An american family firm, benchcrafted, has developed and produced a set of perfectly adapted hardware for this type of bench. Roy showed us the bookstand but he didnt teach us how to make it. Ive tried to be careful, but some errors may have crept in. Une version modernisee pour letabli roubo latelier bois. Yes, i thought the saga of the roubo bookstand article from the february 2011 issue was over its awesome.
This hybrid workbench is massive as the the french workbench roubo. The quality of design and production in these vises is really. Etabli type roubo par marco61 etabli pliant, rangement. The book of plates a single volume that contains all 384 plates from andre jacob roubos 18thcentury masterwork on woodworking. Roubo bookstand eduardo acosta highland woodworking. The splittop roubo workbench is a modern twist on the classic roubo design, inspired by plate 11 of andre roubos lart du menuisier. Woodworking techniques how to build woodworking crafts plans. These glide leg vise kits are available with your choice of two styles of matching castiron handwheels.
While a workbench is a fairly large time commitment, it shouldnt have taken me more than a month to complete. Roubostyle workbench workbench designs, woodworking. Benchcrafted splittop roubo bench build talkfestool. No matter how you read roubos text in a book, on a computer screen, in french, german or english having the fullsize plates before you is helpful to grasp roubos intent. Roubo was born and died in paris, and was the son and grandson of master cabinetmakers. Atelier menuisier etabli menuisier etabli atelier meuble atelier.
To the extent that roubo provides any general instruction on joinery, this 2,000word essay is all there is. As for the dovetail, from which all things flow for modern. Woodworking workbench build part 1 the base youtube. I saw the roubos folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. Included in volume 1 chapters on basic geometry, uses and qualities of woods, moldings and profiles, framing, the joiners tools and specifics of various building parts, especially doors and windows. Etabli debeniste presse serrage rapide plateau en bois multiplis avec ceinture en bois massif. Roubo wrote several highly influential books on woodworking, an achievement which was especially notable given his relatively poor background and selftaught methods his career peaked in 1774 when he published his masterwork. This table of contents is 11 pages long and is a roadmap to the contents of every plate. Andre jacob roubo 17391791 was a french carpenter, cabinetmaker and author.
Le menuisier ebeniste bibliotheque des arts, sciences. Ingenious design of the 18th century roubo workbench sees modernday reincarnation core77 in the 1700s, a french craftsman named andre jacob roubo took the time to record his vast woodworking knowledge, presumably for the benefit of future generations. One of the most important early books on woodworking has been indecipherable to everyone who cannot read 18thcentury french. Voila le plan dun etabli quon devrait tous avoir chez soit. Representing a decade of work by an international team, this book is the first english translation of the 18thcentury masterpiece. Here we are weeks later, and there is still more to write. This roubo was built using benchcrafteds plans and hardware. This paradox is due in great part to the purpose of the tomes, namely to instruct and reveal the process. Roubo s folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. In addition to containing all 383 plates from lart du menuisier, we have included the first english translation of the table of contents for the books, which serve as a guide to the plates.
Benchcrafted splittop roubo bench build second, just as a suggestion, you might think about some hinged caster mounts that swing up out of the way when not in use. Roubo detailed the basic form, which at first glance is rather unusual, in his book lart du menuisier the art of joinery. Preface what follows is a transcription, in french, of jacquesandre roubos section on lathes and turning. Andrejacques roubo, lart du menuisier paris, 176974. Based on a design from andre roubos classic 18th century cabinetmaking text, lart du menuisier, this splittop version offers excellent workholding capabilities. They have both advantages of making the bench easy to move and lifting it up on the wheels. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Andre roubo s landmark fivevolume lart du menuisier is difficult to find reprints are available mostly in europe and at tools for working wood and even harder to actually use to my knowledge, no one has attempted a systematic translation of these. Reader william smith has built a version of the bookstand using a novel method.
I saw the roubo s folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. Publisher st no e for years, i resisted publishing the book you now hold in your hands. Roubostyle workbench workbench designs, woodworking bench. If you can believe it, i started this build back in october. Whether youre into hand tools, power tools, or both, this bench will serve all of your workholding needs. After examining many, many workbench designs and almost settling on a germanstyle bench, i came across the 17. This is the first look at the first sample copy of lart du menuisier. Jan 17, 2018 part 12 of my halfsplittop roubo style workbench. Etabli menuisier 3 tiroirs, caisson, portes coulissantes. It was made using mostly 84 hard maple with walnut accent strips.
See more ideas about workbench table, woodworking projects and woodworking. Art du menuisier topics carpentry france joinery france cabinetwork france furniture making france carriage and wagon making france marquetry france genres prints books drawings design drawings notes statement of responsibility. Perhaps the briefest chapter in roubo on furniture making is the one titled the art of assembly, its uses and proportions. Benchcrafted splittop roubo bench build page 6 talkfestool. Atelier bricolage bois etabli bricolage outils maison menuiserie charpente fermette mobilier en bois fabriquer etabli etabli menuisier tabouret pliable ce quen disent les utilisateurs 5 noble clever hacks.
Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers. Roubos folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. Finally, the benchcrafted splittop roubo workbench is complete. Reading the text without the plates or just looking.
The book of plates is officially off to the printer and is now about five weeks away from landing in our warehouse during a rainstorm, most likely. After all, i had bought a set for my cabinetmakers bench waybackwhen from what used to be called the woodworkers store now rockler. Ancourt, lithographe et tiree a 300 exemplaires numerotes sur verge creme plus quelques exemplaires sur chine et japon. This massive splittop bench offers excellent clamping capabilities, incorporating a leg vise on the front and a tail vise at one end vises not included. This section helps you to sell household items like old lamps, dishes, books, old tools, handicrafts and simple kitchen items.
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