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#1 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
 

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#2 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Niiiiice!

Can't wait to see another bench come together :)
 

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#3 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Nice! I'll be following.
 

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#4 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
reclaimed oak. Nice!!!
 

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#5 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
That's some great lumber, Justin, it'll make a fantastic bench.
 

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#6 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
They do not make houses like they used to. Now, its flimsy 2Ă—4 which of course are really 1.5Ă—3.5 and not even oak, pine..

I was getting insurance quotes for my house the other day (its a victorian farmhouse build in the late 1800's) and the insurer was quoting me a high price because "its an old house". Never mind the fact it has withstood 150+ years of weather, storm etc.. and still in perfect shape (we redid all electrical and plumbing so its all modern stuff). My so-called "old house" is build likewise with rough-sawn heavy oak timber and is not going to fall down easily..

That being said, your timber will make a wonderful heavy bench. Its gonna be a heck of a workout to plane and dimension all the lumber by hand.
 

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#7 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Major points on the Galoot scale.

Oh yeah.
 

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#8 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
nice progress, and great source for lumber. a heirloom piece in the making
 

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#9 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Right on Justin. Get it man!
 

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#10 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
I'tll be solid, thats for sure. Maybe an 8C with a fence and Popeye arms! The next three generations will be proud to own it.
 

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#11 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Pretty sure that the ensuing bench will easily make it to the 22nd century.
 

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#12 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
@oldfart I have an 8c, no fence and some decent arms, they will be Popeye when I am done lol, I do have my work cut out for me. Right now I'm turning one of my 5s into a scrubber knock them down a bit.
 

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#13 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Yes, some major galoot points. Jointing those by hand I can see. Gotta say, thickness planing by hand….wow, that would be tough. Props if you getterdone brother.
 

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#14 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
@Tug-Great start indeed. Make sure that when you use your 8C, that you switch arms every now and then. I wouldn't want you to look like a fiddler crab with a big claw and a small claw!
 

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#15 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
Thats some sweet timber/lumber you have. Should make a great bench. Can't wait to see
how everything progresses.
 

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#16 ·
beginning the process

I have been wanting/needing a solid workbench to use for hand tool work. Been trolling the site for almost 2 years now soaking in the needed information and ideas from many of the skilled members and i think i have an idea.
I am still not for sure of exact dimensions or style i want. I am leaning towards a Nicholson/Sellers bench with a twin screw vice. I really like this one here. Roughly 7 foot length, 30 inches wide, ~35 inches in height ( 35 seems to be a comfortable height for me from some trials with my hand planes. The top i believe will be final thinkness of 3 inches. I came up with the length based on the size of the space i have to put it and the best use of material at hand. I was aiming for 8 feet but it just isn't in the cards. 30 inches deep is enough room to work and have tools able to sit on bench, still undecided on having a tool well.

all wood will be reclaimed from a house i dismantled last summer and saved as much of the rough sawn, 100+ year old timber. All red oak i believe, it is oak in any case.

More thoughts to come later, and I get more input to finalize the design. Playing with Sketchup to come up with something before i really get started.

the start: i would like to do most of the work without sucking on the power grid, but i do not have a decent ripsaw at the moment so my circular saw has to step in for the rough dimensioning. i do not own a power planer or jointer and none of my friends do either so all that work will be with my hand planes.

halfway through ripping
Plant Outdoor bench Table Picnic table Wood


what should end up as legs they are ~5.5"-6" square, they were in the house as studs, spaced between every 3 2x and enclosed all doors and windows.
Wood Grass Groundcover Plant Landscape


and ~ 13' long. None of the ones chosen have the pith and are 1/4 of the tree they came from i believe ( thought of ripping them out for as much quartersawn as i can get but not sure if my saw can take it, still may happen)
Wood Grass Grassland Groundcover Outdoor furniture


a crosscut look at the grain on one board, pretty tight old growth i believe, tried to pick out the best cut but i will have to settle with what i can dig out on some.
Wood Tree Grass Plant Trunk

what used to be either the ceiling or floor joists 2Ă—8x15+
Plant Wood Terrestrial plant Tape measure Grass

Plant Tape measure Wood Ruler Grass

Tape measure Plant Terrestrial plant Measuring instrument Wood

some already ripped and crosscut to roughly 3.5"x2"x 7.5'
Outdoor bench Plant Street furniture Furniture Picnic table


Wood Rectangle Material property Composite material Hardwood

and all cut and stacked in the spot they will be sitting when completed, till i can get to planing them down.
Wood Outdoor bench Flooring Hardwood Gas


hopefully can get them together soon
more to come later, had to stop for righteous tstorms rolling through
I do love the look of that benchwood. Wow, such tight grain… It'll be a treat to pound away at projects on that benchtop. You're doing the wood a great service, pulling it back from the brink for such an important task. Good on ya, and good luck! We'll all be watching!
 

