How to Make a Simple Vice Workbench | DIY Woodworking

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The essential feature of any workshop (besides electrics and lighting) is the worksbench. This is the COVID CAVE take on a simple 2.4m long 1.2m wide table. Ignoring the circular saw mishap, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, ironically the hardest part about this was that I had to work off the ground/ladders - just goes to show how crucial a good work surface at the correct height really is! I'll be sharing the designs on Patreon for anyone who'd like to copy this and I'll explain why some of the decisions were made in regards to certain features.

[@faragmostafa633]

I've had the chance to use this table a couple of times now. It's fun to whip out in front of people:) I can see what people are talking about when they say the legs are delicate, but they're design to support a "mostly" vertical load, not be torqued from the side or pushed back into place. If you just let the table open or close on it's own and don't force anything, it works great kzbin.infoUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh Once it's set up, it's pretty solid. My only gripe would probably be related to the clamps provided. They're not the highest quality. They do the job, so no big deal, but they could be better. All in all, pretty cool gadget.

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

Funny story about you putting the blade backwards, I worked with a guy that put the blade on backwards for 15 years….I told him our first day working together that his blade on the saw was backwards and he didn’t believe me. I had to convince all the other contractors to bring their saw over to show him how the blade goes. When he finally turned it around and made his first cut, the look on his face was priceless.

[@jendak7921]

People do the same with angle grinder. Label side with metal plate around mounting hole must be on propelling ring not on the nut side. But they are impenitent and don't want understand why is it important.

[@shiuhonglam5035]

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[@nadjaholtkamp556]

For me, the ideas in kzbin.infoUgkxAfqpMLyFn37qcqUl0FAzqkkycQeXqrhP Plans were a starting point for building different sheds . Ryan gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.

[@benthompson5476]

Thank you for the sound of the building and not some crazy music Good job 😎✌️

[@larseriksen8212]

I love your professional approach to the task and there will be challenges where small mistakes can happen, it just makes you, human like us. Your are so dedicated to every job you do, it amazing. Love it.

[@melissaroth4467]

I don't know about you, but I felt a sense of relief when you started building the table. Ahhh! Back at my craft again! Who cares that the rent is overpriced? You get to work at your craft again!

[@leegibson5469]

12:17 OK, she needs to be in all videos from now on. No question.

[@henrywit6147]

25:21!

[@kellygb9278]

Great Job! Sucks about the blade but we all have dough brained it at one time or another Unless you intend to break down the work bench in the future, you should put a little wood glue in the joints to add some rigidity. Also, you can get some 3/4 thread inserts for each foot, then add carriage head bolts in the bottom of each foot. Then, you will have leveling screws! I built -4- of these for our wood shop & they have never let me down. I did bolt mine together rather than nailing it, we ran 4,000 board feet a week across them :) Keep up the great work, I have been binge watching all your video's & needless to say, you know what you are doing!!

[@oscarzamora2911]

Se aprende tanto del trabajo como de sus errores. Gracias por el vídeo.

[@botpatch1]

Great job!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Good bit of wood working, your table design will be handy for me to build a leather working table, your table is large enough to shift those hides around. A tip for fitting a sawblade or cutting disc, if you can't read the text on it then it's fitted the wrong way round!, but similar happened me too! I was turning metal on my lathe and thought the bit I used was very shitty as it needed a lot of pressure to remove any material, until I discovered that I forgot to change rotation direction after cutting a bore which needs the lathe to turn the other way.

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Nice build video, you now have a new subscriber. Paul

[@paulettejabbar5661]

I love to look at your videos

[@driverguy7]

Nice table!

[@franciscohernandez4766]

Esa si es madera de calidad.

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video ,thanks

[@paulettejabbar5661]

Vous êtes des professionnels ❤

[@MeMyselfandMaking]

Great video 👍

[@steenfraosterbro3268]

You're not the first nor the last person to put the blade in backwards. Did it myself a week ago, but realised it within seconds, and didn't go for the king. Greetings from Denmark.

