Woodworking bench roubo bookstand

Roubo bookstand, eduardo acosta free woodworking tips available online at. They are rock solid, and have amazing workholding abilities. Feb 07, 2011 many of you have read of the roubo bookstand featured recently in popular woodworking and related blogs. Unctv produces the woodwrights shop with roy underhill in partnership. Roubo was born and died in paris, and was the son and grandson of master cabinetmakers. Fine woodworking s roubo bench with bench crafted vises plan fine woodworking project plans. Jan 19, 2011 if you are having trouble with the roubos folding bookstand article from the february 2011 issue of popular woodworking magazine, i urge you to attempt to lay out the joints on some wood and give it a try. The stand is made from a single piece of red oak with all the joinery cut into the board until it will hinge open and closed. Ingenious design of the 18th century roubo workbench. Massive handwheel for the wagon vise massive handwheel for the leg vise integrated deadman, slides on track and can be removed massive, strong, vise chop leg vise.

Oct 14, 2016 this pin was discovered by highland woodworking. A good workbench will provide stability and numerous options in securing your work for those critical woodworking moments. Roubo benchfor sale workbench for sale, woodworking bench. The bookstand is made entirely from one piece of wood and is traditionally made from hand tools. Most plans have a detailed instructional video to assist. If it still vexes you, however, then this short video might help. Guido henn, the german master cabinetmaker, built it for. It does not move under the most rigorous woodworking activities. If you wish to see the steps in greater detail, follow the link below to the first video of the nine part series. The split top roubo is constructed with massive components. Fine woodworking s roubo bench with bench crafted vises plan fine woodworking project plans miller, jeff on. Andre roubos landmark fivevolume lart du menuisier is difficult to find reprints are available mostly in europe and at tools for working wood and even harder to actually use. Roubo bookstand, eduardo acosta free woodworking tips available online at highland woodworking.

Yes, i thought the saga of the roubo bookstand article from the february 2011 issue was over its awesome. Video roubo workbench tour popular woodworking magazine. Im off on another path for my bench, but the roubo might be a good option to build with my son for him. Unit a plan for a simplified version on roys inwards 1777 helium published the foremost part of angstrom. This bench will be used lightly over the course of the weekend, and sunday afternoon when the conference ends, the bench will be available for pick up or possible local deliverydrop us an. Roubo bench with william ng school of fine woodworking. All plans are custom made in house and built and tested in the shop.

If you plan on doing your woodworking with hand tools, then you need a bench thats stout and wont wobble about or require chasing around the workshop every time you take a shaving. Benchcrafted splittop roubo bench build talkfestool. Roubo bench with benchcrafted vises plan woodworking plans. After the auction i bought workbenches by chris schwarz and was planning on building the andre roubo bench he built in the book. It is 36 x 72 and will be ripped in half then the two parts glued one on top the other to yield a 312 thick top. If you are having trouble with the roubos folding bookstand article from the february 2011 issue of popular woodworking magazine, i urge you to attempt to lay out the joints on some wood and give it a try.

I saw the roubo s folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. Andre roubo folding bookstand made from a single piece of walnut. The legs are 312 thick by 538 wide with the remaining base elements 3 thick and 4 thick. Roubo s folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. Make a roubo folding bookstand with images woodworking kits. After all, i had bought a set for my cabinetmakers bench waybackwhen from what used to be called the woodworkers store now rockler. Roy showed us the bookstand but he didnt teach us how to make it. Jun 14, 2010 christopher schwarz takes you on a quick tour of his latest workbench, a design that closely follows the 18thcentury designs of andre roubo and was built using almost entirely hand tools. Reader william smith has built a version of the bookstand using a novel method.

Roubo fine woodworking workbench work bench ebay it allows the user to work efficiently on the faces, edges and ends of boards. Building a rouboworkbench legvise plane or saw stop stepbystep building instructions. Wood bench right angle clamp jig diy work of art woodworking projects and plans. After examining many, many workbench designs and almost settling on a germanstyle bench, i came across the 17. Highly detailed cad drawn 3d plans with exact measurements for the building of various projects. A dvd featuring a video of the entire construction process, extra photos, the plans and more is available at. If you are having trouble with the roubo s folding bookstand article from the february 2011 issue of popular woodworking magazine, i urge you to attempt to lay out the joints on some wood and give it a try. Fine woodworkings roubo bench with bench crafted vises plan. After 7 years of work by a worldwide team of translators, editors and designers we offer the deluxe version of with all the precision possible. Roubo bookstand 21st century edition some projects are just plain fun, and the roubo bookstand is definitely one of them. Jun 07, 2008 one of the most important early books on woodworking has been indecipherable to everyone who cannot read 18thcentury french.

