Here are a couple pictures of my honing strop in Hard Maple. It is 11.5” long and is the first project off of my workbench.

It contains several firsts including: The first time I used my bandsaw, the first time I used my Nicholson rasp, and the first time I applied a rub-on Polyurethane finish. I enjoyed, the most, learning what I could do with the rasp.

Thank you for looking!

Cheers,
Bill Whig

I began wanting to make a traditional style workbench and the more I learned, the more I realized that it takes a workbench to make the heavy kind you see in books and magazines. This one is based on a friend’s design, but mine is a bit longer and taller. It is 58”L x 27”W x 40”H. It has at least 2” of room around the edges for clamping. I built it on a piece of plywood stretched across 2 saw horses. It has a SYP top and is assembled with about a hundred 3 1/2” deck screws and glue. I learned a great deal from this project and am sure that I will get a lot of use from the bench.

I intend to mount a machinist’s vise on it with wood in the jaws, for now. I included the old saw in the picture just for fun. This is the first project I’ve posted. Thank you for looking!

Bill Whig