Custom designed work benches for individual and institutional clients

The North Bennet Street Bench

Designed in cooperation with the faculty of Boston’s North Bennet Street School this bench is designed to support the students in the cabinet and furniture and community education departments. This bench is designed to be simple, heavy and foster good work. It has nothing extra, the NBSS faculty is insistent that the bench be simple so students can focus on the work, and more importantly be able to learn techniques that can be sustained away from the school regardless of what bench they have in their own shop. built in European beech throughout 26” x 60” work surface, 35” working height.

The Apartment Bench

Designed for woodworkers in small spaces these benches are small and robust. Featuring a 22” x 50” work surface with a working height of 35” European beech throughout. The single quick release face vise mounts via inserted machine threads allowing the vise to be easily removed and installed. The work surfaces are free of dog holes or other surface features to allow the use of the bench as a kitchen island or utility table outside of woodworking. Available with or without a storage cabinet. The cabinet features bypass sliding doors with a dry erase surface.

The Snow Farm Bench

Designed for Snow farm craft, a residential craft school in the pioneer valley of Massachusetts this bench is designed to be a simple strong all around work bench with storage below to accommodate the wide range of classes taught through the Snow Farm woodshop. It features a quick release steel face vise and a moving dog inset vise on the tail. European beech construction throughout. 60” x 30” work surface with a working height of 35”

The Old Mine Jewelers Bench

Designed and built for an independent custom jeweler, this bench is a mix of storage and work. Built to store and organize tools and materials the old mine bench works to allow a large amount of storage in a small amount of space. The work surface is made of Jatoba, selected for its density, darker color stability and resistance to scorching. The base is northern white ash, and disassembles for easier installation.

The Gear Bench

The gear bench was commissioned by a hobby woodworker that wanted the last word in weight, the gear bench was designed with massive legs and stretchers to add weight to the already massive bench top. The client wanted to be able to move the bench around to work in a small shop and have the ability to stow the bench out of the way when not in use. The designed incorporates a set of step down casters that can be deployed to move the bench into place when needed and out when not. This meant that it could not be permanently secured to the floor and weight was the only thing to keep it in place. Tipping the scales at around 500 lbs this bench certainly has plenty of mass in a small package. Built in European beech with a working surface of 60” x 20” with a working height of 35” The Klein vise was supplied by the client and the bench built to accommodate this request.

The Basic

A simple no nonsense bench, robust and heavy but with little extra, featuring a steel quick release face vise mortised into the underside of the top for a clean firm grip, and the HNT gordon inset vise on the tail for a basic face planing capacity. the open base lacks an upper front rail allowing future custom storage to be designed to fit underneath the bench top. The basic is also designed with knockdown construction for the base making it easier to move into the shop with the base disassembled. Built in european beech with a 26” x 60” work surface and a working height of 35”

The Pattern Makers

Named for its iconic Emmert pattern makers vise this bench was custom designed to accommodate the Emmert universal pattern makers vise and a vintage record quick release vise on the end, this bench was built for a private client

The Luthier #1

Custom designed for a luthier specializing in violin and viola work this bench was designed to feature a benchcrafted leg vise and vertias twin screw vise on the end. The doghole arrangement is custom designed to accommodate clamping a variety of instruments and a range of workflow. European Beech throughout, 26” X 48” with a 40” working height.

The Luthier #2

Commissioned by a Luthier specializing in Cellos this bench features a benchcrafted leg vise and custom doghole arrangement as well as an elevated working height to accommodate the larger plates of cellos. European Beech throughout, 26” X 48” with a 40” working height.

The RLG bindery bench

This bench is built for a bookbinder working in the Boston area doing fine binding and custom bookbinding. The design of this bench was driven by a collaboration with the client to design a bench that can serve to support the range of leather, paper and wood work found in fine binding. The bench is made in hard maple and birch plywood featuring a large 36” x 72” work surface with a large drawer sized for paper stock and other supplies. The upper hutch is lined with cork to hold notes and inspiration