402 days ago
by WheelsAF |
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Cutting the tenons on the legs. I was really impressed with how well my new Japanese-style pull saw worked. I have never used this type of saw before and it tracked very well once you had an accurate kerf to guide it.
Here is one half done. I then used a chisel and a block plane to clean everything up. You will notice that even on the beveled sides of the tenon I left a little ledge just to ensure the top wouldn’t slide up the tenon if pushed upon…like from the leg vise...
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1240 days ago
by LeChuck |
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Alright, so I think I’m slowly giving up on my idea to use my old reclaimed oak flooring board for the bench top.
The deal is, that’s really a lot of boards and they all need to be sized to the same width, and most of all put through the planer to get rid of old tar etc. That’s too much work and probably too much strain on the tools.
A local store has planed and squared oak boards, 2 meters long, 14mm or 18mm wide, 20mm thick. I could use the same sandwich idea to cons...
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1257 days ago
by LeChuck |
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As I’m setting up and building my workshop, and seeing all those really nice workbenches built by woodworkers here, I’m thinking that I’d really love to build my own, but how to build a piece that will last me a long time while keeping the cost down on a limited budget.
Hardware will cost money. I’ll have to buy a couple decent quality vises, so I’ll need to keep the cost of wood down.
For the base, I’m thinking that I could go for construction grade ...
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