[@edwardmilsom4760]

Nice vid, like the Series, I have a Defender 90, 1999 TD5.

[@hopasusx]

I like the garage. 👍🏼

[@hannuvoimanen4191]

Thanks!

[@wiezneri]

I'm wondering how many youtubers would have edited out the sawblade part :) Respect and keep up the good work, whatever the heck you are up to in that garage.

[@carlroge]

I was tempted at one point, thinking I was gunna get slated in the comments. Thankfully all you lot can appreciate a bit of fun! My kind of people 😄

[@wiezneri]

@@carlroge I can see you telling tales to your grandchildren at Christmas, sitting next to the fireplace... "And if the plague wasn't enough already, there came The Sawblade Incident..." :)

[@sarvpreetsinghsandhu5947]

Nice vedio . like your work bench project.here is your biggest fan Sandhu from India.

[@AlexKoehler]

Loved it! Thank you!!!

[@carlroge]

Cheers Alex

[@giuseppelongobardi268]

Sei beato fra le stelle sei veramente bellissimo ragazzo sei bellissimo sei un angelo meraviglioso sei bravo a costruire bravissimo 😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰🥰

[@bobdickweed]

Nice bench / table / bed / tea cup holder ..XD

[@-joe90]

Cold winter !!!

[@GrandMarshallB]

Nice work, is this the same build that is standing in your workshop in france?

[@Piterworkshop]

Tu nous manques en France !

[@69sungam]

Everyting you do..you learn somrthing.. :-)

[@peter-gn8ey]

nice work table. what was the finished height?

[@tugberksongar]

Wonderfull 👍

[@williamfreeh1198]

i prefer a diamond stone. does a great job and it wont wear unevenly like a wet stone. whatever works right. and no matter how good you are and how good your honing guide is you will have to resurface it or replace it.

[@paulj3625]

whats the bigger plan with the garage, did I miss something ? I know your over here due to lock down, but do you have bigger projects in the pipeline ? just curious...

[@fallofmanbrand]

nice video bro

[@carlroge]

Thanks mate

[@arnauddresselaers5728]

Do you have any plans with measurements available? Would love to make this one myself.

[@christopherbedford9897]

Tells you in the video - drawings on Patreon.

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

Was that originally a garage? Seems pretty small... Maybe for a Morris Mini or something that size?

[@Yet1moreUtuber]

You built a work bench and didn't call me? Ah Carl!! Pretty cool vid my dude.

[@carlroge]

Next time I promise! Cheers sir

[@stevefowler3398]

You probably know him already, but PAUL SELLERS is inspirational. ESPECIALLY for sharpening stuff. AND EVERYTHING ELSE.....

[@tobiasmuller8734]

0:00 - Now I know where you house is living. Found it on maps.. OK, it was really easy to find. 😂😂😂😂

[@brownkim9906]

Good luck➰😃

[@willtrip711]

Bagged lumber?

[@ferfernando950]

Total cost of materials? Wood, screws, paint, etc. I'm thinking about building a metal structure workbench with wooden top, it'll probably be a bit more expensive (may be not?) but quite more durable... And I can always put a new wooden top when it gets too worn out/ thrased, right?

[@malenekoldborg]

I dont agree. He built this with a chisel, a drill and a handsaw. To build it oit of metal, he would need a welder, helmet, sticks and a grinder. And metal isnt avaiable in bnq. Its way cheaper this way

[@MrAlpinab7]

Seeing this amount of work for a workbench and i can't help wondering how much one would cost delivered?

[@jamasimaginemas]

There’s no fun in watching online-shopping videos

[@MrDuctTapeThings]

You’re gonna wish you would have put 3/4” on that top.

[@zecarapinamg]

O milenar serrote prevalece !!

[@robertgilmour1903]

My Dad used to say the person that hasn't made a mistake hasn't made anything. I tend to agree because mistakes lead to progress.

