MarkSr

Welcome to Ljs a world wide community were there are great people,super projects and great woodworkers.Enjoy!

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Welcome aboard. Nice that you could join us on Lumberjocks.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Welcome To LumberJocks.
Good Luck…

-- Rick

Brand new, forced disability retired General Superintendent building big box buildings, (tilt-up panels) was our expertise. I’ve been in the construction business for over 40 yrs. Started out doing residential renovations & additions, to building homes, strip centers, motels, etc. Then for the last 16 yrs. been a Superintendent for large commercial & industrial project all over the country.
Enough of that, as I started to say is, I am a NFG (New Funny Guy) you guys though I was going to tell you the real def. huh!!. Anyway I have a new 10’ x 20’ building just placed in the back yard, I have to do the electric, insulate it, drywall and flooring, AND THEN my pride and joy of making my long awaited Woodworking Work Bench.
Just 15 mins. ago on eBay, I won the bid on a “Jorgenson Woodworkers Vise 7” Rapid Acting” only $77.00 it was a great buy and it’s going to be my end vise on the new bench.

So that’s where I am, brand new, first time CALLER as they use to say, and I hope this is the proper place to be putting all this stuff.

I really don’t know what blogs are so I tried here.

I have been acquiring my shop tools for a while now and I am in pretty good shape to have a nice woodworking shop to keep me busy.

So Hello, and I am ready to LEARN

-- Mark, ”...NEWBEE: On the road to learning a lot; but; a lot more to learn…” ("My Granddad used to tell me, if you didn't learn something new today, it just wasn't worth getting out of bed")

Thanks for the greetings, right now I think I’ll just sit back relax and start to learn, and hopefully get some answers that I have been looking for.

More to come.
MarkSr

-- Mark, ”...NEWBEE: On the road to learning a lot; but; a lot more to learn…” ("My Granddad used to tell me, if you didn't learn something new today, it just wasn't worth getting out of bed")

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Hail from, Spring Hill, Florida, Gulf Coast

-- Mark, ”...NEWBEE: On the road to learning a lot; but; a lot more to learn…” ("My Granddad used to tell me, if you didn't learn something new today, it just wasn't worth getting out of bed")

Glad to see that you have made LumberJocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

I have a question for the pros out there.

I have been lucky enough to receive a good amount of boards of white oak, they range from 2” to 3-1/4” x
1-1/2” x 30” to 37” long.

Project: 24” x 60” woodworking bench, with a 3” top, (2 pcs. of 3/4” plywood with 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” oak boards) butcher block style, maybe 2 or 4 pieces of walnut for some style.

Here is the Question:

Will I have any problems down the road if I build the top with the individual oak boards running the 24” way instead of the usual 60” long pieces. I have never seen a table built that way and I really don’t want to end joint them, (remember the longest pieces of oak I have is only 37” long, and most are between 34” to 36”). Beside the dog holes ending up on a joint, (which I would not do) is there anything else that I would have to be concerned about????

I am just starting to get the frame work started and would really appreciate all the information (for or against) running the top boards the narrow way instead of the long way.

i will be patiently awaiting, because I value all you guys out there that have many years of experience and with that comes knowledge and that is why I am here, to learn.

Thanks,
Mark

-- Mark, ”...NEWBEE: On the road to learning a lot; but; a lot more to learn…” ("My Granddad used to tell me, if you didn't learn something new today, it just wasn't worth getting out of bed")

Great place to learn and get new friends. Welcome to LJ’s.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability