GREAT Bench. CHEAP Wood.
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2022
- I show how to make a huge workbench with 2x6 construction lumber. This sucker is totally legit and super stout with all drawbored mortise and tenons.
I wanted a change from my Nicholson style bench and came up with this. The design inspiration is from benchcrafted bench, roubo, anarchist, and Bob and Dave's good fast and cheap bench.
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www.franksworkbench.net
**TOOLS LINKS**
My hand plane - amzn.to/3PO9GeC
My Block plane - amzn.to/3oMLayx
Circular Saw - amzn.to/3pqRBYV
Thickness planer - amzn.to/3M7cXnX
Delta Table Saw - amzn.to/3vsdI5i
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square awl - amzn.to/3q8UjAT
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Liquid Hide Glue (old brown glue) - amzn.to/3a8tzut
Green Honing Compound - amzn.to/3cQNBtM
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I upgraded the vise jaw in a huge way, check it out!
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Can you make one with just hand tools using no power tools so I can kind of see how much work it will go into
Thanks for this video. I've been referencing it. Can I ask, what kind of inset tail vise do you use?
I don't get people that want thin benches. I like making outdoor things like Adirondack chairs and raised flower beds. All these things are 24-28 inches wide. When I made my bench I only made it 24 wide so, for now, I keep a 3/4 piece of 4'x3' MDF to lay on top of my bench when I'm making something that is wider. It's a PAIN IN THE ... when I move and set up again I'm going to make a new bench that's probably a full 36 inches wide. That way I can the chairs and swing things around with less fear of them falling off.
Is there a build sheet? Materials list and cut sheet?!?!
This is possibly the most satisfying wordworking ive watched on RUclips...visusls spot on, narration spot on, snd the sound of wood being planed, like music..
Yup, kinda sad it ended :)
This is a really good video, but I think you should make another one about the design. I see you were working on a Nicholson bench before. What made you switch? Why did you choose this design? Why 2x6s for the top? You did a good job of explaining the 30" top, but many other details are interesting to talk about. I'd also like to see the bench in action. How does it handle common operations?
Thanks brotha, big fan of your channel and message! Love a Nicholson and personally don't think it can be matched for speed and effectiveness. This is a beefy one sort of like a Roubo or the Benchcrafted bench. I wanted more material for flattening the top, less bounce, and no apron. Unlike most benches similar to this, the front rail is higher, this allows sliding a ~18" high tool chest and/or saw bench underneath, which is practically a requirement for my space (and neither of which I have as of yet LOL). Appreciate your feedback!
Good feedback you too!! Good to BOTH of ya!!
Excellent feedback. Myself, having “apprenticed” under Paul Sellers, I too started with a Nicholson bench same as Paul’s and then switched to a Roubo. I’m now considering a Shaker?
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@@FranksWorkbench so is there less bounce than a 4” top with an apron? That seems surprising
Nice work Frank. Great emphasis on hand tools over power tools, showing focus on skill and accuracy.
Workmanship and thinking ahead are the parts i take away from this video. Sure to be reflected on my next adventure which should be a doghouse and then a big workbench for woodwork. Thank you for spending the extra time and editing and producing such valuable content.
Damn nice build. I want to get into woodworking, but don't have the space or finances for it. This makes me want to really get into it more. My Grandfather was woodworking all the way into his 70's, and the things that man made always amazed me.
Good to know I'm not the only one who signs my projects in blood
I’m currently building my first workbench, I’ve probably seen every workbench build on RUclips and this is definitely my favorite.
Well done!
Thank you!
Fantastic!!
I will forever look at 2x6 with a new appreciation.
Just finished building my first workbench using your design and process as a guide. Mine had to be built to fit the limited space I have, and is just a touch under 2 feet by 4 feet, with a 2 1/4" thick laminated surface. I'm still in shock that I built something this sturdy! Thank you for sharing, no other video was even close to being as helpful as yours!
Glad it worked well for you and thank you very much for the generosity!
Excellent build. I plan to follow most of your plan for my build in the next two weeks. Thanks for the info!
Great job! I love being able to use construction grade lumber to make beautiful furniture (or a work bench).
Wow … that is an incredible work bench … and inspiring to watch a skill craftsman at work … thanks for sharing!! 🙏
Really liked this. I’m just getting into woodworking, and I really appreciate that you use hand tools and power tools. Whatever is the best tool for the job. I also appreciate you telling us exactly what glues you are using. As a neophyte, I need all the explaining you can provide! What I like most about this is you make me believe I could actually build this. I love the instant mortises created through lamination.
It's a beautiful bench. But of course nobody here in the audience can actually build anything close to that. We can build it with lag bolts, and 4x4 posts, and some plywood on the top. But not many people, except professional antique furniture builders, can make something like that with a chisel and hand planes. It can be done, but the precision of this particular bench, it looks completely machine made, and laser cut. Seriously the highest build quality ever. I am inspired to build a bench now, but I'm going to try to be realistic about using conventional dado cut joints, not a hand chisel.
