10 ft woodworking bench

[Gasgt1]

I recently picked up this old woodworking bench.
It is 10' long with 2 vises.

The top is made from 1 piece of oak that is nearly 10' long, 12" wide and 3" thick.

I do not have room for it right now in my shop so it will be used in our garden center in displays

 

[-Brent-]

What a handsome bench. I guarantee someone is going to try to buy it from the store within a few days of it being displayed.

 

[Zeke]

Hate to see you leave that outside as it's beautiful.

Reread that. So it won't be outside. I wish it were closer, I'd make you a hell of an offer.

 

[Gasgt1]

No, no...............never outside

 

[DenisG]

Reminds me that I haven't browsed my copy of the Landis (Taunton Books) book on workbenches in a while. That one would fit right in.

 

[RonnieC]

That's a beauty!

 

[Bill Ramsey]

I recently picked up this old woodworking bench.
It is 10' long with 2 vises.

The top is made from 1 piece of oak that is nearly 10' long, 12" wide and 3" thick.

I do not have room for it right now in my shop so it will be used in our garden center in displays

Beautiful.

Christopher Schwarz says a woodworking bench can never be too heavy or too long.

 

[Bill Ramsey]

Reminds me that I haven't browsed my copy of the Landis (Taunton Books) book on workbenches in a while. That one would fit right in.

Have the same one in my library. I know many others here do too. Great book. You're right, this one looks like it was ripped right from those pages.

 

[Zeke]

Have the same one in my library. I know many others here do too. Great book. You're right, this one looks like it was ripped right from those pages.

Funny, I first read that as you had a workbench in your library.

 

[DenisG]

Funny, I first read that as you had a workbench in your library.

I heard a talk show waxing poetically about the smell of books and how it might disappear in the age of electronics. Library books and wood shop smells sound like a pleasant combination.

 

[DenisG]

Have the same one in my library. I know many others here do too. Great book. You're right, this one looks like it was ripped right from those pages.

I was also wondering if he might get a visit from Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) if he ever visits his old hometown. That bench might draw a visit.

 

[Bill Ramsey]

Funny, I first read that as you had a workbench in your library.

I would, but SWMBO has her limits.

 

[Modifieddriver]

WOW!!!!! That's SUPER nice.

The dog likes it too!!

 

[firemanast]

Very nice would love to have it !

 

[bikeguy5]

nice workbench

 

[jackfork]

I don't use awesome to describe things too often, but that bench is AWESOME!

 

[Bryan Burns]

It's a piece of art if you ask me.
How do you think it is? Late 1800's?

 

[ctb]

That's a great bench! I've never seen a tail vice like that before though, it's certainly unique.

 

[2oolhound]

That's a great bench! I've never seen a tail vice like that before though, it's certainly unique.

If I remember my woodwork class correctly the "tall" vice has the last square hole in it. Square holes are every foot along the bench in front of it. You can clamp any length board up to 10' long by placing a peg in the appropriate hole until the board overlaps the vice. Then with a peg in the vice hole you can clamp it between the 2 pegs by tightening the vice. It's mostly used for hand planing lumber but any other work to the board can be done.

 

[pendragon1998]

Handsome bench; I would use the **** out of it doing woodworking. It would certainly make a statement in your shop, but just take care of it for the next generation. Don't let it get water all over it or let bratty little kids damage it. Personally, I'd rather see it in a woodshop - maybe consider trading it to a woodworker in exchange for them building you an awesome display?

 

[Gasgt1]

Thanks everyone.
I have a similar old bench in my shop that I use all of the time.

Hopefully at some point I can make room for this bench as well

 

[PugetDude]

That thing is a friggin' heirloom!
Treat it well and pass it down for generations.
Awesome, just pure awesome.
Can I get visitation rights?

 

[chruler]

Man, I love the fact that someone had the good sense to make it 10 ft long!

That's a real beauty. I want one!

 

[ctb]

If I remember my woodwork class correctly the "tall" vice has the last square hole in it. Square holes are every foot along the bench in front of it. You can clamp any length board up to 10' long by placing a peg in the appropriate hole until the board overlaps the vice. Then with a peg in the vice hole you can clamp it between the 2 pegs by tightening the vice. It's mostly used for hand planing lumber but any other work to the board can be done.

Thank you so much for the woodworking lesson. However I KNOW what a tail vice is and what it's used for, being a woodworker myself and owning a 7' solid beech bench with front and tail vices.

What I was referring to in my comment was the fact that the STYLE of tail vice in the op's bench was one which I haven't seen before. Most of them are like this:

The one on the op's bench gives more support for the workpiece to the left of the hold down while giving up the ability to clamp thick stock (like drawers for instance) in the front of the bench. I know some modern benches replicate this but to see this type vice on a bench so old makes me wonder why they weren't more common back then.

 

[Gasgt1]

Had a request for a few more pics
Thanks

 

[dngrmse]

I'd like to hear about the story behind it- where'd you get it from? It must have some cool history.

 

[Gasgt1]

I do not know the actual origin
I picked it up at a sale from an old fella's estate and there were not really that many tools there.

 

[rick carpenter]

What I was referring to in my comment was the fact that the STYLE of tail vice in the op's bench was one which I haven't seen before. Most of them are like this:

The one on the op's bench gives more support for the workpiece to the left of the hold down while giving up the ability to clamp thick stock (like drawers for instance) in the front of the bench. I know some modern benches replicate this but to see this type vice on a bench so old makes me wonder why they weren't more common back then.

Gasgt1, great looking bench! Maybe why more old benches didn't use 'encased' tail vise sliding mechanisms is that it moves the dog holes further away from the front of the bench?

 

[wilfredosantiago]

Great looking work bench. Let me know if selling/price. Trying to build shop. GB
Wil. [email protected]

 

[Gasgt1]

I think I will hang on to it for now,
but I will keep you in mind if that changes