Christopher Schwarz Saw Bench

Great saw bench chris.

Christopher schwarz saw bench.

But it s a bit of a shlep. Then i d have hooked the table saw up to the dust collector. 1 top 1 1 4 x 6 3 4 x 32. 2 long stretchers 1 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 26.

76 fine woodworking photos this page top bottom right. The dovetail and tenon saws see a quite a bit of daylight as they are bench saws. I could go to the table saw rather than pick up a tenon saw but i am probably quicker with a tenon saw. With the sawbench upside down on your bench place the shelf pieces against the lower braces.

In addition it doubles as extra seating and step stool for reaching high things in the shop. Ok set the depth of cut for the table saw at about 2 1 4 and set the fence for a 6 wide cut. The varnish is plenty tough so using poly just makes the process a little more difficult because you have sand more to ensure the next layer of finish will bond well. In this vintage popular woodworking video follow along with christopher schwarz as he builds a roubo workbench using a lot of hand tools and a little bit o.

The only slightly tricky thing is cutting the feet so the sawbench sits flat on the floor. The personal site of christopher schwarz a woodworker writer and publisher at lost art press. And i avoid the shlep. Working in a small shop with long stock really bites.

Chris schwarz handwork a saw bench is not simply a low sawhorse. This is great fun to do once you know the trick. 2 short stretchers 1 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 12. Building one of these saw benches designed by chris schwarz was one of my first woodworking projects it is also one the most useful things i have ever made.

Here is a picture of mine. I clamped the stock to my saw bench with a gramercy holdfast. February 18 2008 at 1 47 pm craig poly will work it s just harder than regular varnish and doesn t bond to previous layers of finish as readily. Glue and screw the braces to the legs using three 8 x 2 wood screws in each leg.

I have a nice big well equipped machine shop just behind the studio here. It s a completely different animal. Unclamp the braces and saw each one to shape. This site features a gallery of his work and biographical information.

If you want to add a shelf first rip a 10 bevel on the shelf braces and cut the ends of the shelf pieces at 10. 4 legs 1 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 21. So a small panel saw seems to be. Now how i really did it was like this.