I like to see basic tools since I’m also just getting into woodworking the videos with the joiners and planners as well has band saws, are just to much
@@starseeddeluxe Give yourself. credit for possessing talent and the ability to develop same by using hand tools to build this bench. Wager you can do this. Most mistakes made in a wood project can be corrected with a bit of thought.
You are quite the craftsman. I enjoyed watching all the detail work that others might not do, but sure made it pretty.
For my skill level, this is great!
I like Jay's bench. A lot. I like this one too. Plans purchased! Thank you!!
How nice to see someone using hand planes. You can really hear them `sing` as you use them.
Very nice build and documentation, well done, look forward to doing something similar to this in the future! Thank you!
Really enjoyed this video. I’m getting ready to build my first workbench and I think I’m going to build it like yours. Thanks
Truely excellent from a craftsman. I particularly like the way you did the mortice and tenons. Also the stirdy thickness of the bench top. A heavy solid work bench. Thanks.
Thank you much!
These video's man...everything is being explained and build for people with tons of experience, knowledge and expensive equipement.
What a great build. Amazing how professional it looks just from 2x6!
It is amazing to see that most times there is a much simpler way to do things without a power tool. Very well done
As always great video, excellent tutorial and superb craftsmanship Frank!
Appreciate your hand tool abilities. I like how you, also, chamfer the bottoms of your legs. That is often overlooked. Very nice bench.
Loving the lamination approach for the construction.
Incredible ! This guy is amazing... don't think Ive ever seen sharper blades
That looks pretty good for construction wood! Also I love that you use both hand and power tools to very good effect. Cool video
I love your style my brother
Really enjoyed watching you getting stuff done
I built a workbench pretty much exactly like this 30 years ago and am still using it to this day. that is almost every day use as a professional woodworker. this is a good design you will not regret building it.
Great video. Just getting into woodworking, and learned lots. Thanks!
it was a joy watching you make this! I definitely need to invest in some hand planes, you made very good use of them here. Cheers!
Excellent bench design and build. 👍👍
My first benches were made of construction lumber. My main bench is made entirely of Ash, which is great. The last bench I built is made of construction lumber.
If I had it to do over again, I would skip the more expensive Ash and go straight to the construction lumber, preferably Douglas Fir for the frame and Southern Yellow Pine for the top. I'd use the best parts of 2x12s that I selected as carefully as I could to weed out wind, cracks, bad knots, heavy moisture content, etc.
Well done! Thanks.
P.S. I have used Crubber in my bench vises for years now. It works great.
Perfection & precision!!!
Bravo
Mister, it must be tons of talent and experience to work a plane like that.
Mad Respect from this metalworker.
Fantastic work. Beautiful table. I am going to build the same table. You sure make it look easy.
Impressed with the hearing protection, then saw no eye protection. Great video and explanation!
That was a truly great build, and I admire the way you work. Lots for me to steal from.
Having attained an age of 60 years and that too as a professional ophthalmologist, I learnt that putting one hundred percent of your self is lovable to watch and that others can put their energies again in a composed manner and create a master piece which you rightly did
I learned something new on this video. I've only recently begun to use Hand planes so this will be a great way to use them to get the mortices correct. I never realised this was a good way to do it.. U can tell I'm relatively new to this whole game but I love it man. Keep up the awesome content..
Enfin du travail manuel avec des outils à main de qualité et une excellente maîtrise artisanale
Félicitations
Cutting out the notch and glueing the legs together to create a mortise blew my mind lol what a great build. Liked and subbed 👍🏻
right on man, thank you!!
Fantastic work !! This bench is a TANK !!
Too nice to work on needs to be on display in a museum lol !! Great work & A big Fan
Awesome ingenuity with the mortise and tenons! Prefabrication using precut lumber is an excellent solution when you don’t have the tools. They’ll also be just as strong and they look precise. Well done, I subscribed, and I want one!!
When you don't have tools? Dude literally used a holy trinity of jointer, planer and a contractor saw. It's cheaper to own handsaw, trim saw, mallet, jackplane and chisels.
Am so impressed with workmanship. Youve done it with ease; with the technique, It seemed so easy for you. Wish could do it myself.
Thank you very much!
Fantastic looking bench. Great work sir. 👍
Great video. The shavings you getvoff those planes are soooo satisfying
Looks perfect for what I need! Plans purchased! Thank you
What an awesome job you did there!
All I can say is - You are good! That is some master woodworking.
I think I am going to need a workbench to build that workbench. Great video, traditional craftsmanship,beautiful. Greetings from Holland.
