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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Child-size Roubo Workbench Complete!

Base Frame complete.

Leg Mortise & Tenons done.

Done!  (just needs poly)
2 coats of Water-based Polycrylic + Paste Wax

I think this took 2 weeks total.  Not too shabby for me.  I usually take a lot longer to make stuff, but Christmas is fast approaching.

The leg joint is really tricky to mark.  Wow.  What a pain :P  Took me a couple days to get the four legs fitted into their mortises and I was really surprised they fit as snugly as they do.  I expected more gaps.

I'm not sure if I'm going to add a vise.  Maybe I'll put a planing stop on one end.  Carolyn didn't care for the idea of drilling holes for pretend holdfasts.  But this'll do as a:

  • multi-functional
  • toddler-sized workbench
  • drawing, Play-Dough, LEGO, arts & crafts, general activity table
  • a standard, adult-size bench that can be repurposed for general use after my two sons get tall

2 comments:

Kapten Haddock said...

Love this bench, do you have any plans for it?

Steve Erwin said...

Thanks, I've uploaded the 3D model to SketchUp for you. Here it is!

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