Ultimate Shaker Workbench

Inspired by the workbench at Hancock Shaker Village, this bench has a big, heavy base with drawers for all of your hand tools, and a beefy hard-maple top. There is a twin-screw vise on the front apron, with enough space between the screws to dovetail most furniture parts. A sliding board jack supports boards for edge planing, or for when you need to dovetail a part that's too big for the vise. The top can be drilled for holdfasts. SKILL LEVEL Intermediate FINISHED SIZE 84 in. wide by 26 in. deep by 34 in. tall PRINTED PLAN INCLUDES Extensive full-size and scale drawings Detailed cutlist Step-by-step companion article