Work bench #1: Preparing and gluing the top.

Wow what a ton of work.

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I love the recycling. That is going to be incredibly cool when you are done. Keep us posted.

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You are off to a great start. Keep it up.

-- Mike - Northern Upper Michigan

You is off to a good start!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

This a bench to that you will be able to use for the ages, all of your ages any way.

-- RTB. stray animals are just looking for love

Great Project, looks like the way your building it, it will last forever. Nice re-use of the flooring.

Steve

I am right do you have to worry about grain pattens when you do such a large glue up of difference wood? By the way there go’s the “spare” bin pile:)

-- Chris, Summerland BC

Dean, you’ve said that this is one of three?? Either you are planing on an extremely thick bench, or one that will be really wide ?
I recently finished working on my bench, it is a very gratifying experience, one that I do not want to ever do again but also one that I am glad that I did. You do have a ton of work in front of you…..you will get frustrated, you will want to quit, you will want to postpone it….please don’t. Once you are through you will feel a great sense of accomplishment!
Hang in there and please keep us posted of the developments.

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In actuallity the picture of that glue up is only a foot wide, it doesnt really show does it? The burn marks were a result of warped wood, thinking back now we could have jointed the grove side of each wood piece but it was my instructures desision, he wanted to get it done. The burn marks are gone know, just planed it down a 1/8 of an inch. Ill do as u said tom and check it, and from now on ill do that. I didnt know it made that much difference, just that it kept certain wood from buckling occasionally when clamped. THe finished work bench is planned to be 3 feet by 5, havent decided a height.

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COOL!!!!! Thanks for the post!! Please keep us informed as to the project?

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

That’s going to be a nice workbench. I am also in the process of building a bench. I have a bunch of hard maple, but some it is still seasoning. Just ordered my bench vises though. I have the legs and runners built out of Doug fir. I will probably scrap them and make the whole thing out of the maple since I was able to acquire more of it. Looking forward to seeing your progress posts.

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