As demonstrated on this journal and others, a small auxiliary workbench positioned atop a typical one raises sure sorts of work to a way more handy peak. Handheld routers are simpler to make use of at that peak, for instance, and detailed handwork is less complicated to see and carry out.
All you actually need is a few form of stable work floor that enables handy clamping. This straightforward stack of 2x4s, with a plywood prime added, works nice for me. I milled the 2x4s flat in order that they screw collectively solidly and sit flat on the bench, and I broke the highest into two items, creating a middle slot for clamping.
My mini-bench clamps simply to my workbench and sits quietly within the nook once I don’t want it. The highest is well replaceable, so I don’t hesitate to chop into it or nail small components to it. As I dive deeper into kumiko work and my eyes proceed to age, I admire this bench increasingly. —EDWARD CHRISTIANSEN, Auburndale, Mass.
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