The French Oak Roubo Project 2013

[@SuperBardley]

This is like the World Cup of bench making, everything and everyone are top form producing matchless results. Pretty awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@cerberus2881]

Whoever crafted this video is almost as awesome as the Joiners building these workbenches. Much respect!

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Without a shadow of doubt, the best woodworking video on KZbin.

[@MikeAG333]

Then you're obviously not watching much woodworking on KZbin. Have a look at Doucette and Wolfe's channel, then come back and have a look at this claim again. Or Leo Sampson's rebuild of Tally Ho.

[@jasonrobinson9524]

Amazing. I can't imagine there are too many non-laminated Roubos in existence. Amazing build and stellar teamwork.

[@binsupehr]

I've got one I built out of Pecan!

[@richardcole9558]

Superb ....makes you wonder how many men and what time it would have taken without ........electricity ! ..brilliant job .

[@chrisosseweijer2798]

I agree and I`m sure the rusult without eletricity would be stunning too.

[@stewartperry7797]

Seasoned wood for a seasoned crew… looking great… can’t wait to start my build and using your vises. Thanks for sharing.

[@peterkelly8953]

Well! Just how nice was that to watch!! Lots of different approaches, amazing skills & some beautiful timber to work with. Joy!!

[@johnwillis3596]

Excellent video. Amazing to think that everything you did by machine was originally done by hand

[@MrRackinroll]

There is only one word to describe this perfection in the Art of Woodworking " IMPRESSIVE" BEYOND ALL MEASURE thanks I love it RC

[@alansimpson596]

As a fanatical woodworker with very little skill, I greatly enjoyed this video. Superb craftmanship from an amazing team.

[@KwiSsKas]

Wonderful ! Let's go to work now woodcrafters !!! Hello from France !

[@MarkWoodwardPhotography]

Just magnificent, I can only imagine the incredible smell of oak tannins in the air during the milling process. My father spent his apprenticeship making wooden cabs and trailer beds for the quarrying industry out of English oak and he regales many a tale of the work involved.

[@devemch7851]

What an incredible journey! What an incredible bench! I enjoyed the Swartz giving an almost. military briefing about the mission! While machines were used they were not any machines! That was a vintage Oliver Stratoplane! And north field machines. Both have colorful history in their own right!

[@MikeAG333]

All that massive machinery........and the original benches were made by hand.

[@thomaslthomas1506]

Cheating

[@johnbensley]

Here's one made by hand... Christopher Schwarz. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKacYqGqZpp5brc

[@garydow1540]

Ridiculous comments. They have to make a living - time/money.

[@lukasrydelius6174]

The benches were made by hand when the evil massive machinery wasn’t an option. Work smarter not harder.

[@Philax751]

Extra ! I did a smaller Roubo WorkBench with heavy Oak pieces from France... I love it and thanks to this Roubo Project. I guess that even then (during Marie-Antoinette) Carpenters knew what great woodworking tools they need... It was wonderful looking at skills of such artists and let's imagine without "electricity fairy" what it cost them :-)

[@Marcelo.Alvarez.Carpintero]

Congratulations, amazing work!!!

[@FAMAWoodworking]

What a great pleasure to watch this video and to see how incredible is the design of this centenary workbench. I'm really emotioned!!!

[@pwhsbuild]

Beautiful. Such ruggedness, simplicity, utility and character. Although just built and yet a lifetime of stories to tell.

[@larss337]

Roubo documented this design in the years before the French revolution (it must have been old already then) and its still an outstanding workbench. Respect to all these guys in the video for keeping the knowledge alive.

[@rogeranderson8763]

Those guys sure know what they are about....watching the fork lift set it down over the joinery and it FIT...Not quite the experience I had with my Roubo project. But I like mine just the same. I've a friend with a mobile sawmill....with any luck at all, enough of a stack of hard Maple will come to me that I can give it another shot. -Veteran '66-68

[@JohanLarssonKiruna]

According to the old blog posts from 2013 that big 16' bench weighed 1164 pounds... And it was made because he actually had use for such a long bench, it's not a show piece. Thanks for the video!

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Old fashioned woodwork and Brubeck, of such things are dreams made.

[@josepherwin5122]

Absolutely loved the music!

[@BobBlarneystone]

fine looking benches . it would have been interesting to have Mr. Chickadee show how he does it with his hand tools.

[@gus23a]

Actually he did a Roubo-style build about a year ago.

[@omardumbrell435]

He did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpmkdpWhod19g6c

[@j.r.tidwell3318]

That’s one heavy bench. I bet it weighed 2000lbs. Wish I had it in my shop. Loved watching it, great job.