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#17 ·
starting some planing

Started planing down some of the boards for the top. They will be two ~12" wide sections with an ~ 6" gap/well board between. I am leaning towards having the center section removeable, flipped one way it will be level with the other 2 sections, flipped upside down it will sit lower. All ideas are still not set in stone except the 2 sections.

One problem i foresee is my lack of good clamps, wish I had the cash for a couple cabinet masters. I may go run the BigBlueBox card up a bit more and get a couple of these. Got 2 Bessey 3/4 pipe clamps, 3 maybe old Bessey 3/4( grandpas, no name but colored like one.) 2 no name 1/2 pipe clamps and 3-4 bessey/jorgensen medium duty bar clamps. I guess that would be enough, but 2-3 of the parallel clamps would be a plus, to keep everything straight.

halfway through first board, its like night and day. Took a wire brush across the board before i started planing to get rid of most grit or dirt that had accumulated over the years while in the house.
Wood Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Grass Tool Hat


a look at the exposed grain
Table Wood Outdoor bench Outdoor furniture Grass


a closer look
Wood Plant Grass Wood stain Hardwood


a closer still
Wood Natural material Trunk Plant Hardwood


you can see where nails were/are ( pulled all i could, many broke off inside, so i used a punch and drove them at least another half inch in, no real other alternative) the cut nails were rusty and very brittle, these were tiny for the lathing for the plaster walls.
Outdoor bench Wood Rectangle Grass Outdoor furniture


grandpa's ww2 era stanley #5c with the nice walnut knob and tote TerryR made for me. Its doing most of the grunt work.
Wood Grass Groundcover Road surface Lawn


Wards Master #6 smoothing things out a bit more (staged picture as i didn't take any pics while really using it)
Wood Plant Table Outdoor bench Grass


4square, pic doesnt show very well but this be a quartersawn piece and has the pretty rays :)
Outdoor bench Table Wood Natural material Rectangle


the Stanley #5 seemed to be worn out a bit so i brought out my Millers Falls #14, i may just use it more since it seems t take a more aggressive cut ( with less effort oddly)though they are both tuned the same. Brought out the Stanley #8c i bought from JayT to smooth/square up the 2" sides. I didnt get any action shots but i gave the neighbors kids a few full length/width shavings to play with. Notice the 6Ă—6's stretched on lower section of the horses? A stopgap to keep the horses from wanting to "roll over" on me while planing.
Vehicle Wood Grass Motor vehicle Railway


Plant Wood Land lot Outdoor furniture Window


Plant Grass Outdoor furniture Groundcover Shrub


Wood Grass Plank Parallel Lumber
http://lumberjocks.com/Tugboater78/blog/36673/edit#

Wood Plant Rectangle Trunk Wood stain


I soaked through my shirt and started dripping nonstop streams of sweat on my boards so i called it a day. Getting ready to clean up the planes and do a quick strop job on them for the next round. I got 2.5 of at least 12 boards ready, minus some fine tuning on the glue faces.

more to come later

Thanks for checking
 

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#18 ·
starting some planing

Started planing down some of the boards for the top. They will be two ~12" wide sections with an ~ 6" gap/well board between. I am leaning towards having the center section removeable, flipped one way it will be level with the other 2 sections, flipped upside down it will sit lower. All ideas are still not set in stone except the 2 sections.

One problem i foresee is my lack of good clamps, wish I had the cash for a couple cabinet masters. I may go run the BigBlueBox card up a bit more and get a couple of these. Got 2 Bessey 3/4 pipe clamps, 3 maybe old Bessey 3/4( grandpas, no name but colored like one.) 2 no name 1/2 pipe clamps and 3-4 bessey/jorgensen medium duty bar clamps. I guess that would be enough, but 2-3 of the parallel clamps would be a plus, to keep everything straight.

halfway through first board, its like night and day. Took a wire brush across the board before i started planing to get rid of most grit or dirt that had accumulated over the years while in the house.
Wood Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Grass Tool Hat


a look at the exposed grain
Table Wood Outdoor bench Outdoor furniture Grass


a closer look
Wood Plant Grass Wood stain Hardwood


a closer still
Wood Natural material Trunk Plant Hardwood


you can see where nails were/are ( pulled all i could, many broke off inside, so i used a punch and drove them at least another half inch in, no real other alternative) the cut nails were rusty and very brittle, these were tiny for the lathing for the plaster walls.
Outdoor bench Wood Rectangle Grass Outdoor furniture


grandpa's ww2 era stanley #5c with the nice walnut knob and tote TerryR made for me. Its doing most of the grunt work.
Wood Grass Groundcover Road surface Lawn


