I was  really tempted to build a Nicholson a few years ago, but finally 
decided on a split-top design. It's a modified form of the LV bench 
plan, using their bench top kit, replacing their maple base with 
larger-dimension Doug Fir, and re-purposing my old bench-top as a 
heavyweight tool shelf below. I should install the end twin-vise I 
bought years ago, but thus far haven't felt compelled to do so.

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Don


On 2021-08-01 9:55 a.m., Adam R. Maxwell via groups.io wrote:
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>> On Jul 31, 2021, at 20:27 , Dan Beck  wrote:
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>> I’ve done a ton of “research” on benches, and studied the various forms -
Roubo, Moravian, Low Roman bench (which I may still make at some point),
Holtzapffle, etc. But after a lot of (i.e. too much) debate, I decided on the
Nicholson bench. Specifically, a viseless Nicholson bench a la Mike Siemson from
his video “The Naked Woodworker”.
> Great choice. I built one several years ago, and my only regret is that it's
too short, now that I have a larger shop.
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