5212 Pulaski Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19144
215-849-5174
Philadelphia Furniture Workshop




Workbenches Galore
Workbench building classes
Laying out the legs
Lay Out the Legs
Leg Sets
Leg Sets
The Stretchers
Stretcher Installation
The Glue Up
The Glue Up
Creating the Tail Vise
Creating the Tail Vise
Tail Vise Installation
Tail Vise Installation
Completed Tail Vise
Completed Tail Vise
The Front Vise
The Front Vise
Done, and time to load out
Done, and time to load out
Having leveled the initial glue up, we now add a strip to bring the basic benchtop (less dog hole row) to proper width. Here we use a clamping strategy which is designed to minimize the hand planing/leveling step, but a little hand work will always be needed.