Description

Build this historic, sturdy and portable workbench using hand-tool techniques. This bench is designed from an 18th-century Moravian workbench found in the Old Salem community of North Carolina. The step-by-step instruction is comprehensive enough for beginners, and you’ll learn:

• To build the knock-down bench using through (and wedged) mortise-and-tenon joinery and lap dovetails

• How to construct a traditional wood screw face vise

• Important tips on wood selection, layout and hand-tool use