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Kamis, 21 April 2016

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workbench kits plans


workbench kits plans



The history of British woodworking is quite interesting to me. I havent read much about it, admittedly, but the appeal factor alone is enough to conjure up nostalgia for things such as afternoon fox hunts, great paneled rooms of finely joined walnut, being served lunch in a country gazebo after the hunt and other things Ive never experienced outside of movies like Gosford Park and The Remains of the Day. Okay, so I know next to nothing about historical British woodworking. Yes, Ive read Joseph Moxon. But thats pretty-much it. I still have a nostalgia for British woodworking though, and I always feel like British woodworkers really seem to know what they are doing. Almost like its in their blood.

I got that same feeling when I received an email recently from Richard Maguire, an English woodworker and bench-builder. Richard builds massive benches out of English Steamed Beech (that has appeal in and of itself) in the style of Andres Roubo and the Dominy family of cabinetmakers. Since I built my Roubo bench a year ago, Ive come to greatly appreciate the pleasure of working on a massive bench. Its elevated my work, no doubt.

So its nice to see this trend continuing. I think the age of the wimpy bench is perhaps behind us, thanks in no small part to Christopher Schwarzs recent contributions. And I cant think of a better time to usher in a new age of massive, serious benches to go along with all the fantastic new hand tools being produced by meticulous artists such as Thomas Lie-Nielsen, Chris Vesper, Ron Brese, Wenzloff and Sons, Dave Jeske, Ed Paik, Czeck Edge, just to name a few.

Please check out Richards website.



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