Sam Walter, Moravian Workbench (STUDENT 2023)

Student:

Secondary

Name of school or tertiary institution, and name of woodworking teacher (if you have one):

Barker College, teacher: John Denison

I constructed this traditional Moravian workbench using Tasmanian Blackwood and European beech. I used traditional joinery such as wedged mortise and tenon, half-lap dovetail and bridal joints to build the dismantling frame it sits on. The features such as the bench-crafted vice mechanism and sliding deadman accommodate for many clamping angles and strong clamping pressure. The goal of this workbench was to build something I can continue woodworking on, challenge my skills in the craft and be able to dismantle and transport the bench easily.

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