A traditional 72" long French Roubo woodworking bench built from 8/4 hard maple, featuring a split top with removable tool gap-filler/ruler shelf, an integrated heavy-duty twin-screw front vise, drawbored mortise-and-tenon base trestles, and a standardized 3/4" bench dog hole matrix.
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Dimensions: {"unit":"in","depth":24,"width":72,"height":36}
Materials
- 8/4 Hard Maple (S2S rough 1.75" thick, surfaced to 1.75" x 3.5" for lamination)
- 4/4 Hard Walnut (S4S 0.75" x 3.5")
- 4/4 Hard Maple or Ash (S4S 0.75" x 3.0")
- 3/8" Straight-Grained White Oak Dowel Rods
Tools Required
- Table Saw (3HP+ recommended for 8/4 maple rip cuts)
- 12" Miter Saw
- 13" Surface Planer
- 8" Jointer
- Router with 1/2" straight shank bit & plunge base
- Drill Press with 3/4" Forstner bit & 3/8" brad point bit
- No. 7 Jointer Plane (or No. 5 Jack Plane for slab flattening)
- Winding Sticks & 48" Precision Straightedge
- Pipe Clamps (8x 48" length minimum)
- Drawbore Pin / Barrel Dowel Tool