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workbenches are a necessity in every00:00:02
Workshop no matter how basic or complex00:00:05
the rubo workbench is one of the most00:00:07
popular workbenches amongst Woodworkers00:00:09
around the world but not much has00:00:11
changed since its conception several00:00:13
hundred years ago my goal in this video00:00:15
is to reinvent this classic bench but00:00:17
nothing could prepare me for the level00:00:19
of detail that went into this piece in00:00:22
fact this is the most complicated thing00:00:24
I've ever made more difficult than this00:00:27
this and this what you're about to see00:00:30
is 2 and 1/2 months of meticulous work00:00:33
which has resulted in possibly the most00:00:34
over-the-top workbench you've ever00:00:36
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seen if it ain't broke don't fix it this00:00:47
is the sentiment I agree with to a point00:00:50
why waste time and energy on something00:00:52
that doesn't need it but this can00:00:54
sometimes lead us to overlook potential00:00:56
improvements a common view with00:00:58
traditional workbenches is that they've00:01:00
been around for centuries so their00:01:01
workholding Solutions are tried and true00:01:04
and traditional joinery is still00:01:06
relevant today if you choose to use it00:01:08
so why bother changing the features of a00:01:10
workbench I feel like this confines our00:01:13
creativity to what's already available00:01:15
it can limit imagination and slow down00:01:18
one's progress I'm at a point in my00:01:20
career where I don't want to be hindered00:01:22
in any way I want to get my ideas out00:01:25
immediately without any fuss so I want00:01:27
this workbench to be packed full of00:01:29
every possible feature I can think of in00:01:31
order to work as efficiently as possible00:01:34
so let's now figure out all the00:01:36
different features for the new00:01:38
workbench so this is my current setup it00:01:42
does have a tail Vie which I like so00:01:44
let's add that to the list it also has a00:01:47
leg style Vice which I like apart from00:01:50
the hardware but let's add a leg Vice to00:01:53
the list as well another thing that I00:01:54
dislike about this setup is the dogs now00:01:57
I have a single dog that goes into one00:01:59
of the these holes depending on the00:02:00
length of the piece of wood but these00:02:02
holes fill up with sawdust so another00:02:04
thing I want to add to the list is popup00:02:06
dogs other clamping Solutions I'm after00:02:08
is to be able to clamp flat panels00:02:10
without any interference to the face the00:02:12
ability to clamp tapered legs now I00:02:15
think a Mox and vice will do this quite00:02:17
well although I do think there'll be an00:02:18
issue with racking but we can sort those00:02:21
issues out00:02:22
later I also need to clamp unusual00:02:24
shaped pieces like you may have seen in00:02:26
my curved bench seat these types of00:02:28
pieces are very difficult to clamp as00:02:30
there's no flat surfaces bunch of Curves00:02:33
and different angles so we'll have to00:02:34
figure out a solution for that I'm also00:02:36
after a dedicated spot for measuring and00:02:39
marking tools so I think a tool tray00:02:41
will suit me well for this bench another00:02:43
big feature for this bench is I want it00:02:44
to be on Wheels so it can be easily00:02:46
maneuvered around the workshop so I'm00:02:48
going to have to come up with some00:02:49
hidden wheel solution within the base of00:02:51
the rubo workbench a few other things00:02:53
that I'm after is a pop-up plane stop00:02:55
sliding dead man I also want this00:02:57
workbench to look good so I'm thinking00:02:59
of using some contrasting Woods some00:03:02
custom hardware and some custom00:03:04
dovetails now rubo workbenches tend to00:03:06
come in full tops or split tops now I00:03:09
like both of these so I've got to figure00:03:11
out a way to try and incorporate both00:03:13
into this rubo design okay so that is00:03:15
the long list of features for this bench00:03:17
so let's get into00:03:21
it I've decided to build this bench out00:03:23
of hard maple a big thank you to Britain00:03:26
Timbers for supplying the maple for this00:03:27
workbench you can check out their00:03:29
website below for some quality00:03:30
information about different Timber00:03:35
species so I'm currently working on the00:03:38
bench top this is where you're going to00:03:40
see the full top and the split top come00:03:42
together you're also going to see the00:03:44
beginning of the vice that will clamp00:03:46
all those unusual shapes I'm after the00:03:49
idea behind this Vie has been inspired00:03:51
by a shoulder style Vice which is00:03:53
commonly used on Scandinavian style00:03:55
benches but it has an extra feature that00:03:58
makes it incredibly vers at00:04:10
all this groove has a dovetail profile00:04:14
that will allow me to slide in different00:04:15
shaped plates that can be custom made to00:04:18
fit whatever piece I'm working on I have00:04:20
somewhat of a universal plate at this00:04:22
point which you will see later00:04:26
on now this style of Vice has a lot of00:04:29
force that pushes away from the00:04:31
workpiece and even though all these00:04:32
laminations are strong once glued00:04:34
together the clamping force of this Vice00:04:37
will separate the boards from one00:04:38
another over time so I've added some00:04:41
threaded Rod through the benchtop that00:04:43
allows me to loosen and tighten the00:04:45
tension as the seasons00:04:49
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change it was surprising just how time00:04:54
consuming this part of the build was the00:04:56
preparation for each one of these00:04:58
individual boards took a lot of time as00:05:00
I wanted to ensure that were not only00:05:02
dead flat but also I wanted to release00:05:05
as much of the tension in each board as00:05:07
possible this step is incredibly00:05:09