Wards Master #6 smoothing things out a bit more (staged picture as i didn't take any pics while really using it)
Wood Plant Table Outdoor bench Grass


4square, pic doesnt show very well but this be a quartersawn piece and has the pretty rays :)
Outdoor bench Table Wood Natural material Rectangle


the Stanley #5 seemed to be worn out a bit so i brought out my Millers Falls #14, i may just use it more since it seems t take a more aggressive cut ( with less effort oddly)though they are both tuned the same. Brought out the Stanley #8c i bought from JayT to smooth/square up the 2" sides. I didnt get any action shots but i gave the neighbors kids a few full length/width shavings to play with. Notice the 6Ă—6's stretched on lower section of the horses? A stopgap to keep the horses from wanting to "roll over" on me while planing.
Vehicle Wood Grass Motor vehicle Railway


Plant Wood Land lot Outdoor furniture Window


Plant Grass Outdoor furniture Groundcover Shrub


Wood Grass Plank Parallel Lumber
http://lumberjocks.com/Tugboater78/blog/36673/edit#

Wood Plant Rectangle Trunk Wood stain


I soaked through my shirt and started dripping nonstop streams of sweat on my boards so i called it a day. Getting ready to clean up the planes and do a quick strop job on them for the next round. I got 2.5 of at least 12 boards ready, minus some fine tuning on the glue faces.

more to come later

Thanks for checking
That's a lot of work, Justin, but the results sure are worth it-that's some pretty oak. A whole benchtop of that nice, tight grain is going to be awesome. You'll also be well practiced up on your sharpening.
 

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#25 ·
and some more planing, and choosing orientation

short lil bitty, just more planing and trying to figure up glueup. Mainly just a few pics, didn't take many, phone weighed too much..

Wheel Tire Outdoor bench Plant Vehicle


Tire Wheel Car Land vehicle Vehicle


Car Vehicle Tire Hood Automotive tire


initial setup, i moved some around later and liked it better
I had them clamped together to be able to lift the slab and judge some weight..gonna be nice and heavy.
Blue Wood Road surface Composite material Brickwork


Wards Master #6 took a 6.5' full width shaving for me and had to catch the moment :0
Outdoor bench Street furniture Wood Picnic table Plant


I like where i have them aligned at this point, though i still gotta tweek the glue joints for a closer fit.

It sure isn't pine I am working with which i can pull together for a joint.. this stuff doesn't move.

still some fine tuning of the boards to be done but I am trying to get as many ready to be put together so i can pick the best boards for each of 2 ~12" slabs
Not sure if you can see but the 3 to the right have a bow to them, which I am not sure if i should worry about straightening up. Any suggestions?
Wheel Tire Car Land vehicle Vehicle


some gaps on the left section
all of these boards equal to a little more than half my benchtop ~6 boards will make up one of two slabs.
Wheel Tire Car Land vehicle Vehicle


My pile of shavings around lunchtime. When i cleaned up this evening i was able to tightly pack all shavings in a basic sized small trashcan. Took it to my brothers so can get some fires started in his pit, neighbor grabbed a garbage bag full as well and took it with him to his campsite..
Plant Groundcover Grass Terrestrial plant Soil


Something i have failed to mention i found, picked it up for 3 dollars, blade is perfect. Been using it to knock some splinters off a few boards before i threw the plane at them.

I bought it at a small flea market on mother's day, they had it marked for $6 but since it was mother's day they had a half off sale..least that's what they told me. I almost giggled as i handed the bills over.
Office supplies Wood Gas Writing implement Pen


Cylinder Gas Electric blue Wood Font


Rectangle Wood Grey Font Wood stain
 

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#26 ·
and some more planing, and choosing orientation

short lil bitty, just more planing and trying to figure up glueup. Mainly just a few pics, didn't take many, phone weighed too much..

Wheel Tire Outdoor bench Plant Vehicle


Tire Wheel Car Land vehicle Vehicle


Car Vehicle Tire Hood Automotive tire


initial setup, i moved some around later and liked it better
I had them clamped together to be able to lift the slab and judge some weight..gonna be nice and heavy.
Blue Wood Road surface Composite material Brickwork


Wards Master #6 took a 6.5' full width shaving for me and had to catch the moment :0
Outdoor bench Street furniture Wood Picnic table Plant


I like where i have them aligned at this point, though i still gotta tweek the glue joints for a closer fit.

