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Hayward on Mitre Shooting Blocks
For the upcoming release of our La Forge Miter Jack we've uploaded an article from "The Woodworker" detailing the construction and use of a miter jack from an English perspective. Charles Hayward...
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Don't Crochet With Your Leg Vise
We get this question a lot."Chris Schwarz put a crochet and a leg vise on his first Roubo bench, why don't you include one in your plans?"Chris' first bench was largely an experiment. He built it to...
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Benchcrafted's Book Of Plates Now Available
Earlier today we received the first and only shipment of our new publication "The Book of Plates, Connoisseur Edition." It was delivered in a Bugatti Veyron, Sang Noir Edition by the mayor of...
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Holdfasts: Still a few left
We've still got a few holdfasts available from the last batch. If you order now, you'll likely get it in time to put it under the tree.These are not available on our website, but only via email.More...
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Miter Jacks - Just About There
Today we received the wood components for the La Forge Royale Miter Jack Kits from Nick Dombrowski of Lake Erie Toolworks, who machined the hard maple screws and nuts to machinist tolerances.We're...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack - Body Dims
Today we were busy packing up Miter Jack kits and printing out postage labels for the many that have pre-ordered. We're scrambling to get as many shipped as soon as possible. Some of you may receive...
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A Case For Sharp Tools
If there's one single thing that can make or break your quest to better your work, it is, without a doubt, sharpness.Several years ago I moved from making furniture to musical instruments and it...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- The Body
When I build, I use a simple principle. I keep parts as large as possible, for as long as possible. I only make cuts or plane surfaces that are essential to the task at hand. This accomplishes two...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- Part 2
This morning I cut the assembled body to final length and laid out the final width as well as the main 45 degree chamfer. I won't cut the waste sections off until later.I took the jaw blank out of the...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- Part 3
This morning I got started by squaring up the jaws. The back face needs to be 90 degrees to the bottom so I have a reference surface for milling the grooves in the bottom. I marked lines on one face,...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- Part 4
Damage control. I couldn't stomach scrapping the jaws, so I regrouped and reglued. I cut a notch in the angled face for some clamp purchase. See what I mean by keeping stuff as big as possible for as...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- Part 5
It seems this is taking forever. Well, technically this should be about a one day build, but setting up shots does eat up a fair bit of time. And that's a not a mini boom mic on the right there. It's...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- Part 6
We're on the home stretch now. All the hard work and meticulous joinery is going to pay off real soon. Marking for the garter screws with a Vix bit. A transfer punch is useless here due to the...
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A Case For Sharp Tools Pt. 2
In my case for sharp tools will reside this set of dividers, hand forged by blacksmith Seth Gould, and which was gifted to me recently. But before I talk about the dividers, a little back story.Some...
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Reason #1 Why You Should Come To Handworks 2015
Studley.After working for the better part of the last two months on my own case for sharp tools, I have a completely different view of Studley's chest. The man was an animal. I don't mean a lion, or a...
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Building The La Forge Royale Miter Jack- Part 7
The screw handle gets made from a chunk of hard maple. The original looks like oak to me, so make your's from oak if you want. This doesn't get a ton of stress, so maple is fine. The orginal octagonal...
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Ramon's Roubo
Hey Benchcrafted......I discovered your amazing vises (after very little searching actually) and ordered sometime in February 2014. What an incredible build....I am in love with this workbench....truly...
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Why You Should Be Using Tru-Oil
When asked what may favorite finish is, I usually respond "shellac".But that's not entirely true. While shellac is my favorite finishing material, due to its endless list of pluses, my absolute...
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Tru-Oil. Here's Your Chance
If you hate Amazon, you're living in denial.This is a great price for any finish. If you don't use much finish at a time, decant the Tru Oil into smaller bottles, and keep them sealed.
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Matt's Carving Vise
Matt O'Neill did a nice job on his Carver's Vise. Here are some pics.We may do another run of these, but it all depends on demand. If you'd like to buy one, keep an eye on the blog, if we get enough...
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