Christopher Schwarz Saw Bench

With the sawbench upside down on your bench place the shelf pieces against the lower braces.

Christopher schwarz saw bench.

Now how i really did it was like this. In addition it doubles as extra seating and step stool for reaching high things in the shop. 4 legs 1 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 21. The personal site of christopher schwarz a woodworker writer and publisher at lost art press.

The only slightly tricky thing is cutting the feet so the sawbench sits flat on the floor. Chris schwarz handwork a saw bench is not simply a low sawhorse. It s a completely different animal. But it s a bit of a shlep.

I clamped the stock to my saw bench with a gramercy holdfast. 2 short stretchers 1 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 12. Glue and screw the braces to the legs using three 8 x 2 wood screws in each leg. 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.

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. Ok set the depth of cut for the table saw at about 2 1 4 and set the fence for a 6 wide cut. I also use them for drilling finishing helping brace. And i avoid the shlep.

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. 2 long stretchers 1 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 26. I have a nice big well equipped machine shop just behind the studio here. The dovetail and tenon saws see a quite a bit of daylight as they are bench saws.

I made one a few years ago and find that i use it all the time in my shop. Then i d have hooked the table saw up to the dust collector. 1 top 1 1 4 x 6 3 4 x 32. A pair of benches makes the use of panel saws and full size handsaws efficient and comfortable when crosscutting and ripping boards.

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. I could go to the table saw rather than pick up a tenon saw but i am probably quicker with a tenon saw. 76 fine woodworking photos this page top bottom right.

Unclamp the braces and saw each one to shape. This site features a gallery of his work and biographical information. Working in a small shop with long stock really bites. This is great fun to do once you know the trick.