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

A nice quote about that is "The master failed more times than the beginner tried." Almost the same message.

[@joroyle8108]

Lovely old job 😁

[@VerumPositor]

For all the jazz pianists out there: he's got the lick at 4:36 LOL

[@rstewardson4164]

Shrink wrapped lumber, interesting.

[@ajones8699]

Probably staircase stuff.

[@hokipokist]

When I've had decent sized orders of cls (think 1km+), they've generally been wrapped to help keep it all contained when lifting it off the truck .

[@leehaelters6182]

@@hokipokist, your lumber is sold by the running kilometer?

[@franckvilla1349]

Respect…

[@kangerol]

👏👏👏

[@rd-ch1on]

I've done the backwards saw blade a few times myself. The backwards chainsaw chain is my favourite though. Thanks for keeping it real...made me laugh. Love your work.

[@carlroge]

Haha I need to try that with a chainsaw now... you’ve intrigued me 😂

[@rd-ch1on]

@@carlroge Put your buddies chain on backwards when he isn't paying attention....lol.

[@cognitor900]

Me too. Drives me nuts. Sigh.

[@Warassus]

Lol, every time I change chainsaw chain I get nervous, that I got it the other way 😂

[@sroberts605]

Love to think of the blade _burning_ its way through lol

[@MohamedMohamed-sg3wx]

Bon travail,dommage pas besoin de peinture pour le bois...

[@mstepuch]

A little bit of chipest glue on joints will make it MUCH stronger!

[@HanxHeez]

This one made me laugh a few times, and it isn't even why I came here for. Bonus I guess eey.

[@eddyrozema4064]

Why the plastic around the beams

[@stevesmith236]

Why do they wrap I'm assuming kilm dried timber in plastic sounds like over kill to me.

[@Tomaskp]

the circular saw blade, you put it into the other side that's why that smoke comes out👍👍

[@arlingtonhynes]

10:25 Huh, I thought that was a hawk.

[@schoenerrobert]

i use torx screws from SPAX. ;-)

[@robertschmidt6383]

We're you just starting out with tools when you did this video?

[@aleksandarcrnomarkovic8360]

haha... xD life goes on maan xD

[@francoisruze9443]

Your filming. Is very pleasent ( and your GF very cute ) THKY

[@Roberto-sl2uv]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@167curly]

A good bench design, but why use that nasty chipboard for the top and bottom surfaces, Carl?

[@jeffmoffat6967]

Hand saw ninja

[@hawkmoon1704]

Please buy a mallet for those lovely chisels

[@kentbaio4457]

Hey my friend you put the Blade on the wrong way what you need to do flip over to the other side

[@yunoyama.works.]

works too me

[@edwardseth1230]

wooden tool box under your table not to big but plenty enough to keep all your tools safe n locked.

[@john3Lee]

14:11 - Does your gf know you have just ruined her t-shirt... ? haha !!

[@graytoby1]

The whole time he was chiselling those wooden pieces out I was thinking, that's shaking around an awful lot he needs a proper work bench.............

[@davidkitchens3404]

This shed looks gray. Is it?

[@mbord169]

I would have used at least 3/4 ply for the top. That 1/2 inch isn't strong enough.

[@aaaaaaaaaa697]

Was your circular saw blade backwards brother?

[@DiscoFang]

Don't ditch the cheap chisel. Always need a demolition chisel. Especially one with a full metal shank.

[@michaellinahan7740]

At least using the handsaw means you didn't have to go to the gym (assuming they are open). Looking at the plane and how it was cutting it didn't look right. The blade looked sharp but it seemed to labour on just some pine. I would double check the sharpening angles; perhaps invest in a sharpening jig; I don't know many weekend warriors who can sharpen a plane blade by hand. The likes of Rob Cosman, Paul Sellers are doing it day in day out so have built up muscle memory in my 30 years of part time woodworking I still find it a challenge to get the grind even over the width and at the correct angle. Distractions are your worst enemy! As others have said I think I would add some cross bracing to give the workbench a bit more stiffness and vertical dog holes in the legs will make clamping bigger objects easier.