[@nickrandol9133]

Anyone with big wood, two dozen willing buddies, and access to mega machines, could do this in a weekend.... Impressive, none the less.

[@SuperBardley]

Probably not anyone.

[@pbottura]

I'm impressed, in particular by the coordination work that your project required: kudos to you all!

[@perrymurphy4100]

That was absolutely wonderful to watch. Skill and passion cannot be beat. I do wonder how long that beast is. I'm guessing 16'. Definitely not the definition of portable. Where did this treasure end up with as it's home! Thank you!

[@rajikhalaf]

16'. It's still at Wyatt Childs in Barnesville, GA

[@rackelhahn]

Poetry for eyes, ears and mind....

[@cristiancolombo3029]

Very compliments, this is a big project , and you are extraordinary peoples full of passion

[@Keithmwalton]

What are they spraying on the bed of the stratoplaner? I imagine it’s something to help with making the feed smooth and not sticking, just wondering what you use

[@NathanVdV]

@9:00 look at the guy standing at the wallsocket to pull the plug if something would go wrong with that massive circular saw.

[@badaaben]

Beautiful. God bless you all

[@nathanielsnyder1323]

No Dominoes??! And you call yourselves woodworkers!! Obviously joking guys this was an amazing watch. super talented team of craftsman

[@c434rdd410]

Good work! i want to watch how to make the wooden screw

[@fredpierce6097]

Yikes! What a Glorious Behemoth!! Woodworkers equivalent to some sort of space shot…..

[@johnwoods3763]

majestic and inspiring.

[@sethbaer7567]

How the hell am I going to get that in the back of my station wagon

[@remizik]

18:28 was pretty damn satisfying to watch!

[@kryptik0]

That's a massive Roubo. Where is this bench located now? Would it be possible to visit in person?

[@ron0126]

What? No pocket screws? April, Ana, and Elisha would not approve!

[@shanek6582]

Has that really long one that’s one piece of oak warped any in the many years since it was built?

[@twoweary]

I don't want the bench, just a shop big enough to put it in ! :-)

[@ancjr]

How long is the finished top?

[@seanbrotherton542]

So...plywood or MDF top?

[@clearpepsi7347]

Legend has it 6 men lost their lives during the making of this bench

[@laurencelance586]

And no one knows where the bodies are, but it's been told that late at night under a full moon the sounds of hand planes are heard in the shop.

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Lives or wives?

[@splashpit]

Legend has it that his mother was an Canadian lumberjack and his father graduated top his class at a Norwegian straight blade handle carving class in Oklahoma .

[@laurencelance586]

And a little Dave Brubeck on day three.

[@yzemaze]

There are a lot of posts about this project including maaaany pics and details on Benchcrafted’s blog: benchcrafted.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-french-oak-roubo-project.html benchcrafted.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-forp-official-report-part-1.html benchcrafted.blogspot.com/search/label/French%20Oak%20Roubo …

[@pauldavidson6321]

Do you know the finished weight of the bench ?

[@reinerw.7456]

What is it for a jig at 16:04 ? Best great from Germany

[@NathanVdV]

thats an edge guide fence, but i dont know what this model is called that you can fix to the workpiece.

[@beantown_billy2405]

Nice bench, wonder if it has held up after 10 years

[@rajikhalaf]

It has. Still being used.

[@scs408]

Awesome work. Do you mind sharing the manufacturer of the Router Guide used with the Porter Cable?

[@Benchcrafted]

We made it out of 80/20

[@scs408]

Brilliant!

[@blakeumthun8128]

What a BEAST!!!!

[@stephensimpson2814]

Great video but it did not need the background music it took away from the sounds of the workshop I viewed it with mute turned on.

[@Tiny_Island_Designs]

Bravo!

[@jimbo2629]

I hate working oak. It blunts tools, and sharp edges and splinters are a pain. It eats iron and steel. Lovely Roubo bench but there are plenty of wide diameter trees to be used. Stately home Cedar of Lebanon comes to mind. Roubo actually recommended Elm and preferably Beech.

[@rickcimino5483]

I'm confused. Chris Schwarz was definitely in that video.

[@midgardlife]

Yeah I was thinking, hey i know that man, and I recognize his dutch tool chest too. At the 15:25 mark.

[@rickcimino5483]

@@midgardlife yea, so since I posted that comment I did a little research on this project. It's really cool. CS was one of the teacher/leaders. If you don't know about this project it's worth reading about it online. Just google it.

