Make Some Workbench Accessories with Bob Van Dyke

A workbench is an essential part of your woodworking tools, but they only do part of the job. There are a whole bunch of jigs and fixtures that need to be made to make your workbench realize its fullest potential and make holding the work easy and efficient for you. This class will feature three of the most important workbench accessories- shooting boards, bench hooks and a bench slave (more if we can fit the time in).

The shooting board is an essential aid in squaring the end of a board with a handplane (or adjusting a miter with a handplane. The bench hook is the easiest and quickest way to hold work when you are sawing or adjusting the shoulder of a tenon and a bench slave is an adjustable support that will hold the other end of a long board at whatever height you need it to be (lots better than the milk crates that a lot of people end up using!) Here is an opportunity to dedicate the time to making some shop aids that you will probably never get around to making on your own- but when they are done you will not believe that you have been working without them. Sign up today.

Tuition: $245.00 plus materials

Section 112010A: Saturday & Sunday, November 20 & 21, 9:30am - 5:00pm

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