I’m happy to announce the completion of my workbench! I call it the “Reject Roubo” as it was constructed almost entirely out of reject lumber that was given to me by a church friend whose husband runs a timber export business. I bought the big wooden screw for the leg vise ($10), and the glue, and that’s pretty much it.
This workbench was a LOOOOOONG time in coming. Seriously. Looking back on my blog, here are some real quick highlights:
December 2007: I purchase my first bunch of boards for what the top of what I believe was to be a Roubo-style workbench. I never finished prepping these 16 boards.
May 2009: Now in a different home, I start pondering afresh how I’d build my Roubo workbench.
June 2010: I receive free lumber and have no excuse!
May 2011: I declare the bench completed (as in entirely assembled), and stated that within the week I expected to complete the flattening of the benchtop.
September 2011: I request a kick in the pants.
October 2011: I finally get going, and indeed, finish the bench in virtually no time.
So that is about 4 years from start to finish. About a year and a half on this current iteration. But it’s done. Pics!
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November 16, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Michael
Wow, congratulations! This is probably the most colourful Roubo out there!
November 16, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Jim B
Very cool! And great that its reclaimed.
But I gotta ask, a big wooden screw for $10?
November 17, 2011 at 1:17 am
sablebadger
Looks great!
And yes, like Jim says… where did you get a $10 wood screw?
November 17, 2011 at 8:59 am
Eric
eBay, gentlemen. eBay.
Here’s my blog post with the “before” pictures of the ol’ screw and nut. It definitely was a fixer-upper:
http://adventuresinwoodworking.com/2009/06/22/which-vise-do-i-nurse-in-my-bosom/
November 19, 2011 at 3:25 am
Luke Townsley
I love it! That’s great!
November 19, 2011 at 2:42 pm
John
Great looking bench! Nice work. What’s the next project?
November 20, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Eric
John, first up (once we get back from the States – going for 3 months starting next week!) I’m going to make a little something for the lady from our church who squared me away with all that free lumber! I dunno, maybe a picture frame or step stool or something.
I still need to make the box that will go between the stretchers (like in St. Roy’s mini Roubo) and a drawer and the double-screw (Moxon) vise. Maybe a crochet but that’s low priority since I have the leg vise. So there are still several shop things on my to-do list as well as anything my wife cooks up for me to make! 🙂
December 12, 2011 at 10:19 am
Dan (@ the love of wood)
Great work Eric. A roubo is a great attention to the workshop. The variegated colours of the bench are such a striking element.
December 17, 2011 at 7:52 am
Eric
Thanks Dan!
June 4, 2012 at 9:56 am
Bob
That is a great looking bench. I am looking into making something like this. Im really digging the different color wood that you used! It looks really professional.