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ood design is little more than and secure. Good design is also the art of

selective thievery. This workbench is a good compromise, finding the happy medium example of that. A combi nat ion of features between ext remes.

from several historic forms, ranging from Thisbenchbeganwiihihcidcaofbuild-

holds WOrk <iny Which iheRoubototheWorkmate.bccomcsanew inga reproduction ofan English Nicholson

form, suited to being the center of a modern bench. The Nicholson was popular in Colo-

way you want to. woodworking shop. nial America, and variationsofitappcarcd I've never seen a workbench that 1 was in woodworking books until the 1920s,

entirely happy with. I have love/hate rela- The dominant feature on the Nicholson is

tionships with many common features. I a wide front apron, which allows work to like tool trays, but hate the way shavings be secured to the front of the bench as well

andotherdetrituscollectsinthem. I want astothetop.

to be able to clamp work quickly, but speed The drawback to the extended apron is

BY ROBERT W. LANG means nothing if the clamping isn't solid thatitlimitstheabilitytoclampdowntothe

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