288 days ago
by Mauricio |
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Hello LJ Buddies,
Here is my most recent progress. I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking.
I previously milled the grove on the underside of the bench.
I cut a rabet 3/4” in from the front and glued on a 3/4” tenon.
This was cut by hand. First had to perfect the fit.
Laid out the design with a wax pencil.
Bandsawed the curve then cleaned up with a spokeshave.
After drilling the holes and cleaned the Jatoba with Acetone and glued on the tenon an...
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288 days ago
by thedude50 |
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Well my Friends I have been at if for some time now and felt it was time to get busy I worked on the legs first after a critical error the leg assembly had to be broken down which was a big job and then the legs were taken back one step the outer legs were re worked and the bench was put together for a test fit and to let the tops lye flat for a while to get them as flat as can be.
First we made the leg assembly this is a through mortice that is back cut and wedged together for a tight fit...
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290 days ago
by shipwright |
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OK, lets get started. I will go through the build process in the same order that I built the bench and as a non-working concept of wedge power would have been a deal breaker, the first job was to build a wagon vise or two to make sure they would work. I was fortunate enough to find a small local mill that would sell me some really nice local arbutus (madrone in USA). This is about 50 fbm and I have about ten left over.
After milling up some nice 1 7/8” stock and a bit of 3”...
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291 days ago
by shipwright |
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While this is the beginning of my construction blog for the V8 Degree bench, I’m not actually going to get into the build just yet. There are a few more features that I didn’t want to clutter the project post with and I’ve added a couple of demo videos on the vises. I thought it would be best to start with a full view of the bench and its operational features first and get into the construction process in the next segment.
This photo shows the dog hole inserts that hide a...
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292 days ago
by RaggedKerf |
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Finally, the day I’ve been working towards for the last three weeks or so has arrived! I was able to successfully glue up the base and insert the oak pegs. It is no longer a collection of parts and sawdust…it is now a collection of glued together parts and sawdust!
I started by making 4” pegs out of the 3 ft long oak dowels that I had purchased with the initial lumber investment. I haven’t really worked with...
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293 days ago
by RaggedKerf |
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Very excited today because I got a lot accomplished! I ended with a dry fit of the entire bench and started work on the leg vise.
To get started, I finished sawing the bridle joint on the last leg…best cuts to date!
Straight as an arrow!When the last legs were cut, I grabbed the rubber mallet and chisels and hacked out the joints in about 10 minutes. So much faster than before!
Sharp chisels are a joy to wor...
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294 days ago
by RaggedKerf |
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I didn’t have much time in the shop today, but I do what I can, when I can!
There was just enough time to cut the first two bridle joints in the legs (I did both the left rear and left front legs). I had put the layout lines on the first one yesterday so I was ready to grab the saw and have at it today. But man, my arm is sore! That 4×4 Douglas Fir is no joke to cut a 3.5 inch by 1 inch chunk out with handsaw and chisels...
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294 days ago
by BareFeet |
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I’ve begun. After months and years of trolling the internets and wondering what (and when) I am going to build, I started today. Over the last 6 years since I first owned a home, I have acquired an abundance of tools. I’ve always had more tools than the average bear, however when you buy a home that’s a ‘fixer-up-er’ there are going to be MANY times when you don’t have the right tool and your father doesn’t either. I managed to get my hands on the...
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295 days ago
by RaggedKerf |
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I had some time this morning with kids out playing with chalk in the driveway to make some winding sticks for when I level the top (hopefully this week!). I had some 1×2 dimensional poplar left over from a project that was never used (8 feet of it sitting in the garage taunting me to make something out it). So I found the two ends were the straightest and cut 2’ off each end.Then I used a chisel to bevel the edges slightly.
I tried to fi...
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296 days ago
by RaggedKerf |
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After reviewing tye excellent advice I recieved from David and Sylvain, I decided to scrap my overly complicated idea to trace the profile of the top onto a 2×4 rail and just chop out the space required to fit the rail into the top. Genius.First things first, I made the measurements and drew lines to show me where to cut and which planks needed trimming. Only 6 or so of the planks needed to be cut. I pulled out the crosscut saw a...
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