[@davidburks1003]

3:06-3:12 😮

[@odl21]

How you gonna fit a car in now?

[@teknikkemal07]

😲😲😲😀😀😀👍👍

[@laurentl8263]

Joli travail mais un rabot comme ça pour 17,50 tu trouves ça où ?

[@julienguenegou7306]

ebay, il me semble, chez nous, le bon coin.

[@laurentl8263]

@@julienguenegou7306 Je n'y avais pas pensé.

[@its9429]

I like melamine for a work surface.

[@wallystoolshed7050]

Brain Farts Happen! Buddy of mine spent a day trying to drill 1 inch holes through his floor joists to run an electrical wire. When I showed up he did nothing but bitch and complain about his piece of crap drill. I looked at it, put it in forward and it drilled great. We did put in a new bit as he pretty much burned the other one up. I have been in construction all my life doing mostly remodeling of old houses. I am 72 yrs old. Live in Northern Minnesota. I really enjoy your videos, I have cousins in the UK and if I ever get over there again, I would love to buy you and your helper a beer.

[@markfelts3976]

Wilco do a set of 3 wood chisels for 6 quid, there sh**e.

[@carlroge]

😂

[@ajones8699]

Use a figure of 8 on the stone

[@carlroge]

will do 👍

[@ajones8699]

If you want a good honing guide that works well the veritas mk2 Is very good. And sheet abrasives used with a glass sheet is easy cheap and quick.

[@feyyazakarsu6255]

I think you are not fool. You are using hand saw very well. you can make really straight cuts with it.

[@debandmike3380]

At least you didn't hold the chisel backwards that would've really hurt. It's always good to practice your hand tool skills anyways

[@kellygb9278]

Don't forget to put a fat 'O' ring on both ends of your vice handle, if you every drop that handle & trap the flesh on your hand, you'll wish you had done this little trick

[@aflyfishr]

I needed a laugh, thank you very much.Thumbs up for going to hand saw. Good problem solving.

[@carlroge]

That’s ultimately why I’m here, to entertain - not to be an expert! Thanks for appreciating that :)

[@jimecole7291]

@@carlroge I Laughed Out Loud when I watched you install that circular sawblade BACKWARDS...

[@gavinhouliston]

Personally don't understand the thin chipboard workbench surface, bit crazy

[@qlimaxbass5022]

Like for a workshop, the table surface is too thin. Im use two plates instead of one........ :)

[@buddysinsight9834]

Hello mate I just subscribed if you need any advice on anything carpentry send me a message I would love to help. I build everything myself from houses to cars etc

[@1TheNewuser]

фигасе в июне погода. что в куртке надо ходить! =)

[@paulmacpherson472]

Nice address

[@jimspeed1388]

Good score on the chisel's and vice. I'm missing going round the junk and antique shops looking for tool treasure for peanuts and restoring themselves.

[@carlroge]

where abouts are you? theyre starting to open up now in London

[@jimspeed1388]

Teesside in the northeast but when ever we go out of town I Google antique retro salvaged shops. I've got a few places I try to get round regularly near home and I've done well out of one as they do shed clearances like a Record 4 1/2 plane for a fiver it cleaning up great or a hand router plane for 3 quid only needed a blade.

[@reyesjnj4096]

Cute tool box.....jk....nice bild

[@user-mh2fw7ci3s]

Девушка у тебя красивая. Привет из Беларуси.

[@gilesfone]

Keep doing what you are doing, it's good. The annotations and quirks you add to the video are entertaining, the pacing is great, you are choosing your content well. Good job all round. For anything that needs a proper sharpening rather than a touch up, sticking down medium grit wet & dry paper to a flat surface gets you flat, bevelled and square quickly, then go to a fine stone or diamond plate. Also, you can use MDF with metal polish for the final home, cheap and effective.

[@silva-anderida7695]

A nice little film.Cheers!