It sure isn't pine I am working with which i can pull together for a joint.. this stuff doesn't move.

still some fine tuning of the boards to be done but I am trying to get as many ready to be put together so i can pick the best boards for each of 2 ~12" slabs
Not sure if you can see but the 3 to the right have a bow to them, which I am not sure if i should worry about straightening up. Any suggestions?
Wheel Tire Car Land vehicle Vehicle


some gaps on the left section
all of these boards equal to a little more than half my benchtop ~6 boards will make up one of two slabs.
Wheel Tire Car Land vehicle Vehicle


My pile of shavings around lunchtime. When i cleaned up this evening i was able to tightly pack all shavings in a basic sized small trashcan. Took it to my brothers so can get some fires started in his pit, neighbor grabbed a garbage bag full as well and took it with him to his campsite..
Plant Groundcover Grass Terrestrial plant Soil


Something i have failed to mention i found, picked it up for 3 dollars, blade is perfect. Been using it to knock some splinters off a few boards before i threw the plane at them.

I bought it at a small flea market on mother's day, they had it marked for $6 but since it was mother's day they had a half off sale..least that's what they told me. I almost giggled as i handed the bills over.
Office supplies Wood Gas Writing implement Pen


Cylinder Gas Electric blue Wood Font


Rectangle Wood Grey Font Wood stain
Despite the work, you must be pumped to get started on what should be a great bench. Not sure if the glue-up
clamping will straighten out those boards or not .Also,nice score on that chisel. Can't beat that price !

Have you decided what kind of vises you are going to have ?
 

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#38 ·
a bench to build a bench

just wanted to put something up, not much progress…

As you may notice most of my work thus far is being down outside. The last 2-3 days i have done nothing cause here in northern Kentucky all it has done is rain, almost nonstop. ?My yard turned into a swamp, and though the rain seemed to cool things down a bit, the humidity went to 100% and the temps stayed in the high 80s. Terrible weather to work in, i know this cause these are the conditions i work in at my job, and i refuse to suffer through it while I am home.

My building is/will be my shop and at the moment. It isn't quite suitable for the current work due to being cluttered and unorganized. It is in process of being repurposed and full of garden tools and lawnmowers. I built a slapjob workbench inside so i could do some work but i hated it's location and the hollow core door top which is good for nothing but stacking crap on.

So I remembered reading on Mattias Wandel's site about a quick and fairly simple solid workbench he uses here, and claims it can be used for planing. I had the materials laying around so i went to town. No details about the build but i modified his design a bit. I added some height and length. His plans i believe made his 30" tall without a top, and 75" long. Mine is 34" tall and 84" in length. I thought of making it with some better joinery but settled for his dowels and some screws like he did, i added some pieces between the upper stretchers though, just butt joints glued and screwed.

the bench on the far left is the one i actually have now removed and everything sitting on it, is on this one for now. There is a light duty Bessey vice sitting in the sawdust/shavings that i have a twin for, gonna see about installing them on this bench.
Wood Hardwood Plank Composite material Wood stain


it is shoved into the corner for now but will be sitting out in middle of space once i clean up the mess
Wood Plank Composite material Hardwood Flooring


i figure later on i can add some drawers below, like his, in the future..

thanks for looking
 

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#39 ·
a bench to build a bench

just wanted to put something up, not much progress…

As you may notice most of my work thus far is being down outside. The last 2-3 days i have done nothing cause here in northern Kentucky all it has done is rain, almost nonstop. ?My yard turned into a swamp, and though the rain seemed to cool things down a bit, the humidity went to 100% and the temps stayed in the high 80s. Terrible weather to work in, i know this cause these are the conditions i work in at my job, and i refuse to suffer through it while I am home.

My building is/will be my shop and at the moment. It isn't quite suitable for the current work due to being cluttered and unorganized. It is in process of being repurposed and full of garden tools and lawnmowers. I built a slapjob workbench inside so i could do some work but i hated it's location and the hollow core door top which is good for nothing but stacking crap on.

So I remembered reading on Mattias Wandel's site about a quick and fairly simple solid workbench he uses here, and claims it can be used for planing. I had the materials laying around so i went to town. No details about the build but i modified his design a bit. I added some height and length. His plans i believe made his 30" tall without a top, and 75" long. Mine is 34" tall and 84" in length. I thought of making it with some better joinery but settled for his dowels and some screws like he did, i added some pieces between the upper stretchers though, just butt joints glued and screwed.

the bench on the far left is the one i actually have now removed and everything sitting on it, is on this one for now. There is a light duty Bessey vice sitting in the sawdust/shavings that i have a twin for, gonna see about installing them on this bench.
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it is shoved into the corner for now but will be sitting out in middle of space once i clean up the mess
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i figure later on i can add some drawers below, like his, in the future..

thanks for looking
That will work.
 

