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The PERFECT Woodworking Workbench? | The Nicholson Workbench | English Workbench

Cow Dog Craft Works
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#woodworking #nicholsonbench #workbench The Nicholson Workbench, also known as the English Carpenter's Bench or English Workbench, is the ultimate hand tool woodworking workbench. This bench, as opposed to the roubo or French workbench is primarily made of construction grade materials, which still provide a ton of weight and beauty to this cornerstone of your shop. The English workbench provides a variety of work holding options, with hold fasts not only in the top of the bench but in the apron as well, which allows this bench to be built without a sliding deadman. This particular iteration of the workbench is made with a modified  …...more
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build the nicholson workbench

0:04

set my miter gauge with the backstop

2:09

glued together in an additive joinery fashion

2:17

clean up the faces of the tenon

3:37

started hogging out the waste on the drill press

4:17

clean up the mortises

4:56

punching and drilling the entry and exit holes for the dowels

5:27

ripped the top edges of the top and bottom rails

6:06

add a little 45 degree detail

7:22

glue the aprons on to the legs

7:52

set some 2-inch screws to the leg

8:25

flushed the aprons to the tops of the legs

8:48

using a 12-inch speed square

9:13

matching the angle of the legs i'm ripping a strip

9:48

mount the vise from the bottom

11:57

capping the jaw with a piece of scrap oak

12:20

ripped a number of different boards for the clearest sections

12:47

attaching the top using two inch screws

13:45

replacing all the screws into the top of the workbench

14:15

drill out the holes

15:28

cut them down with the angle grinder threading

15:45

replacing all the screws in the work bench

16:34

attach with a wedged mortise

18:49

cut the tenon itself on the table saw

19:29

drill holes for cross pins in the parallel guide

19:44

trimming away the excess material

22:11

ran some l-shaped stretchers along the bottom rails to start a lower shelf secured with countersunk screws

22:22

capped the ends by ripping a fit to size

22:48

tacked the corners in with a brad nailer

23:09

letting it dry for 24 hours

24:35
The PERFECT Woodworking Workbench? | The Nicholson Workbench | English Workbench
#woodworking #nicholsonbench #workbench The Nicholson Workbench, also known as the English Carpenter's Bench or English Workbench, is the ultimate hand tool woodworking workbench. This bench, as opposed to the roubo or French workbench is primarily made of construction grade materials, which still provide a ton of weight and beauty to this cornerstone of your shop. The English workbench provides a variety of work holding options, with hold fasts not only in the top of the bench but in the apron as well, which allows this bench to be built without a sliding deadman. This particular iteration of the workbench is made with a modified leg vise and a quick release vise which allows for extremely secure work holding for plane work and chiseling. This work bench is potentially the perfect workbench for smaller shops because it provides for functional use from all sides of the bench and does not need to be butted up to a wall for stability. The angled legs and the drawbored mortise and tenon, drawbore joinery, make this the ultimate workbench for wood work, as it deprives the bench from any bench rock whatsoever. This is a small workbench version of the Christopher Schwarz Workbench in his blue book on workbenches. His design featured a massive workbench at approximately eight feet in length, whereas this workbench build with vise comes in around five feet. Please check out the link below for his book, which includes his Nicholson workbench plans, which were utilized in the building of this bench. This Nicholson workbench design hopefully inspires you to think outside the box on workbench build ideas and woodworking bench design. Not all benches need to be made with thousands of dollars of hardwood lumber. This bench, vises aside, was built with $150 worth of construction grade lumber and in my opinion, creates a versatile and unique woodworking bench. Support my channel by purchasing Christopher Schwarz's Workbench Book on Amazon, with plans for this bench as well as the Roubo or French style bench: https://amzn.to/3hpQRhk If you want access to some of the tools, check out my amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cowdogcra... //Follow along: IG:   / cowdogcraftworks   Twitter:   / cowdogcraftwork   Facebook:   / cowdogcraftworks   Website: http://www.cowdogcraftworks.com

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Cow Dog Craft Works

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