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The Workbench Value Pack Your workbench can be the most important tool you have in your shop. This Value Pack is loaded with titles that will help you build a bench that is right for you (including a signed copy of The Workbench Design Book by Christopher Schwarz..
The Workbench Value Pack includes:
The Workbench Design Book: How many times have you heard this: "The workbench is the most important tool in your shop." While the statement is absolutely true, it doesn't help you answer the more important question: Which workbench should build? This book explores that problem with a depth and detail you won't find in any other source in print or online. Signed by Christopher Schwarz Workbenches : This book dives deep into the historical records of the 18th and 19th centuries and breathes new life into traditional designs that are simpler than modern benches, easier to build and perfect for both power and hand tools. Two venerable designs are provided as basic skeletons and the knowledge presented shows woodworkers how to design custom workbenches, perfect for their style and method of woodworking. Build the 21st-century Workbench DVD: This new workbench from Robert W. Lang combines the best work holding devices and ideas from a number of historic bench forms, along with a few design twists of his own. Whether you use power tools or hand tools (or both), this knockdown bench design is perfectly suited for the modern workshop. Build an 18th-century Workbench DVD: In this DVD, Christopher Schwarz shows you how to build the Roubo workbench using only hand tools (though you can use power tools if you wish). Schwarz, the author of Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use (Popular Woodworking Books) also shares his insights into this influential workbench form, which he has been using exclusively since 2005. Roubo Plate 11 Poster : Plate 11 of André Roubo's 18th-century masterpiece "L'Art du Menuisier" shows an interior view of the shop of the craftsman ("Vue Interieure de la Boutique d'un Menuisier," as it says atop the cross of the page). The lower half of the plate serves as a design reference for the many Roubo-style workbenches built by Popular Woodworking Magazine Editor Christopher Schwarz and staff, and the upper half is chock-full of thought-provoking items displayed on the benches and walls of the circa 1760 French shop. The Best of Shops & Workbenches : On this easy-to-use CD, you'll find the 62 best articles on workbenches, shop furniture, shop organization and the essential jigs and fixtures that have been published in Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine during the last 10 years.