important if you want to end up with a00:05:11
dead flat top once everything is00:05:14
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done now I feel like it's important for00:05:19
me to outline what to expect from this00:05:21
bench as I've already had a bunch of00:05:23
comments on Instagram as well as00:05:25
visitors to my shop during the build say00:05:27
that this bench is too nice to use you00:05:30
see people have different theories on00:05:32
what a workbench should be used for and00:05:34
what it should look like many believe00:05:36
that a bench should be simple and00:05:38
shouldn't be elaborate or fancy after00:05:40
all it's a place to work and I agree but00:05:44
I believe a great workpace breeds great00:05:46
work if you're proud of your shop you'll00:05:49
create pieces that you're proud of so00:05:52
let me just say right now this workbench00:05:54
is going to be the Rolls-Royce of00:05:57
workbenches understandably it may not be00:05:59
all that relatable it's expensive and00:06:01
over the top with clamping solutions00:06:03
that may be redundant to some but this00:06:06
bench is intended to be an exploration00:06:08
of ideas and a way to solve some of the00:06:10
issues I face when it comes to producing00:06:13
Furniture the reason for putting so much00:06:15
time and effort into this bench is00:06:17
because this is a representation of my00:06:19
work and the skills that I've developed00:06:21
over the years and what better place to00:06:23
show off my skill set then on the very00:06:25
bench that will be used to create each00:06:27
piece from now on00:06:40
you can see from this SketchUp file just00:06:42
how the bench top is going to work the00:06:44
full top is on the left and the split00:06:46
top is on the right and the split top00:06:48
allows me to extend part of the top00:06:50
beyond the rest of the bench which will00:06:52
all make sense a little later this00:06:55
SketchUp file is available for download00:06:57
over on my patreon I'll leave a link00:06:59
below00:07:20
now that we have the full top and Split00:07:22
Top done it's time to move onto a detail00:07:24
that I've been wanting to try out for a00:07:26
very long time which is one of the more00:07:29
indulgent features of this00:07:31
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bench Dov tails on a rubo play a very00:07:54
important role as once again the pushing00:07:57
pressure from the tail Vice can separate00:07:59
the end cap from the rest of the top so00:08:02
the dovetail needs to help lock this in00:08:04
place the design of these dovetails are00:08:07
purely aesthetic but I've always wanted00:08:08
to create these rounded Dove Tails I'm00:08:11
not sure if there's a name for them but00:08:13
I'm going to refer to them as shark00:08:15
tails from now00:08:16
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on another theory I have on shop00:08:20
furniture and workbenches is that this00:08:23
is a time for you to experiment and try00:08:25
different techniques by no means a00:08:27
dovetail is new to me but creating them00:08:29
with templates certainly is plus00:08:31
understanding the limitations of these00:08:33
sharks tows was interesting as the00:08:35
radius of the curves are important in00:08:37
relation to the tools you own as you're00:08:39
going to need a narrow enough chisel to00:08:41
get right into the sharp00:08:43
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Corners now I mentioned earlier that00:08:54
nothing could prepare me for the level00:08:55
of detail that went into this piece and00:08:58
I'm not just saying that for effective00:08:59
storytelling this bench was 2 and 1/200:09:02
months of non-stop construction which00:09:04
resulted in 25 hours of filmed footage00:09:07
all shot in 4k which totaled 3 Tab and00:09:11
trying to condense all of that00:09:13
information into a single YouTube video00:09:15
isn't easy unfortunately I've had to cut00:09:17
a lot of processes and details out to00:09:20
make this video but if you are00:09:21
interested in seeing each and every step00:09:23
of the construction of this bench I've00:09:25
edited all the footage down into a00:09:27
detailed 3our 12p part series over on00:09:30
patreon with no voice over on music just00:09:33
shop sounds this will give you a much00:09:35
better idea of what's going on for the00:09:37
entirety of this build not to mention00:09:39
the fact that I have a separate00:09:40
45-minute review video on the completed00:09:43
workbench where I discuss each and every00:09:45
feature in00:09:46
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detail now you may be wondering how on00:09:52
Earth could I spend all this time00:09:53
building filming and editing this00:09:55
project when I have a business to run00:09:58
well this is all thanks to these fine00:09:59
folks over on patreon who are allowing00:10:01
me to push my boundaries on pieces like00:10:04
this workbench they've been following00:10:06
along for this entire build as I post00:10:08
update videos and quick tip videos from00:10:10
each and every piece I make giving an00:10:12
inside look into my workshop incredibly00:10:15
an extra 20111 patrons have signed up00:10:18
since my last video which is absolutely00:10:20
mindblowing to me I love the fact that I00:10:23
get to share my knowledge with each and00:10:24
every one of them in the hopes that they00:10:26
can push their woodworking to an even00:10:28
greater level if you are interested in00:10:30
knowing more I'll leave a bunch of links00:10:32
below that have previews of what to00:10:34
expect from00:10:37
patreon now just in case the sharktails00:10:40
weren't detailed enough I decided to add00:10:42
a champer to all the edges this is an00:10:45
interesting detail and you might be00:10:46
thinking it's to cover up any gaps in00:10:48
the joinery but in actual fact it'll00:10:50
show mistakes even more but I think it's00:10:52
a great looking detail that accentuates00:10:54
the shape of the shark tailes plus you00:10:57
