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Exclusive Video: The Chinese Workbench (Patreon)

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2024-11-02 11:00:09
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Friends:

We're in the midst of launching Tool Trader to the whole world, and things are CRAZY in the shop. But Patrons always come first.

Today, I've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes on my newest project: the Chinese workbench. This bench may look like another Roman bench, but don't be fooled. This is a smaller and leaner bench that's built for Chinese tools. In this video, I'll give you all the details on the build AND we've got FREE, EXCLUSIVE construction drawings that you can download right now. They're attached to this post.

Don't forget to sign up at www.tooltrader.net and buy or sell your used tools. Use the code STARTNOW to take $5 off your first purchase. And we're doing No Fee November! A month of unlimited selling with no marketplace fees. Sell all you want and keep the profits. We just launched the platform to the whole world, so now is the time to list those tools.

Man, I'm tired!

--Rex

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Comments

Tom K

I had no interest in Chinese woodworking when I woke up this morning. Now, I'm actually intrigued by it. :)

Tsani Rósenov Sábev

Hey, you got a typo on the URL. Toot trading sounds fun, though a little childish.

Andrew Watt

This is awesome. it’s kind of just in line with what I was thinking about my own workshop set-up, which has to be stored indoors but used outdoors. Will you do a video on the Chinese tool-set for country carpentry at some point? I mean, your video points the way here — tools co-evolve with workholding; workholding co-evolves with tools. The “western” toolset is designed for a standing bench, and as Schwarz identified in “Anarchist’s tool chest”, includes about 100 tools, max. Your “woodworking for humans” toolset is 8-12 (saw, framing square, chisels, axe, marking knife, etc.) Finding a way to explain the Chinese toolset that works in concert with the bench you’re showing is the next step. A frame saw, a plane, chisels… what else??

Jon Linna
>>154121619

I tried going to toottrader this morning. Maybe it's not .net but .com or .eww?

Aaron Wasielewski

Alright alright! Nothing like a good ‘ol fashioned Rex workbench vid!

Gerald Eddy

I currently work on a low bench so this does interest me!

Dave West

Great topic Rex. I didn't realize there was so many differences between Japanese and Chinese woodworking styles. Very interesting.

Micah Shlain

Super excited to see this new topic, I really like the compact nature of their work as I don't have a lot of space my self.

Peter

My grandfather was a wicker furniture maker growing up in China, I never got to watch him work, he sold his tools when he came to the US and due to 2 language barriers I never got a chance to learn from him.

Richard C von Brecht

Cooling “Making the Video” video. So the next big venture of Kruger and Associates will be Build _a_Workbench.com?

Pavel Čerych

Great vid and I'm looking forward to seeing more content about chinese woodworking! One question - given the shape of the tenons, the wedges will have to be parallel to the grain of the seat/top. Isn't that a problem? I vaguely remember from videos about moravian stools and previous low benches that the wedges should be perpendicular to avoid splitting the seat/top.

Madeleine Yeh

I'd like to see side by side pictures of this and the Light weight traveler's bench. Could you make the Chinese bench if yu didn't already have a work bench? I'd think utting the slant mortises would be difficult.

Harry Rider

This is fantastic! I really think Chinese and continental Asian woodworking is under appreciated in most western woodworking channels. I’ve been hoping to learn more continental European and Asian woodworking techniques as everyone seems to focus on Japanese and English/American styles. FYI if you are ever in Massachusetts, the Peabody Essex Art Museum in Salem (yes THAT Salem) has a traditional Chinese country house that was moved brick by brick to the museum and is furnished with antique furniture and tools! And it’s in the middle of historic New England too! Lots of antiques to look at!

Rex Krueger
>>154166199

It's pretty tough to make. I'm no beginner and I found it challenging in spots. I'm going to work with this bench for a while and hopefully cook up an easier version.

Rex Krueger
>>154149567

I see what you mean, but any wedge can be rotated 90 degrees and I'm going to do that here. I'll do two wedges per tenon. You're right, parallel wedges would split the top for sure.

Rex Krueger
>>154135004

You know, my grand father was a master tool and die maker, but he died when i was little. I could have learned so much from him.

Rex Krueger
>>154123608

It's mostly what you say. I'll feature a Chinese frame-saw in the build video, but it's planes, saws, and chisels. The tool kit is very small.

E Bolick
>>154121619

Hate to inform you, but the URL is still broken? It takes me to a "this isn't a real URL" type page. But if I Google "tool trader" you're the first result, unless it's spam? It's coming up as on a host site, "district.net"