The Roubo is “done”

My new bench was made mostly with handtools following the general principles from the Workbench books by Christopher Schwarz.  The legs are 6x6s from Home Depot, the top is 8/4 Beech and 8/4 Maple, with an additional layer of pine 2x6s for added thickness.  The stringers and the shelf are pine 2×6 or 2×4.

Overall it has been a success.  I definitely learned a ton doing making it, but that will be the subject of another post.

The leg vice uses the wood screws that I made earlier; all total it can crush something about 6″ thick before I run out of threads.

Like all major projects this one is pretty much never ending.  I’m going to finish drilling the line of bench dog holes as I need them.  Also I’m going to put on a planing stop just past the leg vice on the end.

The bench has not had any finish applied as I live in a wintery state and until I can open up the windows… it will stay unfinished.