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#40 ·
no real progress still...

time, weather, work, other projects, overwhelmed by the dimensioning by hand, who knows the real reason but really haven't made much progress.

Today i used my newly acquired table saw to get things a little closer in size, and my new "outfeed" table to see if it could take it, and it did it like a champ, did have some burning here and there though, due to user error im sure.

I mentioned before, the bench will be 2 ~12 inch slabs for the top. It will have a 2BDetermined gap in the center, guess it could be a split-top, still designing/redesigning details in my head.

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Here is a 11 3/8" slab in a test glueup session using some advice gained from comments in previous posts. Put some of the bent boards sammiched between some straight ones, came together fairly easy, but i immediately noticed i have some more work to be done for the glue faces as there were some gaps between the boards i did not like. Picked up the slab while clamped together and can tell that the bench is gonna be pretty dang heavy when completed.

after doing this i went on to some other projects and cleaned out the pile of dust the saw left in and around itself. I threw it all in the fire pit, i built yesterday to compliment my newly acquired lawn furniture from a moving sale some city folk were having down the way.

see my SYP boards i have sitting there? have this project i wanna use them on, after i rip out the pith.

ablee ablee ablee, thats all folks…

N2S
dust collection for Tsaw
"finish" shop arrangment
 

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#41 ·
no real progress still...

time, weather, work, other projects, overwhelmed by the dimensioning by hand, who knows the real reason but really haven't made much progress.

Today i used my newly acquired table saw to get things a little closer in size, and my new "outfeed" table to see if it could take it, and it did it like a champ, did have some burning here and there though, due to user error im sure.

I mentioned before, the bench will be 2 ~12 inch slabs for the top. It will have a 2BDetermined gap in the center, guess it could be a split-top, still designing/redesigning details in my head.

Building Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood

Here is a 11 3/8" slab in a test glueup session using some advice gained from comments in previous posts. Put some of the bent boards sammiched between some straight ones, came together fairly easy, but i immediately noticed i have some more work to be done for the glue faces as there were some gaps between the boards i did not like. Picked up the slab while clamped together and can tell that the bench is gonna be pretty dang heavy when completed.

after doing this i went on to some other projects and cleaned out the pile of dust the saw left in and around itself. I threw it all in the fire pit, i built yesterday to compliment my newly acquired lawn furniture from a moving sale some city folk were having down the way.

see my SYP boards i have sitting there? have this project i wanna use them on, after i rip out the pith.

ablee ablee ablee, thats all folks…

N2S
dust collection for Tsaw
"finish" shop arrangment
looks good. and as long as you are mentally progressing in the project - you ARE progressing. sometimes a physical break allows you to reevaluate, and rethink some of the details, which longterm could actually be a good thing.
 

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#46 ·
So, its been 2 years...

And still no bench completed…

Had quite a few setbacks( back surgery, not setting aside enough material so having to aclimate more and wait), lack of time, motivation sometimes, frustrations etc..

For now the oak bench is on hold, i have a slab glued up for a top roughly 22"W, 6'L, 2 7/8" thick. And have 4 legs only lacking final deminsioning. But am currently frustrated with prepping it. The slab nowhere flat or square even after much planing and i am afraid i am gonna end up with a thinner top that i want by time it is all said and done. Keep finding hidden nails that really dcrew up my blades. General frustration keeps me from having motivation to deal with issues so i have stepped away, for now. I have a home for the slab until i can regain composure, but in the meantime i still need a decent bench to work on.

Been using a plywood topped bench for many tasks and it does keep me working, but its shortcomings in workholding and solidarity keep things going slow.

I acquired, earlier in the year, through craigslist, a rough cut 4Ă—8x12 beam of douglas fir, for $20. I also went bunk picking at 3 different orange box stores one day and found more good 4Ă—4 and 2Ă—4s of Douglas Fir. I like the look of it over the more common SYP that is offered in this parts.

This lumber will give me a fresh start on making a Paul Sellers inspired bench.

More to come later.. hopefully soon, this time of year, in my opinion, is the best time to put a bench together. Low humidity should allow me tighter joints in the long run, though the temps are negligible for glueups.
 
