For You Lot Ideal Workbench Height

I know this is an emotive subject, if you lot verbalize to Chris Schwarz or Richard McGuire they volition advocate a depression bench peak of roughly 33". But most everyone else I know prefers a higher bench in addition to that includes me. I've made benches from 37" - 39" high over the years in addition to convey settled on 37" every bit my ideal height, I tin laissez passer the axe manus bird comfortably every bit good every bit cutting dovetails in addition to I tin laissez passer the axe sit down at the bench amongst my knees nether similar a desk. Interestingly an article comparison benches inwards Fine Woodworking a piece dorsum too establish the most comfortable working peak was 37", I remember this was on a Lie Nielsen bench.
I was reading Alan Peters slap-up mass the other nighttime when I came across his views on the ideal operate bench.

In his words, 'The representative shows what I consider to hold out the ideal cabinetmakers bench, European inwards pattern. If you lot determine to brand your own, practice query the best peak for you lot - all purchased benches seem to convey been designed for midgets, or rather they are based on traditional patterns for chopping mortises in addition to for hours of heavy manus planing. My 4 purchased benches sit down to a greater extent than or less permanently on 6" blocks to eliminate backache'.
By my reckoning this meant all the benches inwards his store were close 38" high in addition to Alan was yesteryear no agency a tall man.
So amongst my chapeau thrown into the telephone inwards favour of higher benches, I'll larn out you lot amongst some shots from his slap-up book. Although written inwards 1984 it is all the same by in addition to large really relevant in addition to all the same inwards impress 31 years later. If you lot don't convey a re-create inwards your woodworking collection, decease one!

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