Reply To: Bench Plans…”tmac1956″

[achipo]

If I were building a watchmaker’s bench from scratch I would seriously consider higher back and sides, a shelf at the back for a timing machine and staking set to get them off the benchtop, a roll-top tambor cover, fore arm padding on the front, and the top would protrude out toward me about 6 inches x 12 inches.

I like the design of this top:
http://danspitz.com/spitz-bench/

And the fore arm pads like this bench:
http://www.ottofrei.com/Maple-John-Frei-Deluxe-Custom-Watchmakers-Bench-with-Armrests.html?gclid=CNTL8e20trYCFYFxQgodknMATQ
Here are some old roll-tops, but I’d like a shelf above the top to put large frequently used stuff on.
https://www.google.com/search?q=roll+top+watchmakers+bench&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#biv=i%7C6%3Bd%7Ckn8osdn05n-ERM%3A