Popular Woodworking 2002-08 № 129, страница 36

Popular Woodworking 2002-08 № 129, страница 36

Plan, top removed

Drawer fronts set back 1/4" from face of case

4V4" --jf-

52"-

3"

C3/4"-diameter bench-dog holes

-10"

16"

31"

7"

4"

Bench bolt

L

71/8"

3"

Jaws of twin-screw vise

187/8"

BUILD A BENCH -KEEP THE CHANGE

Buying a decent workbench will set you back $800 to $1,400.You can build a bench that is just as heavy, useful and bulletproof for a fraction of that price. Here's how much we paid to build this bench and three ways to build it for even less.

Deluxe Bench

• Six 2 x 8 x 12' Southern yellow pine (or fir) boards @ $10.58 each: $63.48

• One sheet of 3A" birch plywood: $42

• One sheet of V2" birch plywood: $35

• One Veritas Twin-screw vise: $149

• One set of Veritas Special Bench Bolts: $19.95

• Four Veritas Bench Pups: $26.50

• Four pairs of 20"-long full-extension drawer slides: $37

TOTAL PRICE: $372.93

More Basic Benches

If that's still too rich for you, it's easy to make this bench for less.

• Less-Expensive Vise:

Make the deluxe bench with a simpler vise (see Supplies box) and make your own bench dogs. Total price: $263.93.

• Nice Vise But No Tool

Box: Make the deluxe bench without the tool box and make your own bench dogs. Total price: $232.43.

• Total-Economy Model: Make the bench with the less-expensive vise, no toolbox and use hex bolts (see Supplies box) instead of the Veritas bench bolts. Total price: $135.26.

-26 —

-167/8"-

381/2-

21/2"

2V2"

U-

-19V2"-

21/2"

21/2'

Elevation

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