Jonathan has been working hard for the past 3 weeks on a beautiful Roubo workbench complete with Benchcrafted Hardware. This bench is a custom order and is certainly the envy of any woodworker. I am wishing that it were mine! Here are a few pictures of Jonathan building it. The main structure of the bench […]
While I’ve been waiting for my wood to dry for my chair job, I’ve been working hard to try to finish up a couple of workbenches that I started a couple of months ago. They are for different students that have taken classes from us. In fact, one of the benches will be going all […]
We just completed our workbench course, making 4 wonderful benches complete with hard maple tops and bases. We chose a quick release front vise as well as a wagon style tail vise. Tim, our apprentice, made his bench reversed to accommodate his left hand preference! This was a small group of dedicated guys, and this […]
Some of you may have been wondering what has happened, since I have not written in a while. The truth be told, I tend to get so busy and wrapped up in other projects that my writing just gets pushed to the back burner. But it’s certainly not because there is nothing to write about, […]
I’ve been meaning to write about a couple Roubo workbenches that I just finished but Jameel over at Benchcrafted beat me to it! I am grateful for his kind words and for taking the time to write the blog and put up the pictures. Check out the latest blog entry by Benchcrafted. If you […]
In this video, Frank goes over in detail the various features and functions of one the recent Roubo workbenches he completed for a client. Enjoy a close-up look at a beautiful piece of furniture, while also learning some of the many ways a workbench can be used to help the craftsman.
I wanted to update everyone on our Roubo Workbench class. We all survived if you’re wondering why it’s taken so long to hear about it. I will say that it was fairly intense for all 10 days, but the students did leave the classroom with finished benches by 5 pm on Thursday. Please remember that […]
I wanted to update everyone on our Roubo Workbench class. We all survived if you’re wondering why it’s taken so long to hear about it. I will say that it was fairly intense for all 10 days, but the students did leave the classroom with finished benches by 5 pm on Thursday. Please remember that […]
Well as promised we have posted a new Roubo workbench class! It is scheduled to start October 16th 2017. It will be a 10 day class and cost $3,850 including all the hardware. I am still working on developing the Windsor chair class, and also hoping to have some shorter classes available very soon on handy […]
I just wanted to let everyone know we had quite a number of people interested in the roubo workbench class. So I am trying to have the class planned and scheduled before the end of this month. Jonathan