may notice later on that the chamford00:10:59
detail gets carried around the entire00:11:01
top as well to help create a slight00:11:03
separation between the top and the end00:11:18
caps it's interesting to think that the00:11:21
next time I work on dovetails I'll be00:11:23
using this very bench that I'm currently00:11:25
building to make them throughout this00:11:27
entire build I couldn't help but think00:11:29
of all the interesting things I'm going00:11:30
to make on this bench in the future00:11:33
including this Walnut desk which will be00:11:35
the next video now wait a minute you00:11:38
might be asking yourself how did you00:11:39
make that completed desk on a bench that00:11:41
isn't even finished yet and this is00:11:43
where I could tell you that this bench00:11:45
was finished months ago and I've been00:11:47
building on it ever since but no I'm not00:11:50
that well organized this desk is just a00:11:53
model and it'll be my next video so be00:11:56
sure to subscribe if you want to see how00:11:57
I make the real thing00:12:00
now we're almost at the end of building00:12:01
the top as I'm about to attach the end00:12:03
caps it's important to note that the end00:12:06
caps are only glued at one end of the00:12:08
bench top and the remainder of the cap00:12:09
is fixed in place using some bolts with00:12:12
elongated holes this will allow the top00:12:14
to expand and00:12:16
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[Applause]00:12:27
contract00:12:37
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[Applause]00:12:57
o00:12:59
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next we're going to move on to the most00:13:03
complicated Vice on this entire bench00:13:05
the moxen vice which does have some00:13:08
design issues that will need to be00:13:09
solved before moving00:13:13
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on now I mentioned earlier that I had00:13:23
some concerns about this moxen VI and00:13:27
the reason for that is going to be00:13:29
because the way I want to use it00:13:31
generally speaking Mox and VI are used00:13:33
by clamping boards in the center in00:13:37
between the two screws that way you can00:13:40
get even clamping pressure from the top00:13:43
of the jaw to the bottom of the jaw but00:13:45
the way I want to use this moxen Vice is00:13:48
mostly going to be with angled legs that00:13:52
are pretty much the length of this Vice00:13:55
which means they're going to be sitting00:13:56
above the screw and that presents an00:14:00
issue that is called racking and this is00:14:04
not acceptable because it's providing00:14:06
uneven clamping pressure on the00:14:08
workpiece it's not going to hold it00:14:10
securely enough and it might also Dent00:14:13
the workpiece as well so I need to come00:14:15
up with a solution that's going to00:14:16
provide some even support on the00:14:18
underside of the moxen vice and I think00:14:21
I have an idea so I'll get into that00:14:23
next and see how we00:14:25
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go00:14:32
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this Vice has to be the most detailed00:14:42
and complicated Vice of the entire bench00:14:45
but it also has a bunch of different00:14:47
uses not only will it allow me to clamp00:14:49
angled legs but it will also allow me to00:14:52
clamp wide flat panels without any00:14:54
interference to the surface like clamps00:14:56
or hold fast now as I said said there is00:14:59
an issue with racking due to the lack of00:15:01
support to the bottom of the jaw so I'm00:15:03
going to add some brass round bar that00:15:05
fits inside of a brass round tube this00:15:08
will supply enough support to stop the00:15:10
bottom of the Jaw from moving freely00:15:12
under00:15:13
tension now you may have seen earlier00:15:15
before the benchtop was glued together00:15:17
that there were some grooves in the00:15:18
bench top these are the hous the screws00:15:21
from the MOX advice once again all the00:15:23
footage of these extra details are over00:15:25
on my patreon now before we go any00:15:28
further let me talk about the hardware00:15:31
for every Vice on this bench I'm using00:15:33
benchcrafted Hardware they didn't00:15:35
sponsor this video I paid for everything00:15:37
and even though I tagged them in a bunch00:15:39
of photos on Instagram I never heard00:15:41
anything from them which tells me00:15:42
they're probably not a big fan of how00:15:44
I've customized their Hardware00:15:46
particularly when I made my own custom00:15:48
brass handles you'll see more on that00:15:50
later the hardware I've used for this00:15:52
moxen Vice isn't the benchcrafted moxen00:15:54
vice it's actually the benchcrafted High00:15:57
vice which comes as a full kit or like I00:15:59
did you can purchase the screw only I've00:16:02
used this because the screw is slightly00:16:04
longer and the Hand wheel and screw move00:16:06
together unlike the moxen kit where the00:16:08
screw is stationary and the Hand wheel00:16:10
moves another issue with MOX advices is00:16:13
the jaw doesn't move with the handle00:16:16
wheel which is kind of a pain I've seen00:16:18
people use Springs that fit over the00:16:20
screw to help move the jaw when00:16:22
unscrewing the viice but I prefer this00:16:24
idea instead I've drilled a hole through00:16:27
the screw and inserted a small brass pin00:16:30
this pin rests against a custom brass00:16:32
washer which all sits inside the vice00:16:35
jawer once the handle gets fitted to the00:16:37
screw the drawer is now held in between00:16:39
the pin and the wheel meaning it moves00:16:42
with the hand wheeel this is a small00:16:44
detail but it will make using the moxen00:16:46
vice much more enjoyable and don't worry00:16:49
I'll show all the different VI and how00:16:51
they're used at the end of this00:16:53
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video00:16:58
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with the Mox and vice done it's now time00:17:08
