Hey all. I’m sorry that it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything on here. I feel like it’s safe to say something now (without fear of jinxing things), but since about the first of the year, my family and I have been getting ready to move. We’re in the […]
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Happy holidays! It’s that time of year again! Anyone have exciting plans? We’re busy at work, so I don’t get a lot of time off, but we still had three days of Christmas for our little family – ours and both mine and my wife’s families. Plenty of fun […]
Gluing and Clamping the Roubo top – finally!
Back for more? Great! When we last talked, I was discussing why I needed to build a workbench and why I chose the style that I did. As I mentioned last time, the majority of my inspiration for my bench came from Chris Schwarz’s Workbenches book. In this book, Chris mentioned […]
Starting the Roubo: Stock selection, sawing and planing
Welcome back for episode two! It’s been a while since I last posted, so it’s past time for an update! As I mentioned in my first post, I’m in the process of working on a Roubo workbench that I will use as my primary bench. I’ve found out the […]
Why a Roubo bench?
My name is Buddy, and I’m co-owner of McLaren Family Crafts in Franklin, Indiana. I co-own the business with Margaret, my wife. She does crochet, cross stitching, sewing, latch hooking, or anything that strikes her fancy. Me? I do woodworking and make fine writing instruments. I plan to craft fine […]