Hybrid Roubo Workbench (Digital Plan)

This rock-solid bench is a modern take on the classic French workbench by André Jacob Roubo. The base is an exercise in traditional joinery on a larger scale. It incorporates pegged tenons, wedged double tenons, and an 18th-century timber-frame joint -- a dovetailed through-tenon, with an angled haunch and wedge. The top is of 4-in.-thick solid hardwood with a twin-screw front vise and tail vise on the far end. The entire bench weighs in at about 475 lb., but knocks down so it can be moved by two people with strong backs. SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate FINISHED SIZE: 28' wide by 96 7/8' long by 36' tall PLAN INCLUDES: Scale drawings Detailed cutlist SketchUp drawing