to give this giant top a base which due00:17:10
to the split top and full top design00:17:12
will take some careful design00:17:14
considerations to ensure this entire00:17:16
bench doesn't fall apart not to mention00:17:18
some veneer details that will help to00:17:20
lighten the overall look of this00:17:27
BAS00:17:29
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[Applause]00:17:33
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I'm using Morse and 10 and joinery for00:17:41
this base as it's going to help provide00:17:43
the strength needed not only for the00:17:45
heavy bench top but also for the side to00:17:47
side forces from planing and bashing00:17:49
away at00:17:54
material I feel like Woodworkers are00:17:57
naturally patient people00:17:59
after all it takes time to create00:18:00
beautiful things and the process of each00:18:02
plane shaving and every tap of the00:18:04
Mallet is an enjoyable one where all the00:18:07
worries in the world just seem to fall00:18:09
away I always like to refer to the wise00:18:11
words by John from Lincoln Street00:18:13
Woodworks who says patience is bitter00:18:16
but his fruit is sweet that's some truly00:18:19
wise words there John wait I have never00:18:23
said that like ever wait really yeah all00:18:28
right well screw that idea patience is00:18:30
overrated anyway I mean let's face it00:18:33
the fantasy of every plane shave and00:18:35
mallet tap is a compelling one and as00:18:38
much as I'd like to stroll into my00:18:39
workshop every morning and gaze at the00:18:41
wall of hand tools before meticulously00:18:43
setting up my hand plane and making that00:18:45
fur shaving as it catches the Morning00:18:47
Light just isn't possible for me at this00:18:50
point I have a business to run Furniture00:18:52
to design projects to build videos to00:18:55
edit photos to take bills to pay plus00:18:57
making more intent is00:18:59
boring not to mention the fact that I00:19:01
have 14 of these things to00:19:04
make that's why I've used power tools00:19:07
and templates to create these joints00:19:09
doing it this way is quick repeatable00:19:11
and accurate and it leaves me more time00:19:13
to add in more creative elements like00:19:16
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this00:19:29
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[Laughter]00:19:44
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[Laughter]00:20:13
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for00:20:30
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now the reason for adding in these00:20:53
carved leg details is to help lighten00:20:56
the look of the rubo workbench which can00:20:58
tend to look a little bottom heavy as00:21:00
the base needs to be chunky to provide a00:21:02
solid foundation for the work area and00:21:05
the reason for the veneer well it's a00:21:07
design feature and as I mentioned00:21:09
earlier I wanted contrasting woods and00:21:11
that Burl veneer is really going to pop00:21:14
especially once you see what I do to the00:21:16
leg00:21:19
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Vice00:21:30
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now even though I wasn't a big fan of00:21:42
the mortis and tenons I did find these00:21:44
draw bars enjoyable if you're unsure of00:21:47
what this is basically placing a dow00:21:49
through a joint stops The Joint from00:21:51
ever coming apart but with a draw bar00:21:53
you slightly offset the hole on the00:21:55
Tenon which means once you bash the Dow00:21:58
through the joint the offset hole in the00:22:00
Tenon pulls the joint closed like an00:22:02
inbuilt00:22:03
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clamp00:22:28
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like I said the draw bars act as clamps00:22:36
to hold the joints together the only00:22:37
reason why I'm using clamps here is to00:22:39
help Square everything up before adding00:22:41
in the00:22:43
Dows now the design of this base is very00:22:46
important when it comes to the bench top00:22:48
as the full top and the split top00:22:50
require different setups each leg gets00:22:52
firmly attached to the outside edges of00:22:54
the work toop the split top needs00:22:56
support in the center from a rail and00:22:59
because there's a gap in between the two00:23:00
sides this will allow for the top to00:23:02
expand and contract into the center of00:23:05
the bench the full top on the other hand00:23:07
will expand and contract over its entire00:23:09
width if we add a rail like on the other00:23:12
side then the full top won't be able to00:23:14
move freely resulting in either a broken00:23:16
joint or a crack top but I have added00:23:19
some extra brackets to the legs these00:23:21
aren't fixed to the top so it can still00:23:23
move freely and the idea behind this is00:23:25
to add a little extra support to stop00:23:27
the bench top from sagging this is00:23:30
probably Overkill but I thought I'd just00:23:32
add it just in case I've also added a00:23:34
bracket to the extended section of the00:23:37
split top as it does hang over the leg00:23:39
quite a00:23:40
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bit00:24:05
now I hope I didn't ruin anyone's00:24:06
fantasy of what it is to be a woodworker00:24:09
the reality is woodworking is one of the00:24:11
most fun jobs you could ever do I00:24:13
absolutely love it and wouldn't change00:24:15
my career for anything and to be honest00:24:18
if I won the lottery tomorrow I would00:24:20
still be in my workshop building the00:24:22
most intricate pieces I could possibly00:24:23
think of after 6 months in Italy of00:24:26
course it does take patience to be a00:24:28
good woodworker after all great things00:24:31
take time I'd say I'm the most patiently00:24:34
inpatient person you'll ever meet I'm00:24:37
happy to meticulously obsess over00:24:39
intricate details but have absolutely no00:24:42