#47 ·
A new beginning

So yesterday mornin 6am i had this

A rough cut true 4Ă—8x12'4" beam of douglas fir
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So i cut it in half, or close to half, two 67" lengths
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Scrubbed, and jointed, fine tuned and made a sammich, with some glue in the middle. With aome clamps to keep it together.
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So this mornin i stropped up the scrubber grabbed a chisel, removed most the clamps , flipped it so i can look at its underdroopers.

Had some very hard knots to chip out..
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Tried to pull a couple loose ones.. one actually did..
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And time for a scrubbin..
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Gonna have some sore shoulders by end of the day..
 

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#48 ·
A new beginning

So yesterday mornin 6am i had this

A rough cut true 4Ă—8x12'4" beam of douglas fir
Wood Rectangle Gas Tints and shades Flooring


Wood Hardwood Lumber Sawhorse Plank


So i cut it in half, or close to half, two 67" lengths
Wood Outdoor furniture Gas Hardwood Plank


Scrubbed, and jointed, fine tuned and made a sammich, with some glue in the middle. With aome clamps to keep it together.
Wood Plant Gas Automotive wheel system Machine


So this mornin i stropped up the scrubber grabbed a chisel, removed most the clamps , flipped it so i can look at its underdroopers.

Had some very hard knots to chip out..
Wood Table Hand tool Tool Floor


Tried to pull a couple loose ones.. one actually did..
Wood Plane Wood stain Floor Plank

Wood Floor Wood stain Wall Flooring


And time for a scrubbin..
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Gonna have some sore shoulders by end of the day..
Love it, Justin! That's gonna be a sweet bench top!
 

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#52 ·
Plowin ahead..

In case i forgot to mention, i am currently making a Paul Sellers inspired bench.

I am not making the one he shows in his blog/videos, but more like the one in his book, i think. I currently do not have his book, but from what i have read and seen elsewhere it is not as deep and the toolwell is more toward the back.

I wanted to build a big bench but i have found most of what i will do will work on something smaller. My space doesnt really allow for such either.

So planning on a 5.5' long 24" wide. Height I was aiming for 36", what my plywood bench have been working on is. While working today, on the slab, i found 34" is more comfortable, so a slight change to my plans on paper.

But on to what i did today..

I flattened the bottom of the slab roughly. Enough to work on jointing the 2Ă—4s for apron/toolwell laminations.

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Scrub plane and gramps #5 used to take down below the roundovers. Heft and Hubris for final passes.
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After setting those up and glued i went back and did final flattening of bottom.
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9 2Ă—4s jointed and glued up for 2 aprons 1 toolwell.
Started to flatten the top of slab a bit before i lost daylight
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Aprons will only be 9.5 inches tall, toolwell will be determined after everything else is done.

Probably gonna cheat to save time, run the laminations through the power planer. After taking any twist/cupping out with planes, in the mornin. Gotta get leg assemblies ready as well.

Thats it for now.
 

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#53 ·
Plowin ahead..

In case i forgot to mention, i am currently making a Paul Sellers inspired bench.

I am not making the one he shows in his blog/videos, but more like the one in his book, i think. I currently do not have his book, but from what i have read and seen elsewhere it is not as deep and the toolwell is more toward the back.

I wanted to build a big bench but i have found most of what i will do will work on something smaller. My space doesnt really allow for such either.

So planning on a 5.5' long 24" wide. Height I was aiming for 36", what my plywood bench have been working on is. While working today, on the slab, i found 34" is more comfortable, so a slight change to my plans on paper.

But on to what i did today..

I flattened the bottom of the slab roughly. Enough to work on jointing the 2Ă—4s for apron/toolwell laminations.

Wheel Vehicle Car Tire Motor vehicle


Scrub plane and gramps #5 used to take down below the roundovers. Heft and Hubris for final passes.
Wheel Tire Vehicle Wood Grass


After setting those up and glued i went back and did final flattening of bottom.
Wood Plant Table Saw Grass


9 2Ă—4s jointed and glued up for 2 aprons 1 toolwell.
Started to flatten the top of slab a bit before i lost daylight
Table Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor bench Wood stain

Tire Wheel Table Vehicle Automotive tire


Aprons will only be 9.5 inches tall, toolwell will be determined after everything else is done.

Probably gonna cheat to save time, run the laminations through the power planer. After taking any twist/cupping out with planes, in the mornin. Gotta get leg assemblies ready as well.

Thats it for now.
Coming along real well Tug, how's the shoulders holding up.. lol..
 

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#58 ·
All parts roughed out (i think)

So where did i leave off?

Been sporadically working on rest of the parts needed.

