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The Workbench: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Perfect Bench
Lon Schleining,Taunton Press
Lon Schleining is a master woodworker and teacher, and here his wide experience shines through. Workbenches can have many different cofiguurations, and in this book you see a wide variety of classic, modern, and specialty benches. You also get in-depth explanations of the hundreds of options for choosing or building that perfect bench and its accessories. Make the necessary choices for what you need, including modern materials and the uses your bench must serve. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction 1. THE PERFECT BENCH
What Kind of Woodworking Do You Do?
Locating the Bench
Bench Size
Weight
Height
A Comfortable Bench Area
Designing Your Bench 2. WORKBENCH TOPS
Benchtop Dimensions
Top Configuration
Tool Trays
Materials for Tops
Keeping the Top Flat
Flattening a Benchtop
Fastening the Top to the Base
Finishing the Top 3. A SOLID FOUNDATION
Base Configuration
Frame Bases
Base Joinery Options
Strengthening the Base
Legs Made from Metal
Enclosed Bases
Leveling the Bench
Electrical Power 4. GETTING A GRIP
Locating Vises
Types of Vises
Screw Mechanisms
Manufactured Vises
Shop-Built Vises 5. HOLDING YOUR WORK
Bench Dogs
Stops
Holdfasts & Hold-Downs
Board Jacks
Bench Hooks
Fixtures & Auxillary Tables 6. BENCH IN A BOX
Bench Components
Manufactured Benches of the Past
Contemporary Bench Makers 7. NO-FRILLS BENCHES
Getting Down to Basics
Sam Maloof's Bench
Building the Bench
Niall Barrett's Bench
Building the Bench 8. TRADITION MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY
English-Style Workbenches
Building the Bench
European Traditions
Building the Bench
The Best of Old & New
Building the Bench
Shaker with a Twist 9. INNOVATIVE WORKBENCHES
A Different Kind of Benchtop
The Torsion Box
Storing Large Worktables
Thinking Outside the Box 10. BENCHES FOR SPECIAL TASKS
Assembly & Finishing
Portable Workbenches
Benches for Working on Irregular Parts
Other Woodworking Specialties
Dedicated Task Benches Resources Index
208 pgs, 9x11, 300 color photos & dwgs, hardcover
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