patience for anything that gets in my00:24:44
way like a faulty tool or the inability00:24:46
to clamp a piece properly that's why00:24:49
this bench is going to massively help my00:24:51
productivity and general outlook on what00:24:54
I make from now on and one of those00:24:57
things that's going to going to make my00:24:58
workflow easy from this point on is the00:25:00
customade popup dogs which I can't wait00:25:03
to show you00:25:05
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next00:25:33
I mentioned at the beginning of the00:25:34
video that my current workbench is00:25:36
frustrating because the dog holes fill00:25:38
up with sore dust so my solution to this00:25:41
is to have a bench dog in every dog hole00:25:45
I've decided to go with square dogs as I00:25:47
like the idea of having a wide flat00:25:49
surface to clamp with and even though it00:25:52
would have been much easier to create00:25:53
the square holes before gluing up the00:25:56
top I wasn't entirely sure of the setup00:25:58
until this point but this process wasn't00:26:01
too difficult it's just a matter of00:26:03
drilling out the waste then using a00:26:05
template and guide bearing with a plunge00:26:07
router one of the main requirements00:26:10
though is I want the easiest access00:26:12
possible so I'm going to add a pop-up00:26:14
mechanism to each bench00:26:16
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dog the common issue that I face as a00:26:22
professional furniture maker is the00:26:24
level at which I progress as a maker00:26:26
isn't on par with the evolution of my00:26:29
shop what I mean by that is I'm00:26:31
continually building more and more00:26:33
difficult things but my workbench and00:26:35
ways of processing material isn't00:26:37
handling the new techniques as00:26:38
efficiently as I would hope the great00:26:41
thing about this bench is each and every00:26:43
clamp has multiple uses and the bench00:26:45
top is going to evolve as I use it I'm00:26:48
adding in the necessary dog holes right00:26:50
now but I've kept the templates so I can00:26:52
add more in the future if necessary not00:26:55
to mention the fact that I can easily00:26:56
drill three 3/4 in holes for different00:26:58
clamps like hold fasts whenever I need00:27:02
them now these bench dogs are incredibly00:27:05
easy to make not to mention the fact00:27:07
that they're also cheap I use off cuts00:27:10
from the bench's legs and I've simply00:27:11
just milled the material slightly00:27:13
smaller than the size of the dog hole00:27:16
then match the radius of the router00:27:18
cutter I used to create the dog holes00:27:21
but where this dog truly shines is the00:27:23
mechanism this is called a tip on for00:27:26
doors mechanism by BL00:27:28
and it's perfect for this application00:27:30
and at the end of the day making them00:27:32
this way has turned out much cheaper00:27:34
than buying pre-made popup00:27:37
dogs now you may be thinking that this00:27:39
level of detail is excessive for a00:27:41
workbench if that's the case then you00:27:43
may want to close your eyes for the next00:27:45
part cuz this is where things really00:27:47
begin to get over the00:27:56
top this this is a madone burl you've00:27:59
already seen me use it on the leg detail00:28:01
but this is where it's really going to00:28:03
get shown off now is adding veneer to00:28:06
your workbench Overkill yes but it's00:28:09
awesome plus I'm going to be using a00:28:11
finishing technique to this Burl shortly00:28:14
that is actually a practice Run For an00:28:15
upcoming whiskey cabinet in fact if you00:28:17
like this piece then you'll love the00:28:20
whiskey cabinet this part of the bench00:28:22
is called the chop and it's the moving00:28:24
jaw to the leg00:28:26
Vice00:28:28
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I feel like this is where the workbench00:28:33
begins to turn into a fine piece of00:28:35
furniture and not that I'd ever classify00:28:38
it as that I obviously have high hopes00:28:40
that this bench will be the inspiration00:28:42
for many fine pieces of mine in the00:28:44
future but if you want to see Fine00:28:46
Furniture right now I'd suggest checking00:28:48
out the Australian Furniture maker00:28:49
Darren oats who creates beautiful pieces00:28:52
for private commissions and gallery work00:28:55
not to mention the fact that he has one00:28:56
of my favorite woodworking channels on00:28:59
YouTube where he delves into his00:29:01
processes on veneering Steam bending and00:29:04
vacuum pressing I will admit his video00:29:06
pacing may be a little slower than what00:29:08
you're used to these days but I can00:29:11
assure you he gives a valuable insight00:29:13
into the world of professional furniture00:29:15
making I'll leave a link to his00:29:17
Instagram and YouTube channel below and00:29:19
if you like his videos be sure to00:29:21
subscribe to his YouTube channel00:29:23
hopefully that will encourage him to00:29:24
make more YouTube videos cuz let's face00:29:26
it I want to see00:29:29
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more I'm almost positive that if I00:29:34
didn't get into furniture making I would00:29:36
have become a luia I'm obsessed with00:29:38
guitar making and designs and that's00:29:41
where the inspiration of this chop came00:29:42
from as the design was inspired by the00:29:45
headstock from an ianz which is one of00:29:47
the first electric guitars I ever00:29:49
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own this staining technique is a common00:29:55
one used with guitar making00:29:57
it's commonly known as popping the Grain00:30:00
and utilizes the random nature of the00:30:01
bur to create a beautiful ripple effect00:30:05
I've also added a slight Sunburst which00:30:07
is another technique used on guitar00:30:09
finishes I actually have a 25-minute00:30:12
video over on patreon where I go into00:30:14
detail about this entire process I'll00:30:16
leave a link below with a preview video00:30:18
