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Workbench Designs – the history of wood Workbench

The work plan is the cornerstone of the wood shop, with a history almost as old himself to woodworking. Examples of primitives drawn were found dating back over 2,000 years. Woodworkers in ancient Rome basic design of advanced design banks with his arrest threw pieces of wood. Until that time, artisans have been forced to keep their jobs, cut or shape with one hand while crushed or brushed from the others. Other improvements came slowly, however, and services have been added only centuries later.

With each refinement bench has been a growing need in the workshop. Therefore surprising that many tool called roadmap more important than a woodworker can possess.

A good work plan does not have an active role in the process of working with wood chopping wood or form, but the bank and their equipment to perform another important task: free hand and the working position so that you can cut, drill, shape and finish effectively. In the past, including mostused banks fell short of ideal. With hand mass higher, single board, the bank century Roubo 18 was very popular in Europe, but had no tail or vice dog bank first, but the task was performed by a system metal poles and optional leg press. One hundred years later, American Shakers Roubo improved. Your bank was an adult wearing a laminate top, a dog hole bench vise L-shaped tail and a leg vise. Shaker bank was not too different from modern workbench.

The design plan work has changed little since the early 19 th century, accessories and method of assembly have been changed. In fact, some argue that the only innovation was truly Workmate ubiquitous inventor Ron Hickman. Developed in the 1960's, the Workmate revolutionized the way many people try to work surfaces, because always some capacity holding a working standard with a foldable, easy to move.

Although the Workmate has found a niche in workshops around the world, many workers Wood, both professional and amateur, still opt for no less a solid maple or beech wood bench. Often, they choose to create your own, we believe that care and attention in the development of these banks is reflected in his later work.

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