[Woodcarver] Proper bench height

[Jean Athey]

Hi Joe, 
Regarding the bench height you mentioned, I noticed
one Lister talked about relief carving on his bench.
Hence a question....does the "one hand below elbow
height" measurement refer to then laying a board flat
on that benchtop, as in a relief carving, or do you
need to put your benchtop height even lower than your
suggested measurment if you are using a carving vise,
such as the Veritas rotating vise I use? Once a
carving, say a figure, is mounted on that vise, it
makes the cutting range a lot higher. I think my bench
must be too high--it's at elbow height, but I usually
use my vise for 3D carvings, which must jack it up
another 6" at least above the base of the vise-mounted
carving. Any advice?
Jean



		
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