of what to expect if you're00:30:20
interested now once that clear coat goes00:30:23
on you'll really see that Bell come to00:30:26
life00:30:29
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one of the biggest issues with heavy00:30:46
workbenches is the ability to move them00:30:48
when necessary this is way more00:30:51
important when you have a small shop and00:30:53
I'm fortunate enough to have a big space00:30:55
but I still want to move this bench out00:30:57
of out of the way for when I'm building00:30:58
large items now you can buy fold down00:31:01
casters specifically for workbenches but00:31:04
from what I've heard they're not the00:31:05
best quality plus I didn't spend all00:31:07
this time on making my workbench look as00:31:09
cool as possible to then add these ugly00:31:12
things to the outside so I've come up00:31:14
with a solution that not only easily00:31:16
takes the weight of this 300 kg00:31:19
workbench but also it's easy to engage00:31:21
moves freely in any direction and is00:31:24
completely00:31:25
hidden these are two motorcycle lifts00:31:28
having both of them disperses the weight00:31:30
more evenly and I'll leave a link to00:31:32
these below I've had to customize them00:31:34
slightly as well as add some better00:31:36
quality casters but thanks to the00:31:38
carefully planned out rail that I00:31:40
assembled earlier these lifts can bolt00:31:42
onto the base then it's just a matter of00:31:45
being able to access the screw mechanism00:31:47
that engages the00:31:55
lift this is all going to happen with00:31:57
the socket handles that came with the00:31:58
lifts plus a spare one that I have from00:32:01
another lift that I own as well as some00:32:03
leftover brass I have from old00:32:05
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jobs00:32:31
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I will admit quite a lot of effort went00:33:18
into this wheel system it's a bit of a00:33:20
shame that all this hard work gets00:33:22
covered up with plywood but the next00:33:24
section I'm going to work on contains a00:33:26
mechanism that can be shown off if I00:33:28
choose to and to be honest I'm quite00:33:31
proud with how this turned00:33:37
out this is a gap stop but could also be00:33:40
called a plane stop or tool rest00:33:42
depending on what you're using it for00:33:45
and these are common with Split Top rubo00:33:47
benches although they are generally00:33:49
quite cumbersome to use which in all00:33:51
honesty if it's not easy I won't use it00:33:55
so I've come up with a solution to have00:33:57
a pop-up Gap00:34:02
stop using some carefully design plywood00:34:05
guides and a template I'm able to00:34:07
position the guides onto the workbench00:34:09
and use the template to Route out the00:34:12
same shape onto the Gap stop the plywood00:34:15
guides are designed to allow the Gap00:34:16
stop to be fully removed as well as have00:34:19
a low profile because one of the main00:34:22
reasons for having the split top bench00:34:24
is so I can remove the Gap stop and00:34:26
place my regular shop clamps down the00:34:28
center of the bench and I don't want the00:34:30
guides to interfere with the00:34:32
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clamps some of my favorite things about00:34:45
woodworking is all the intricate details00:34:48
as well as figuring out solutions to00:34:50
problems such as the cumbersome Gap stop00:34:52
and my solution to clamping unusual00:34:54
shape which you'll see next but but this00:34:57
Gap stop sliding mechanism is useless00:34:59
without something to help push it along00:35:02
so I've used the same Bloom push catches00:35:04
I used on the bench dogs except I've00:35:06
used the long version for this00:35:08
application and I was actually quite00:35:10
impressed with how this all turned00:35:13
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out00:35:30
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this part of the bench is probably my00:35:35
most favorite the fact that the bench00:35:37
top extends past the rest of the bench00:35:40
provides a small work surface that00:35:42
allows three sides of access to smaller00:35:44
pieces I'm working on plus the shoulder00:35:47
style viice is going to open up a world00:35:49
of possibilities as I can now make00:35:52
custom clamping plates to suit whatever00:35:54
unusual piece I'm working on this00:35:57
clamping plate is designed to clamp00:35:58
pieces that are curved in all different00:36:01
directions by creating an area that00:36:03
constantly allows three points of00:36:05
contact to the workpiece then depending00:36:07
on the direction of the curvature I can00:36:10
simply rotate the plate to suit and00:36:12
because the bench top sticks out past00:36:14
the rest of the bench I can spoke shave00:36:17
or carve the unusually shaped piece from00:36:19
three different sides without having to00:36:21
unclamp the piece and move it to a new00:36:25
position like the Mox Vice I've used the00:36:27
benchcrafted High vice screw only00:36:30
Hardware kit once again you'll see all00:36:32
of these VI come together at the end of00:36:34
the00:36:37
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video every feature on this bench has00:36:47
multiple purposes or uses apart from00:36:50
this one the sliding dead man it's a00:36:53
weird name but its purpose is to support00:36:55
the end of longer work pieces that are00:36:57
held in the leg Vice and it slides along00:37:00
a track depending on the length of the00:37:02
workpiece now because it's a bit of a00:37:04
onetick pony and probably something I00:37:06
won't use all the time I want it to be00:37:08
easily00:37:25
removable00:37:36
I've been wanting to purchase a metal00:37:37
lath for quite some time now but just00:37:40
haven't gotten around to it but it would00:37:42
have made this process a whole lot00:37:44
easier I know I said earlier that I like00:37:46
solving solutions to problems and trying00:37:48
