The HandToolery | Split-top Roubo Workbench Tour | For Left-handed Woodworkers @TheHandToolery | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
BUY PLANS HERE: etsy.com/shop/TheHandToolery
I finished building my own split-top Roubo Workbench for under $200 in materials and hardware costs. Get some ideas for your own bench here.
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Southern Yellow Pine from Home Depot: 12 total boards of 2x10, 8' long. Cost = ~$95
Lee Valley Tail-Vise Screw (used on leg vise): http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,41659,41661,41664&p=41664
Cost = $40-50
Shop Fox D2893 Press Clamp (used for tail/wagon vise): http://a.co/akovWxZ
Cost = ~$25
Steel for Criss-cross pinless vise: amazon.com/gp/product/B000H9M1D8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cost = $18
Dowels for bench dogs: 3/4in dowels from Walmart. They are Poplar, but the wood doesn't matter that much.
Cost = $5
Lag bolts are from Lowes.
Cost = $5
Total = $200
Any questions, feel free to contact me.
BUY PLANS HERE: etsy.com/shop/TheHandToolery
I finished building my own split-top Roubo Workbench for under $200 in materials and hardware costs. Get some ideas for your own bench here.
---
Southern Yellow Pine from Home Depot: 12 total boards of 2x10, 8' long. Cost = ~$95
Lee Valley Tail-Vise Screw (used on leg vise): http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,41659,41661,41664&p=41664
Cost = $40-50
Shop Fox D2893 Press Clamp (used for tail/wagon vise): http://a.co/akovWxZ
Cost = ~$25
Steel for Criss-cross pinless vise: amazon.com/gp/product/B000H9M1D8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cost = $18
Dowels for bench dogs: 3/4in dowels from Walmart. They are Poplar, but the wood doesn't matter that much.
Cost = $5
Lag bolts are from Lowes.
Cost = $5
Total = $200
Any questions, feel free to contact me.