Wow. A beauty. As a beginner to hand planes, I can't imagine flattening something as big as that bench top.
Thanks my friend! I really shouldn't have said flatten in the video, it was a poor use of words on my part. With the boards all machined and glued up with cauls to keep it flat, it was really just a matter of planning off all the glue squeeze out and cleaning up the surface after that.
You’re an incredible craftsman, enjoyed the video.
satisfying. so nice to see handmade products in this world. i would buy
This is outstanding work!
Scraping that glue off the old bench was the most satisfying thing I think I've ever seen.
Great looking bench. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for sharing your finish formula.
I liked your practical approach with the use of timber thats the width of your mortice & tenons,ive thought about using that system it has to be time saving, nice share.
Nice bench. I love how you use your hand tools. I learn a lot just watching! Thanks.
Thank you!
beautiful work
Wow....Great video. I'm just completing my first workbench construction and already I want to work on this. Just subscribed.
Haha thanks man!
51 years old and NEVER thought about using multiple pieces of wood for those joins.... Totally replacing my workbench. Thanks for the awesome video.
I like your mixed use of power tools and non-power tools
Dude...your chamfering with the planer was awesome. I wish I just knew the basics of using a planer.
Beautiful work
As I've already said, enjoying your style and content, so much.
Glad you enjoy it!
30” wide sounds great! Mine is 24” and there are so many times I wish it were wider. When I saw the thumbnail of this video I thought I was looking at my own bench😀. It’s been a great bench!
Awesome job..! I especially love your mortising idea on the legs… very clever. 😎👌
thanks!
Great job. I'll absolutely take some tips from this video today.
Awesome Build Man. 💪😎
beautiful job!
Superb job. Thank you!
I liked the way you work.
Nice bench, helps having a full wood working work shop set up, not your average diy experience
Really nice work.
very nicely done!
That was awesome!
I saw this title and assumed it would be a bench I could build as my first ever bench. Then I got an absolute masterclass in attention to detail and craftsmanship, which was a beautiful lesson in things I didn't know. This was awesome.
I appreciate it!!
BEAUTIFUL JOB, I WISH THAT I HAD YOUR TOOLS !!
First time watching and I subscribed immediately.
You do a great job of making your videos. Good lighting,
good camera angles, you show enough actual woodworking
to keep it interesting without showing the same operation
repeated ad nauseum. Your verbal description is equally stunning,
Fast paced with great diction. I’m a 74 year old woodworker.
Been making sawdust over 50 years now. I’ve made dental office
cabinetry, kitchen cabinets, furniture, bookcases, children’s toys
and literally mountains of sawdust. My barn isn’t heated so all
winter long I work on designs and sharpening chiseled and planes.
On the first day above 60 degrees I head out to the barn to run an oak
board thru my table saw. The barn fills with the scent of freshly cut
white oak and I’m in heaven.
Yes! Nothing beats the scent of fresh cut white oak! Thanks for the kind words, very glad to have you as a subscriber!!
Ditto here, 1st encounter & sub'd on the spot. Very simple, effective and no frills approach is what we all wanna see.
@@FranksWorkbench and no stupid music - just good video and explanation on what's happening or going to happen!
Making sawdust, that's classic scripture Mark I'm gauna have to "borrow" that phrase, I have to disagree about the oak scent though, fresh cut pine scent does it for me it takes me back to my papa's workshop when I was very young .
Videos like this remind me that I love being a carpenter 👍
Beautiful!
Beautiful job
I really like the bench i need to make me some. Great video thanks Carl from Florida
You make hand planing look simple. It's never been that smooth for me!
Oh!
Yeah this video is so unreal. Everything is done so easily, it is surreal. I have to believe that this man is one of the best woodworkers on RUclips. I've watched hundreds of videos, and nobody has ever made the hand work look this fast.
This is pretty much 100% the work bench I've been thinking of. thicc and cheap, assembled easy but effective
wow such a craftsmanship!
I made one of these in 2016 and am still using it for other projects, i butcher blocked the top so it wound up being about 3 inches thick after rounding the edges and final flattening. No faxteners, i used 3 quarter inch dowels and draw tenons to fasten. I then put a box with four drawers under it between the supports.
That’s amazing dude
Really helpful thanks. Subscribed.
I think this may be my favorite workbench video on RUclips. Thanks for taking the time to put it together and post.
Marvellous build.
Really good job on this. I like your combination of power and hand tools--it's much like what I try to do. The design is clean, simple, practical, strong and attractive. I liked it so much that I clicked "like" 3 times!
Thank you very much!
great production all around (bench and video). that bench is built like a tank. subbed...
Awesome, thanks!
That scrub plane makes things sooooo much easier 👍
thanks for another outstanding video
Your handsaw skills/techniques reminded me of my Dad's. It's how I learned how to use a handsaw.
Great video!