to create brass handles without a metal00:37:50
lath is a problem but I think I figured00:37:53
out a00:37:55
solution00:38:04
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now this method doesn't provide the most00:38:23
accurate outcome as each handle is a00:38:26
little different00:38:27
but we can just say each one has its own00:38:30
personality once again this is excessive00:38:33
work and let's face it custom Hardware00:38:35
isn't going to improve the usability of00:38:38
this workbench and it's certainly not00:38:40
going to help my work progress in the00:38:41
future but if you've seen much of my00:38:43
work you will know I love using brass00:38:46
accents to accentuate certain details00:38:48
and this bench is intended to be a00:38:50
Showcase of my work you see I use my00:38:53
workshop as a showroom for clients as00:38:55
soon as they walk walk in they can see00:38:57
that I'm organized and passionate about00:38:59
what I do and this bench will show them00:39:02
the level of detail that they can expect00:39:04
in their own piece not to mention the00:39:06
fact that they'll know that their piece00:39:08
will be made on this very00:39:11
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bench00:39:27
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a big shout out has to go to my buddy00:39:38
Leroy from Reading furniture for CNC00:39:40
work on this name plate I had a specific00:39:43
idea for this plate and Leroy really00:39:45
helped that come to life I'm going to00:39:47
leave a link to his new website below I00:39:50
suggest checking it out if you want to00:39:52
see a succinct and well laid out website00:39:55
I'll also leave a link to his00:39:59
Instagram I've got some highly figured00:40:01
English Sycamore veneer that I'm going00:40:03
to be using for a future job and wanted00:40:06
to use some of it for this name plate00:40:08
the color is identical to Maple and the00:40:11
fiddleback adds in a new subtle element00:40:13
to the bench top I've pressed the veneer00:40:15
onto some Maple and had Leroy CNC my00:40:17
logo out using an 11° cutter so the00:40:20
lettering angles back00:40:22
slightly I'm not usually one to place my00:40:24
logo in plain sight on a piece but like00:40:27
I said I had a specific idea that I00:40:29
wanted to test out one that uses an00:40:32
existing element from the bench and00:40:34
incorporates it into my00:40:40
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logo00:40:58
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oilbased finishes tend to turn light00:41:36
colored Woods Amber which isn't what I'm00:41:39
after for this Maple I want to keep its00:41:41
raw natural color I'm going to achieve00:41:44
this by applying the first coat of oil00:41:46
with fitties hard wax oil in White Once00:41:49
dried I apply two coats of the normal00:41:52
hard wax oil in a matte Sheen the white00:41:54
finish stops the maple from drastically00:41:57
changing00:41:59
color and it's now time to finally watch00:42:02
all the components come00:42:07
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together00:42:38
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there's something inexplicable about00:43:04
turning an idea into reality this bench00:43:07
started as just a thought many years ago00:43:10
as a potential solution to help solve00:43:12
the issues I have when it comes to00:43:14
making furniture and that idea is now a00:43:18
reality but this piece resembles much00:43:21
more for me not only was this a bucket00:43:24
list item to build but it also resembles00:43:26
a shift in my career you see this video00:43:29
is only my 20th build video here on00:43:32
YouTube and thanks to the support of all00:43:34
of you as well as all those on patreon00:43:37
I'm able to take on less client work and00:43:39
focus more time on creating videos like00:43:42
this and even though I'm not entirely00:43:44
sure where this is going or what this00:43:46
means one thing I can promise is that I00:43:49
will continually build the most00:43:51
challenging things I can think of and00:43:53
bring you along for the journey00:43:56
by no means could I have ever imagined00:43:58
that this would take 2 and 1/2 months to00:44:00
complete but the long process of00:44:03
meticulously crafting this bench has00:44:05
created a sense of Joy within me that I00:44:07
didn't expect I will admit that the00:44:10
first scratch on this bench will hurt a00:44:12
little just like the first scratch on00:44:13
your new cast iron table saw or on your00:44:16
brand new car but the reality is this is00:44:19
a tool and it needs to be used and I'm00:44:22
excited to see how it will evolve as I00:44:24
grow as a woodworker00:44:27
understandably some of you will have the00:44:28
view that this is overkill that it's00:44:30
just a place to work but my sentiment is00:44:33
exactly that this is a place to work00:44:37
it's a place to be inspired and what00:44:39
better way to be inspired than by the00:44:41
very bench you're using to create your00:44:43
next00:44:46
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piece00:44:57
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[Music]Description:
