James's Reviews > The Workbench Book: A Craftsman's Guide from the Publishers of FWW

A lovely book with many photos and plans for workbenches, some simple, some sublime and many are useful. My copy went out on loan and never made it back. Chris Schwarz's Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use is more practical. Or check out Chris's online portable English bench build for a good beginner's hand tool bench. Other books like Roman Workbenches: Being a Short Treatise on Benches from Pompeii, Herculaneum & the Holy Roman Empire Founded on Research & Historical Reconstructions with Practical Applications Concerning Construction, Workholding, Planing, Sawing, Joinery &c. I would pass on unless you really are a bench nerd!