Roubo

[Journeyman_uk]

I am a rather lucky woodworker, package from Dieter Schmid fine tools arrived this morning. Not sure if anyone wants a WIP but if there is enough interest then I will do a build commentary.

J

 

[MMUK]

Silly question, we all love WIPs. Just make sure there's plenty of pics or there'll be trouble

 

[Grahamshed]

Ditto

 

[SteveF]

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[bodge]

Don't post dumb questions! Of COURSE we want a WIP! With lots and lots and lots of pictures for us picture whores. :mrgreen:

 

[carlb40]

Hellllll yeah. I will be doing a Roubo myself soon.

 

[morfa]

YES YES YES!!!!

Lots of photos please!

 

[Journeyman_uk]

Cool,

Its going to be a slow burner this one, I will be sorting the wood out early feb and giving it a while to acclimatise but I will take plenty of pics. Might have to tidy up the workshop first!

J

 

[carlb40]

Cool,

Its going to be a slow burner this one, I will be sorting the wood out early feb and giving it a while to acclimatise but I will take plenty of pics. Might have to tidy up the workshop first!

J

Oh poop, and there was me thinking you was going to knock it up this weekend. :mrgreen:

 

[MickCheese]

Take as long as you like. I've subscribed to the thread and will pop back as and when someone posts.

Looking forward to this.

If it's not a rude question. How much did the bench crafted stuff cost with tax and postage?

Mick

 

[Journeyman_uk]

>> If it's not a rude question. How much did the bench crafted stuff cost with tax and postage?

Sure Mick,

I bought the tail vise, the front leg vice, the retro scissor brace (I felt that this was a more sturdy option and actually less of a faff to fit), the knock down connector set, the printed plans and the metric bolt set as opposed to imperial, all shipped with taxes was 911 Euros, which is a shade under 750 quid.

If I had gone and got it from America it would have been about 600 quid but then I had the problem of HM Customs declaration of 3% import duty and 20% VAT so it would have been about the same. Plus if there was a problem its easier to DHL something back to Berlin than America. I must confess if I am putting pictures on here of the bench build I am going to make sure its the best bloody bench I can make so thats going to spur me on.

I looked at Richard Maguire's tail vice and leg vice but the tail vice was about the same money and the leg vice screw was wood which I didn't really fancy. It suits Richards Benches but I wanted to go all metal so I'm a bit OCD when it comes to everything matching so I plumped for it all from Benchcrafted. I have checked the contents are all present and now its sat on the side waiting for me to get my finger out and get the wood organised. I might be delayed a bit with this as I am about to make a rather major kit purchase and if it comes off I'm going to decorate the workshop before I get going with this.

J

 

[Journeyman_uk]

Tail Vice and Slider

Retro CrissCross mechanism.

Leg Vice and Handwheel

Knock Down Bolts and boy are they beefy.

Plans augmented by the website details that you print and the online videos which I am going to have to find a way of capturing so I can play them on the workshop TV.

Im toying with which wood to use for the build. I know beech is traditional but Richard Maguire uses kiln dried ash and I saw in F&C his cherry behemoth. Benchcrafted make theirs out of Soft Maple but I am not aware that this is for sale in the UK at a reasonable price. I think I am going to plump with Ash so need to get some decent stuff sorted.
Chris Tribe mentioned that British Hardwoods keep their wood in heated warehouses so the MC is around 8% which would be ready to work after its acclimatised.
Any thoughts are welcome.

J

 

[carlb40]

Oooooh very posh.

As to the vids. If you are using firefox? try video download helper

 

[carlb40]

Ash could be a good choice

http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/ca ... cts/roubo/

 

[marcros]

Where in Yorkshire are you? Ash would work well, mine is ash. Don't worry about soft maple- they only use it because it is cheap and plentiful, much like mr Schwarz and his southern yellow pine!

 

[ColeyS1]

Now that looks a nice collection of components ! Looking forward to this

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[MickCheese]

Thanks for indulging me with the prices. That box of bits look like real class.

Ash is a good price and I think it looks very nice, it also works well.

Really looking forward to this.

Mick

 

[Journeyman_uk]

Where in Yorkshire are you? Ash would work well, mine is ash. Don't worry about soft maple- they only use it because it is cheap and plentiful, much like mr Schwarz and his southern yellow pine!

I'm Doncaster Based. I think ash will be lovely.

 

[Doug B]

Hi J,

Look forward to seeing your bench build.

A suggestion for a timber merchant would be http://stuartsomerscales.com they are only about 40 miles from you & probably the cheapest. I had the Beech I built my bench from from them they also sell Ash amoungst an awful lot of other timber.

Cheers.
Doug.

PS if you want to chat about Hammer/ Felder drop me a PM

 

[Journeyman_uk]

Quick update,

After nearly 2 months of waiting my felder combination is about to be delivered. Still need to get it commissioned but next week is a trip to get some ash for the project.

Should have some progress soon.

J