READ BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS BENCH… **** Thanks to Britton Timbers for supplying the Hard Maple - https://brittontimbers.com.au/ **** Patreon Videos (click on the link to watch a preview before joining) - Roubo Workbench Review (45mins) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/roubo-workbench-90061128 - 12 Part Roubo Series - https://www.patreon.com/collection/162913 - How To Pop The Grain (25mins) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/popping-grain-89046536 - Roubo SketchUp File - https://www.patreon.com/posts/pedulla-roubo-91385798 - About Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/pedullastudio/about - Steam Bending (19.34)- https://www.patreon.com/posts/monthly-video-85331231 - How To Charge For Designs Upfront (15.36)- https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-charge-77749888 - Curved Bench Seat with Voiceover (22.31) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/ash-curved-bench-74884470 - Sculpting Furniture Tips (8.29) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/sculpting-tips-74814202 - Starting A Woodworking Business (11.47) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/starting-monthly-79195839 - How To Get Clients (16.15) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-get-video-80698333 - How I Design Furniture (16.45) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-i-design-82054501 - Shop Tour (38.48) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/shop-tour-2022-74814701 - Slab Master Review (3.59) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/slab-master-74813887 **** This Roubo Workbench is one of the most complex pieces Ive ever made and by no means was that intentional. I though it would be done in a matter of weeks yet it took two and a half months of non stop construction. Not to mention the amount of time planning and editing. But all the features turned out as I'd hoped if not better. This bench takes full advantage of the standard tail vise and leg vise but also incorporates a moxon vise, shoulder vice and pattern makers vise, as well as a pop up gap stop and a hidden wheel system which isn't common on a bench like this. Even though this workbench is quite over the top, as mentioned in the video this bench was an exploration of ideas as well as an enjoyable process in which I'll always remember. Shop furniture doesn't always have to be quick and to the point, it can also be an experience. One of my main objectives with this bench is to hopefully trigger ideas within yourself to maybe incorporate into your own workflow . As always thank you so much for your support here on YouTube. The fact that you even watch my videos means I can continue to make more unique builds and share them with you. And if you haven’t already, please consider subscribing as this will help my videos to get pushed out to more and more people. Now you hear me talk about Patreon a lot. It’s actually the main way that I can financially support this channel and continue to provide free videos here on YouTube. If you’re still not sure about it, then you can watch this short video which will outline all the extra content you can gain exclusive access too. https://www.patreon.com/pedullastudio/about **** Featured Australian Designer/Maker - Darren Oates - Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@darrenoatesfinefurniture3648/videos - Instagram - https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser **** A big thank to Leeroy from Reading Furniture for the CNC work. Be sure to check out his website - Website - https://www.readingfurniture.com.au/ - Instagram- https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser Thank you to Marc Spagnuolo and Lost Art Press for the reference images And a big thank you to Jon from Lincoln Street Woodworks for his impeccable acting skills. Hollywood is calling! **** Standard Questions- - What finish do I use – Fiddes Hardwax Oil in white and Matt (link below) - What glues do I use – Titebond 3 https://geni.us/TcF0Guq - What dusk mask do I uses - https://geni.us/BhAAmJK Tools and Products used in this video (affiliate links) - - Motorcycle Lift - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?field-keywords=vevor+motorcycle+lift+500+kg+motorcycle+lift+atv+scissor+lift+jack+with+dolly+hand+crank+center+hoist+crank+stand+with+wide+deck+tool+tray+for+street+bikes+cruiser+bikes+touring+motorcycles&geniuslink=true - Pattern Makers Vice - https://www.amazon.com.au/Torquata-Patternmakers-Vice-Above-bench-dogs-stops/dp/B08MQ366N1?geniuslink=true - CA Glue with accelerator - https://geni.us/371UghP - Fiddes Oil - https://www.fiddesaustralia.com/ - All Other Products I Use - https://kit.co/nickpedulla Hardware used in this video (not affiliate links, not sponsored) - High Vise Mounting Screw- https://benchcrafted.com/products/hi-vise?variant=42644169654448 - Tail Vise- https://benchcrafted.com/products/tailvise?variant=42644147830960 - Leg Vise- https://benchcrafted.com/products/glide?variant=42616262754480 - Blum Tip On for Doors- https://www.blum.com/au/en/products/motion-technologies/tip-on-doors/overview/ Camera Gear I Use (affiliate links)- - Video Camera - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?field-keywords=sony+cinema+line+fx3+full+frame+e+mount+camera&geniuslink=true - Photography Camera - https://geni.us/lw9Om - Lighting Amaran 100D - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08V4QPJQ1?geniuslink=true - Lighting Amaran 200D (more powerful) - https://www.amazon.com.au/Aputure-Bluetooth-Brightness-Pre-Programmed-Lighting/dp/B098SSXX2F?geniuslink=true Designed, built, filmed and edited by Nick Pedulla from Pedulla Studio Music from www.epidemicsound.com making FOLLOW HERE: Website - https://pedullastudio.com.au/ Instagram - https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser Gear I use - https://kit.co/nickpedulla Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/pedullastudio
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The most convenient way is to use the UDL Client program, which supports converting video to MP3 format. In some cases, MP3 can also be downloaded through the UDL Helper extension.
How can I save a frame from a video "A New Style of Workbench"?
This feature is available in the UDL Helper extension. Make sure that "Show the video snapshot button" is checked in the settings. A camera icon should appear in the lower right corner of the player to the left of the "Settings" icon. When you click on it, the current frame from the video will be saved to your computer in JPEG format.
What's the price of all this stuff?
It costs nothing. Our services are absolutely free for all users. There are no PRO subscriptions, no restrictions on the number or maximum length of downloaded videos.