Morning after last post i took my toolwell and apron laminations out to the back shop.
Changed blades on my Dewalt 733 planer. The last set ran into few nails from my reclaimed oak, unfortuently i do not own a metal detector yet. (Really need to get one).

Scrounged around in the shop for rest of pieces i need for base assemblies. The base will all be oak.

I already had 4 pieces for legs roughed out. Needed pieces for 2 upper, 2 lower stretchers 2 bearer plates for each leg assembly. Also 2 long pieces for front and rear stretchers ( not part of original Sellers design but i think i want to add so i can have a storage shelf underneath, any thoughts yay or nay?) Also a chops for a legvice and an endvice.

So i fired up the planar
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My shopvac powered dust collection is currently setup in the other shop and didn't wanna drag it out. This building is seriously due for a good cleaning so i just let everything fly.

I then grabbed up my legs, in the rough. Cut from a couple reclaimed 6Ă—6 beams. (Varied in size from a shade under 5" to just above 6") I wanted to save as much material as possible but needed all to be same size. Ended up using tablesaw to rough rip all to 4.5Ă—4.5"
Car Tire Vehicle Wheel Automotive tire


Drug out my jack planes and got 2 sides square and jointed

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Workbench


Tire Wheel Car Land vehicle Plant


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One of my helpers, my soon2b stepdaughter.

Rough cut all parts down to within an inch of final size. Doublechecked for any possible nails ( not likely any but i have been fooled before) then took them back to visit the planar.

Legvice chop
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And planed down to final thickness.

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Barrel of oak shavings. Ended up filling 1 3/4 of them.
Fluid Water Gas Composite material Metal


All parts gathered on my sawhorses.
Plant Wood Gas Lumber Tree

Shorts Plant Leisure Social group Fun

A little more help from both the kiddos.

This was about all i accomplished, have been busy with redoing the plumbing in the house and tying up some more of my neverending kitchen remodel. (Future completed project hopefully)

Everything has sat for over 24 hours with very little attention being paid to it. Though i have done a few things so that progress hasn't completely stopped.

Plane Saw Wood Hardwood Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


Working on getting legs down from 36" to 29" ( finished height should be 28, were originally cut for Roubo )

Table Furniture Tire Wheel Wood


And double checking all my measurements and that i have everything i need.

Endgrain of the top of my legvice chop.
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I flipped my slab over and scrubbed a bit more off the top after supper tonight too

Ablee.ablee.ablee… thats all folks

For now…
 

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#59 ·
All parts roughed out (i think)

So where did i leave off?

Been sporadically working on rest of the parts needed.

Morning after last post i took my toolwell and apron laminations out to the back shop.
Changed blades on my Dewalt 733 planer. The last set ran into few nails from my reclaimed oak, unfortuently i do not own a metal detector yet. (Really need to get one).

Scrounged around in the shop for rest of pieces i need for base assemblies. The base will all be oak.

I already had 4 pieces for legs roughed out. Needed pieces for 2 upper, 2 lower stretchers 2 bearer plates for each leg assembly. Also 2 long pieces for front and rear stretchers ( not part of original Sellers design but i think i want to add so i can have a storage shelf underneath, any thoughts yay or nay?) Also a chops for a legvice and an endvice.

So i fired up the planar
Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood Asphalt


My shopvac powered dust collection is currently setup in the other shop and didn't wanna drag it out. This building is seriously due for a good cleaning so i just let everything fly.

I then grabbed up my legs, in the rough. Cut from a couple reclaimed 6Ă—6 beams. (Varied in size from a shade under 5" to just above 6") I wanted to save as much material as possible but needed all to be same size. Ended up using tablesaw to rough rip all to 4.5Ă—4.5"
Car Tire Vehicle Wheel Automotive tire


Drug out my jack planes and got 2 sides square and jointed

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Workbench


Tire Wheel Car Land vehicle Plant


Wood Table Hardwood Grass Lumber

One of my helpers, my soon2b stepdaughter.

Rough cut all parts down to within an inch of final size. Doublechecked for any possible nails ( not likely any but i have been fooled before) then took them back to visit the planar.

Legvice chop
Wood Composite material Waste container Gas Hardwood


And planed down to final thickness.

Wood Vehicle Bumper Automotive exterior Gas


Barrel of oak shavings. Ended up filling 1 3/4 of them.
Fluid Water Gas Composite material Metal


All parts gathered on my sawhorses.
Plant Wood Gas Lumber Tree

Shorts Plant Leisure Social group Fun

A little more help from both the kiddos.

