AAAndrew

    Well, Roubo is just about finished.

    I have pretty much finished the bench. I still have the deadman to make, but once I got the leg vise made, it's real to me. And since nothing exists unless there are pictures, here are some. I write about the process of making it in much more detail than you'd ever want, in my blog...
  12. 02blues

    who has built a roubo bench?

    Just out of curiosity how many of you have built a roubo bench? I recently finished mine and read of another in the "calling all neander" thread who was just finishing one. I have been very happy with mine. If anyone would like a plan reference I would be happy to pass on the info or any...
  13. Shamrock

    How They Did It- For Roubo Bench

    Hey Folks- Found another way to prolong the completion of the Roubo Bench.:widea: I read about this technique on the back cover of Fine Woodworking a few months ago and figured the coffin vise would be a good place for a carved image-so here we go. 1st I made a LARGE photo copy of the image...
  14. Shamrock

    Roubo Bench-The top and the bottom meet!-Finally

    Well, it was bound to happen sooner or LATER, I'm finally starting to make good progress on this puppy. After the last post(where I actually glued up the bottom section-the base) I had to place it on the top to mark out the location of the BIG mortises: After that I drilled them out with a...
  15. Shamrock

    Roubo Bench-(mini update)

    Hey Folks- Even though the Maloof Rocker is the main focus right now(more pics on that Thurs) I have completed a few notable tasks on the bench. So here it goes: Built the new sawhorses (or shop boxes from Woodworking Mag) Here they be done: Once those were done, got the Woodwrangler (how...
  16. Shamrock

    Roubo Bench - Weeks #1 & 2

    1st question : What comes 1st the chicken or the egg? Woodworking translation: How do you build something flat with no flat surface to build it on? So my 1st task was to build some torsion boxes to glue the laminations for the top/legs/stretchers: 2nd question : Is finding quality southern...

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