Typical Workbench Height

Those two inches changed my attitude toward planing.

Typical workbench height.

This is an excerpt from the new traditional woodworker by jim tolpin. If you re average height between 5 9 and 6 0 that s usually a comfortable height. Height height is perhaps the most important of all the measurements you ll take when planning your workbench. This is where the artisan planed surfaces and trued edges.

Just measure the distance from the. If you neglect to take the proper height into account you ll soon find that a mild ache in your back or crick in your neck is more amplified than ever after a few hours at the bench. Made precision cuts for joints with backsaws. Average 34 36 86cm 91cm tend to be the most common workbench height for woodworking.

Length of 2 x 4 legs. A tall workbench is good for detailed work cutting joinery and for power tool use. The standard height of 34 matches most tablesaw heights allowing the workbench to double as an outfeed support. 38 39 97cm 99cm makes a practical tall workbench height.

We ve used a lot of methods to determine the best height for a bench. It seemed radical but one day i got the nerve up and sawed 2 off the legs. The ada sets a standard bench seat height of 17 19 inches 43 48cm above the floor. Ripped and crosscut short lengths of stock to size with smaller sized panel saws or bow saws.

Standard dining table height. 34 4 30 in regardless of other dimensions the bench will require eight 2 x 4 leg pieces. After reading the screed on bench heights i lowered the height of my 36 bench. In traditional western style woodworking the workbench was central to nearly all the woodworking processes.

Many hand tool woodworkers though prefer a bench 1 or 2 inches lower allowing more leverage for hand plane and chisel use. A good rule of thumb is to make the workbench table the same height as the distance from the floor to your wrist when letting your arms hang down. But even a change of 1 up or down can make a big difference in how easy it is to work at the bench. Bench seating is measured in the same way.

But one simple method seems to give the best results. Overall height 4. Length of long 2 x 4 bottom rails. Overall width 6.

A height in between these two extremes tends to be the most popular particular if you. The 34 bench height allowed me to use my long leg muscles to propel the plane forward instead of my arms.