[@midgardlife]

@@rickcimino5483 I will definitely do that. I like him alot. Thanks

[@rickcimino5483]

@@midgardlife you're welcome. I was just surprised to see CS using a machine because he's a hand tool guy!

[@johnbensley]

Here's Christopher's video in his shop building one with hand tools... well, he did use a band saw for a couple cuts for the top, but the rest all by hand. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKacYqGqZpp5brc

[@taiqidong9841]

Now, imagine doing this by hand, like they did back then ... But it was a wonderfull watch, pure power machines porn ;-)

[@javierbiaggi3072]

Bravísimo!!!!

[@lucdigennaro]

Beautiful book. What‘s the title?

[@showpro1178]

"L'art du Menuisier', translated, I believe, as "The Art, (or "The Knowledge...") of the Cabinetmaker". by Andre Jacob Roubo. The first, and, as far as I know, the ONLY English translation is available through Lost Art Press, Covington, Kentucky. Christopher Schwarz, one of the participants in this project, is also a co-founder of LAP. Hope this helps.

[@DP-de6js]

Plate 11❤️

[@davidjohnkillingback8803]

If originally the seeds for French oak came from the USA and this timber was found in the USA why is it that you say it is french Oak?

[@AlainLabarthe]

ok dude this it USA' oak, do you feel better now ?

[@davidjohnkillingback8803]

Alain Labarthe I certainly do, in the future things should be described correctly , if not then why Bother? Dude! !,

[@AlainLabarthe]

@@davidjohnkillingback8803 :)

[@davidryle1164]

David, if you lived in a country for three hundred years, would it not be fair to say that you are more the country you live in than the country where you were born?

[@bernardbennaval1273]

J'admire le travail,mais je regrette que des établis soient en chêne!Jamais on ne fait des établis en chêne en France.On utilise plutôt du hêtre ou du charme.Le mien est en platane.Du si beau chêne est à réserver pour d'autres usages :escaliers ou meubles.

[@RobertoFischer]

Americans need make things as fancy as possible. It's not so much about being usable or practical.

[@noskills9577]

Without adding the story with details in text in the description you are doing the whole thing a disservice - this is quite evident from the comments being made so far

[@yzemaze]

I’ve put the links to Benchcrafted’s blog detailing the entire process in the comments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXipi5uJipyFaLM&lc=UgzxkAiczW1BkDAwtjx4AaABAg

[@sj-kp1ks]

I have found my people.

[@eliseucelestrino4721]

- Bom amanhecer - entardecer - anoitecer - Aqui na Plataforma do KZbin Brasil - "O Canal marceneiros Mega" - nossos professores encinam e ensistem - que eu, nós hobistas e os que estão num nível profissional - Reciclar nossas idéias, nossos projetos de móveis - pelo simples fato que madeira de Exelência não existe mais - creio que boa parte dos hobistas e profissionais compartilhe este modo de pensar. - gratidão e bom trabalho.

[@С.И.Н-ю7д]

Я свой без электроинструментов сделал как предки

[@konmingyew7282]

is that will myers and christopher scharwz in the inset

[@rajikhalaf]

Yes

[@MiguelZambranoayzsinlimite]

excelente

[@Ch4looby]

That's gonna sag in the middle surely

[@nz.MAKATA]

Nope

[@solidsnake9332]

@@nz.MAKATA gravity doesnt lie

[@robnic52]

Ain't that four words? :)

[@konmingyew7282]

and john malecki

[@С.И.Н-ю7д]

В ручную надо было сделать слабо

[@jlinkels]

Spoiled an interesting video with unnecesary music instead of tools and workshop sounds. Would you like to a movie with all sound muted and playing hillbilly sound all the time?

[@heartscards6335]

no commentary but plenty of stupid music

[@peter59230]

Why do these videos have to have such annoying music tracks?

[@RevealWoods]

amazing project, just noone was wearing a mask. They definitely inhaled some dust in that space when using the power tools. Not very healthy...

[@solidsnake9332]

The intro beethoven was great then it went to some.shit music. . .

[@revon0521]

I guess there were no women woodworker way back in 2013. Lovely project, but what a sausage fest!

[@duncanevy]

I doubt they had any interest in it or there would have been some there. There are a few channels with women woodworkers.

[@splashpit]

It's a paid course with no restriction on who attends , if women aren't interested then they won't be there !

[@ianlloyd100]

Now, just got to figure out how to replicate this in a one car UK garage (much smaller than a US one car Garage) without a million dollars worth of tools and machines............