by Lon Schleining This is an "oh my" kind of book, as that's likely to be the phrase that comes from you with each turn of the page. Typical Taunton Press stuff... lush photos, great diagrams, and ideas, ideas, ideas. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: The Perfect Bench What Kind of Woodworking Do You Do? Locating the Bench Bench Size Weight Height A Comfortable Bench Area Designing Your Bench Chapter 2: Workbench Tops Benchtop Dimensions Top Configuration Tool Trays Materials for Tops Keeping the Top Flat Flattening a Benchtop Fastening the Top to the Base Finishing the Top Chapter 3: A Solid Foundation Base Configuration Frame Bases Base Joinery Options Strengthening the Base Legs Made from Metal Enclosed Bases Leveling the Bench Electrical Power Chapter 4: Getting a Grip Locating Vises Types of Vises Screw Mechanisms Manufactured Vises Shop-Built Vises Chapter 5: Holding Your Work Bench Dogs Stops Holdfasts and Hold-Downs Board Jacks Bench Hooks Fixtures and Auxillary Tables Chapter 6: Bench in a Box Bench Components Manufactured Benches of the Past Contemporary Bench Makers Chapter 7: No-Frills Benches Getting Down to Basics Sam Maloofs Bench Building the Bench Niall Barretts Bench Building the Bench Chapter 8: Tradition Meets the Twenty-First Century English-Style Workbenches Building the Bench European Traditions Building the Bench The Best of Old and New Building the Bench Shaker with a Twist Chapter 9: Innovative Workbenches A Different Kind of Benchtop The Torsion Box Storing Large Worktables Thinking Outside the Box Chapter 10: Benches for Special Tasks Assembly and Finishing Portable Workbenches Benches for Working on Irregular Parts Other Woodworking Specialties Dedicated Taskl Benches Resources Index 202 pp., hardcover
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