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Update: French Oak Roubo Bench Kits
Update: We've only got two kits left.Nobody ever looked forward to leftovers. Until now.In the year-long preparation for FORP II we prepared extra materials and hardware in the event of something...
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Francis Beaulieu's French Oak Workbench
What do you get when a professional luthier shows up at the FORP II? An exquisite bench.Enjoy these pics of Francis' work. It's the details, folks.And in case you were wondering about Francis' day job,...
View ArticleHANDS videos: Christmas BONUS
In the interest of getting these into more people's hands we arranged for 3 full videos to be posted here so you can see what you are missing. We'll post the 1st today with the rest to follow.Until...
View ArticleHANDS videos: Christmas BONUS Pt. 2
In the interest of getting these into more people's hands we arranged for 3 full videos to be posted here so you can see what you are missing. We'll post the 1st today with the rest to follow.Until...
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Big Red Oak: Will Myers Shares His Source
FORP Enthusiast Will Myers dropped us a line last week to let us know of a sawmill that's cutting some large American red oaks into thick slab-style workbench kits. These would be ideal for quickly...
View ArticleHANDS videos: Christmas BONUS Pt. 3
In the interest of getting these into more people's hands we arranged for 3 full videos to be posted here so you can see what you are missing. We'll post the 1st today with the rest to follow.Until...
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More Leftovers: Plate 11 Leg Vise Forged Parts
We have two sets of iron parts intended for use with a Roubo Plate 11-style leg vise screw. These were made earlier this year by Peter Ross. They are typical Ross work. In other words, you couldn't get...
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Holdfasts in Stock
We again have our hand-forged holdfasts in stock. Price is $199 plus shipping (domestic shipping will be added in cart, for International please email us. For more info on our holdfasts, see...
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Benchcrafted Holiday Hours And A New Bench
In order to do our yearly inventory, clean our warehouse, and rearrange our Gobots display case, Benchcrafted will close on December 25. Normally we'd keep the Store page up so orders can be placed,...
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Website taking a possible nap
We're doing some server updates during the period that our Store page is shut down (Dec. 25-31). The site may be glitchy or even unreachable sometime in that period. Email may also be hit or miss for...
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The Idea Behind The Classic Workbench
This week we're building the new Benchcrafted Classic Workbench, both in the virtual world, and in reality.For several years we've been keen on designing a more approachable bench for new enthusiasts,...
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Visit England, Build A Moxon Vise
This fall you can join Derek Jones at West Dean College in West Sussex England for a class in building a set of bench appliances, with our Moxon Vise as the center of the course.You'll build a rebated...
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Excuse Me, I Spelched
When I build a laminated benchtop I joint the faces and edges of every laminate. It's much easier to build flatness into a massive slab than make it flat later.Nevertheless, there is always some minor...
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Are You A User Or A Program?
The question arises from a simple idea. Do you feel like less of a woodworker if you follow a set of plans?Or more accurately, do you feel like awkward when building a project that you didn't design? I...
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What We're Working on in 2016
Its been a couple years since we came out with a new product. Here's everything we're working on, and hoping to produce in 2016. We're a small company, but we've got lots of ideas for new tools....
View ArticleWatch William Ng Make Condor Tails
William Ng recently outfitted his entire school with new benches featuring our hardware. William produced this video showing how he set up for making a production run of Condor tails for the end caps....
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You Asked For It-The Benchcrafted Swing Seat
We've been a bit inundated the past few days about whether or not we're going to produce a swing seat for workbenches, after Chris Schwarz posted about his recently.Believe it or not, this has been on...
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Buckner's Edge Dogs
We received this note from plane maker, BBQist, and speed skiing expert Brian Buckner a few days ago. We remember seeing this is Landis'"The Workbench Book" (now almost 30 years old!). Handy little...
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FORP Plate 11-style Holdfasts For Sale
We have a few leftover Plate-11 style holdfasts available. We made extras last year, but didn't sell all of them at the FORP. I think there are perhaps a dozen left.These are not to be confused with...
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STILL IN STOCK: Classic Leg Vise Unfinished & BC Holdfasts
Still discounted $40......! OptionsHardware only $155.00 USDHardware w/ Crisscross Solo $254.00 USDHardware w/ Crisscross Retro $294.00 USDWhen we first released our Classic Leg Vise we promised a few...
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