Hand Tool Journey #5: More Bench Progress
Once I had my two larger bench sections glued up I ran them through the planer… And chopped the ends square I used my biscuit jointer to align the two laminated “slabs,” since after this glue up it will be too big to run through my thickness planer: Two slabs glued up: And now glued up with the tool tray: THE BASE I spent $18.00 on 4×6 and 2×6 Doug Fir for the base at Home Depot: A little shaping of the feet on the bandsaw, and oak pads added: Mortise cut on the RAS (I do it this way because it is fast) Leg assembly: The assembled base (screws and glue… but the screws are well hidden) ...
