Hi all,
I am making a new sort of hybrid French/Roubo bench. Big stout base and thick top with a wagon vise on one end and a leg vise. This is my first one and am building this out of HD 2x6x8. With the lumber in mind and a 4 inch top, would 24" overhang on each end be ok and not cause the benchtop to dip on the ends?
I ask this because I originally planned on having the top be 65"x20" and built the base 46" long, but now I have decide that I want to use the whole 8' of lumber for the top. Just need to know if this base will be usable, or if I need to rebuild?
Thanks!
I am making a new sort of hybrid French/Roubo bench. Big stout base and thick top with a wagon vise on one end and a leg vise. This is my first one and am building this out of HD 2x6x8. With the lumber in mind and a 4 inch top, would 24" overhang on each end be ok and not cause the benchtop to dip on the ends?
I ask this because I originally planned on having the top be 65"x20" and built the base 46" long, but now I have decide that I want to use the whole 8' of lumber for the top. Just need to know if this base will be usable, or if I need to rebuild?
Thanks!