My First Bench #1: Sketchup Plans
While I was originally planning on making a table saw cabinet for my first big project, I decided to try something a bit less involved to break in my new workshop – a bench for my front porch. I won’t be able to start right away, because I still need some items for my shop before I get started (the arbor washer for my table saw, a scroll saw, and a drill press, all of which are at my father’s house). But I really enjoy planning projects, so I dove right in with that. I looked through all the benches on LJ (yes, all 120 pages) and found lots of beautiful pieces, but not many that were both in my style and at my skill level. However, there were aspects of 3 benches that ...