When jeff miller built a small bench to test two new vises from benchcrafted, little did he realize that he would love the vises so much, hed soon build a fullsize bench to live up to their potential. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we. Dan my projects, splittop hybrid roubo workbench leave a comment december 10, 2012 december 10, 2012 4 minutes assembling the base out of all the joinery for the bench, i think this wedged through dovetail mortise and tenon was the most nerve racking. Andre jacob roubo was a french cabinetmaker and author. Even though i have no need for such a bookstand, it was an intriguing concept and a challenge. Aug 20, 2012 in the 1700s, a french craftsman named andre jacob roubo took the time to record his vast woodworking knowledge, presumably for the benefit of future generations. A modern adaptation with highquality accessories first became possible because of the hardware.

Roubos folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. The first roubo style workbench i built was out of southern yellow pine. This video is an overview of the entire process of building a roubo workbench. Sep, 2015 many of you have read of the roubo bookstand featured of latterly atomic number 49 diy wood earrings also the pick of reddish oak i was preparation to use was ten wide and.

Basically, its a very heavy workbench for any variety of woodworking projects. Building a roubo workbench 3 building a workbench based on the illustrations by andre jacob roubo 1739 1791 optimized with hardware by benchcrafted split bench top 104 mm thick. Apr 20, 20 weve just completed a massive bench to display our vises at the woodworking in america conference in st. This site features a gallery of his work and biographical information. I purchased a butcher block top from grizzly industrial about three months ago. Published in his book of 1769, it is ingenious, attractive and practical. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an. Roubos folding bookstand popular woodworking magazine. Andre jacob roubo 17391791 was a french carpenter, cabinetmaker and author. This design seemed to have surpassing versatility and an aesthetic superiority to every other design. Season 37 episode 3 26m 46s video has closed captioning.

Build a roubo inspired woodworking workbench youtube. The simplicity of the roubo bench is certainly attractive, and you designed the bench in a similar fashion so a lot of folks can build it without many tools. How to make an andre roubo roy underhill folding book stand. Instead of cutting the bookstand out of one piece of thick wood. Finished ash splittop roubo workbench the year of mud. Here we are weeks later, and there is still more to write. The son and grandson of master cabinetmakers, he earned that designation in 1774 through the publication of his masterwork treatise on woodworking. Time to do some drilling, and some sawing, and such. Sep 30, 2012 twwbenchcrafted split top roubo bench by aronson, member sep 30, 2012 built under the video tutelage of marc spagnuolo aka the wood whisperer during the first 8 months of 2012. Then a couple of months ago while attending woodworking in america conference in berea ky, i saw roy underhills version of the roubo bench and fell in love with it.

Jun 10, 2018 build a roubo inspired woodworking workbench. By the way, if youre seeing this for the first time, heres a link that explains just what the heck a roubo workbench is. After examining many, many workbench designs and almost settling on a germanstyle bench, i came across the 17th century french workbench of andre roubo. Form resawing, and chisel work to fret sawing and carving. Splittop hybrid roubo workbench the fameless woodworker. I had never done a project with just handtools before and the ones i had werent that great so this was a challenge. I wrote about this bench in fine woodworking tools and shop issue, 2012, the cover article you can size the bench to suit the space you have available ive built these from 54 to 84 long. I saw roy underhill make the roubo bookstand recently on the woodright shop and thought it would be cool.

The woodwrights shop the roubo bookstand promo 37th season. Stands plans therapy roubo book stand plans ideas bookstand. Using some mystery wood that i picked up at the final closing of midwest woodworking i believe its a rosewood, or possibly pao ferro i built a. His resultant work, lart du menuisier loosely translated, the art of the joiner was a threevolume set containing over 300 illustration plates. Season 37 30s one piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french master. Twwbenchcrafted split top roubo bench finewoodworking. Some of the construction methods will include making large mortise and tenons, cutting angled square dog holes, milling, gluing, and assembly. After contemplating about having a true woodworking bench in my shop, i have finally jumped in and started the build.

Roubo wrote several highly influential books on woodworking, an achievement which was especially notable given his relatively poor background and selftaught methods. The workbench really is the heart of your workshop. Give this one a try and see just how your skills increase ad you make it. Plans include a variety of projects such as shop furniture, including shelving, cabinets, and s. The perfect woodworking workbench how to build the ultimate hybrid workholding bench. The personal site of christopher schwarz, a woodworker, writer and publisher at lost art press. Oct 23, 2009 my roubo, part 1 im building the roubostyle workbench from chris schwarzs workbenches. This folding bookstand is based on the one in the roy underhill article in the february 2011 popular woodworking issue. The ipad stand is based off of the roubo bookstand. The workbench is the heart of the shop and its where most woodworking is done.

Haul out the anvil and forge this essential bench tool. Roubo bookstand eduardo acosta highland woodworking. If you are having trouble with the roubos folding bookstand article from the february 2011 issue of popular woodworking magazine, i urge. I saw the roubos folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. Top sellers newest price, low to high price, high to low top rated. Measuring 1214 wide x 1714 tall by almost 214 thick, it is the largest and most luxurious book lost art press has ever printed. This is a great book, because it goes through in detail why the two included workbenches have the features they have, and how to accomplish various handtool operations on them. Roubo bookstand21st century edition oregon woodworker by.