The Woodworking Shelf

Workbenches
Fine Woodworking Editors
The Taunton Press
63 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470
www.taunton.com
9781641551205, $29.99, PB, 224pp

https://www.amazon.com/Workbenches-Editors-Fine-Woodworking/dp/1641551208

Synopsis: As a publisher, Fine Woodworking has been producing the best wood= working information for small shop woodworkers since 1975. "Workbenches: Bu= ild The Ideal Bench" by their editorial staff is just the latest of their D=
IY titles for novice and experienced woodworkers.

A good, sturdy workbench is at the heart of any woodshop, and every woodwor= ker needs one to hold and support work for everything from stock preparatio=
n to finishing. "Workbenches" is comprised of 'how to' articles from Fine W= oodworking magazine and provides woodworkers all the advice they need, whet= her considering a starter model, a small bench, or a full-scale workbench t= hat will last for decades.

"Workbenches" showcases a classic Shaker bench, a basic bench with built-in=
storage, and a mini-bench that has all the features of a full-size bench. = Besides the bench itself, woodworkers also need accessories to hold workpie= ces on the benchtop for planing, chiseling, sawing, and many other tasks, u= sing vises and wooden clamps, bench hooks and saw hooks, holdfasts and hand= screws.

Of special note are the chapters on tool storage, workbench tips, and techn= iques at the bench round out the collection for a complete guide to the wor= kbench.

With such a wide range of workbenches and workbench accessories represented=
, "Workbenches" will appeal to all woodworkers from newbies just setting up=
shop to veterans looking to upgrade their current workbench.

Critique: Instructively illustrated throughout and thoroughly 'user friendl=
y' in organization and presentation, "Workbenches: Build The Ideal Bench" i=
s an ideal DIY instruction guide for workbench creation projects and an esp= ecially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, co= mmunity, highschool woodshop, and technical college library collections.

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