1904 days ago
by Bob A in NJ |
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Well, I have to admit this is a new one for me. I’m in the final steps of completing my version of the new fangled workbench and was moving the top, back and forth over the leg assembly. It’s 2’ x 4’ x 2” thick with a 50 pound Craftsman woodworking vise on one end. Weighs about 125 lbs. Never actually picked it up , just moving, flipping it top to bottom, so I could get to the bottom and fit it to the leg assembly base.
Well, low and behold,, I hear a gi...
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309 days ago
by Mauricio |
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Back again friends,
Ok, the next step is the make a wagon vise out of this screw I got from Lee Valley.
Thanks to PurpLev for the inspiration on his blog:http://lumberjocks.com/PurpLev/blog/17919
First I jointed one side of the boards for the end caps then ran it through the thickens planner, etc…
Next since the wood in the wagon vise recess had warped since being cut I had to trim some wood off using my #78, #92, and a chisel.
I even used the front bullnose portion of the 78...
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168 days ago
by lysdexic |
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When I ordered the BenchCrafted hardware I also ordered the hardware for the Moxon vise. Not only was I inspired by BrandonW’s bench but also his Moxon vise. So, it has been sitting in my shop for about nine months.
Brandon’s Moxon Vise
The plan is to make a Moxon Vise Bench-top Bench because when I doing fine work I find myself slumping over for extended periods of time. That kind of zaps the fun of it after a while. Furthermore, I admit to being spoiled when comes to h...
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150 days ago
by Mauricio |
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I’m surprised at how much progress I’ve made since the last blog, especially since this part was pretty hand tool intensive. The following is the process I went through the make the lower shelf.
I had a bunch of rough sawn Red Oak that was perfect to use up on the shelf. I’m done making furniture out of Red Oak so I really wanted to burn through it all with this bench build.
So I got a nice workout two days ago with the wooden Fore, Scrub, and Stanley #5.
I got these boards fl...
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908 days ago
by NBeener |
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The to-do list—never final, as I’m learning—now consists of:
- Drilling the dog holes (awaiting the arrival of the 3/4”, 17” long Bosch auger bit)- Installing the face vise- Framing the front, back, and sides with 3/4” hardwood (thanks, Steve !)- Deciding whether or not I want to hit it with Danish Oil
But … it’s dead flat, roughly 36” working surface (seems perfect for me), and …. will probably come in right around that $175 m...
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672 days ago
by RGtools |
22 comments »
You can’t discuss handplanes without discussing the workbench.
Do you need a workbench to do work by hand? No, what you need is a way to hold your work while you work on the face, edges and ends of various sized boards. Benches just so happen to fill that need VERY well. The problem with benches is that people convince themselves that they cant build a good bench without a bench, to an extent that’s true but it does not have to be the stumbling block some people make it.
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523 days ago
by Brandon |
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I considered a lot of different materials for my bench. At the top of the list were southern yellow pine, white oak, red oak, ash, cherry, maple, and beech. Really, I think you can get away with a number of species, but it generally comes down to a few issues: availability, aesthetic (at least for me), price, and of course suitability for the purpose.
Chris Schwarz really advocates using SYP in his workbenches book and even uses it for his 2005 Roubo bench. The advantages of SYP is that yo...
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1421 days ago
by PurpLev |
21 comments »
I was working on fitting the skirt to the front of the bench, and it looks fantastic. in order to get to the final dimensions of 30” width of the top, I’m missing 1/8” extra material between the benchtop and the skirt to fill in the gap, while keeping the skirt flush with the legs fronts. so far so good.
while fitting the skirt to the legs, I noticed that the gap on the left side of the bench is larger than the right side… a quick reach to the tape measure confirmed...
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425 days ago
by Mauricio |
21 comments »
I put my wooden screw build on hold for a minute. While I ordered the router bit I needed to build the thread cutting jig I made some progress on the top.
Here is a quick review from previous blogs of how I got to this point:
The raw materials:Started with a green table I got for free from a cabinet shop. Very cupped due to the piths in the slabs.
Cut out the piths.
I ended up with the good parts which were all quarter sawn, about 2.5” Red Oak. The knots will be hidden on th...
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2165 days ago
by Jeff |
21 comments »
This is my interpretation of this cleverly designed bench by Fine Woodworking’s shop manager, John White. There have been a few mentions of this bench on the site and I have been eagerly anticipating having the time to build my version of the bench.
I’ve had the lumber for about a month but had to sacrifice time in the shop to get our condo ready for sale this summer. Those preparations are all behind KT and I now and I can finally work in the shop when I want to. We’ve h...
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