The elements are traditional, they are just assembled in a new way to allow woodworkers with a narrow shop to have the advantages of a continental bench with a shoulder vise and have it in the middle of the shop floor, so they can access all sides of a workpiece.
Details of this design first appeared on the excellent workbenchdesign.net website:
http://www.workbenchdesign.net/walkaround/walkaround.html
Lee Valley Tools of Ottawa has now published my article on the bench:
http://www.leevalley.com/US/newsletters/Woodworking/5/6/article1.htm
I have uploaded two 3D models to Google SketchUp and you can find them at:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=20ce305a157aa7fb24b37f940b61371&ct=mdsa&prevstart=0
and
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=998d327844ac5e78c075ca3cab041677&ct=mdsa&prevstart=0
If you have any questions about the design, feel free to contact me.
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