The majority of woodworking benches are free standing and made from solid lumber so they are very sturdy. you are going to be banging and sawing lumber on here into the future so it must be strong.. I also have your second bench book, (lol at the big kitchen table bench), and read it fully. in my humble opinion, i think they have it about 90% right but what they got wrong is really wrong, to my taste.. In the workbench book, scott landis examines benches for all kinds of woodworking -- from a traditional shaker bench to a mass-produced workmate. there are benches for cabinetmakers, boatbuilders, carvers, and country chairmakers..
The workbench design book, author, christopher schwarz - christopher schwarz books sold at highland woodworking.. Building a traditional workbench by keith s. rucker e-mail: krucker@friendlycity.net if you are going to use hand tools in your woodworking, perhaps the most important tool to have is not the tools themselves but a good bench to do your work on. when i first started to set up. Workbenches: from design and theory to construction and use (popular woodworking) [christopher schwarz] on amazon.com. *free* shipping on qualifying offers. two centuries of workbench wisdom in one book! with this book, your very first workbench will do everything you need it to do—possibly for the rest of your woodworking career!.