This was about all i accomplished, have been busy with redoing the plumbing in the house and tying up some more of my neverending kitchen remodel. (Future completed project hopefully)

Everything has sat for over 24 hours with very little attention being paid to it. Though i have done a few things so that progress hasn't completely stopped.

Plane Saw Wood Hardwood Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies


Working on getting legs down from 36" to 29" ( finished height should be 28, were originally cut for Roubo )

Table Furniture Tire Wheel Wood


And double checking all my measurements and that i have everything i need.

Endgrain of the top of my legvice chop.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Natural material


I flipped my slab over and scrubbed a bit more off the top after supper tonight too

Ablee.ablee.ablee… thats all folks

For now…
Movin right along Tug, amazing you can make that progress while plumbing and all the rest !
 

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#64 ·
Chopping leg mortices

So i finally getting around to some joinery. Ive never chopped out a mortice by hand before, but there is a first time for everything right?
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Not as hard as it may seem, didnt take long to get down with a sharp chisel. Cut about halfway through from one side, flipped leg and cut through from other side.
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After measuring multiple times and marking everything, my first one didnt line up in center. Was about 3/16ths off.

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Ill half to figure.out how to fix that later..
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Second wasnt too bad, even though it was going through a knot i couldn't avoid.

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One leg done..
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Second leg marked out, this one will have my leg vice mounted to it.

I got if chopped out, but still have to do mortice for parallel guide and hole for vice screw, i will leave it till after the leg assembly is finished and dryfit.
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Marking out a tenon..
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First tenon dryfit, probably gonna need to wedge it

All i have for now, wasn't in a big hurry today, dragging arse after recovering from a dr visit and migraine yesterday and last night.

Hopefully have some complete leg assemblies tomorrow if all goes well.

Thanks for stopping by
 

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#65 ·
Chopping leg mortices

So i finally getting around to some joinery. Ive never chopped out a mortice by hand before, but there is a first time for everything right?
Wood Wood stain Drilling Hardwood Gas

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Hardwood


Wood Bumper Flooring Gas Hardwood


Not as hard as it may seem, didnt take long to get down with a sharp chisel. Cut about halfway through from one side, flipped leg and cut through from other side.
Wood Flooring Floor Tool Wood stain


After measuring multiple times and marking everything, my first one didnt line up in center. Was about 3/16ths off.

Brown Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring


Ill half to figure.out how to fix that later..
Wood Hardwood Flooring Wood stain Tints and shades

Second wasnt too bad, even though it was going through a knot i couldn't avoid.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood

One leg done..
Hood Wood Flooring Floor Pneumatic tool


Second leg marked out, this one will have my leg vice mounted to it.

I got if chopped out, but still have to do mortice for parallel guide and hole for vice screw, i will leave it till after the leg assembly is finished and dryfit.
Wood Tool Automotive tire Metalworking hand tool Gas

Marking out a tenon..
Wood Hardwood Composite material Plank Wood stain


Wood Hardwood Flooring Wood stain Gas


First tenon dryfit, probably gonna need to wedge it

All i have for now, wasn't in a big hurry today, dragging arse after recovering from a dr visit and migraine yesterday and last night.

Hopefully have some complete leg assemblies tomorrow if all goes well.

Thanks for stopping by
Ok. I gotcha now. Using a bevel edge chisel like a mortising chisel. I do the same but hog out the waste first with forstner or auger.

Lookin good bud. Practice makes perfect.
 

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#71 ·
Leg assemblies dryfit and a mockup

So i think i left off working on tenons. I worked on marking all of them out after posting last entry.

Got two of them ready for first leg assembly. And after a lot of paring and beating about i got it together. It is nowhere near perfect cosmetically, but solid on a functional level.
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Then i went to bed.

Got up this past morning, and worked on rough sizing of tenons for next assembly. I hadn't gotten mortices done on other 2 legs but had marked them out. After my experience chopping out the mortices on first set, i tried a different method for this pair.

A little bit and brace action..
Wood Drilling Milling Bandsaws Drill presses


Not much use to take pictures of this. I had marked all locations for top and bottom of mortice and the centerline to locate the auger bit.

This went a bit quicker than chopping, but had to make sure i kept 90 degrees in three directions. Horizontal, left/right, fore/aft. Only ended off mark once. Turn till tip poked through backside, then flip and finish through.

So i ended up with this..

Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Engineering

Wood Floor Flooring Gas Hardwood


Took a LOT of persueding to knock it together, have a few concerns about taking back apart for finishwork then final.assembly.

But will worry about that a bit later, time to do a mockup so i can work on other joinery. And also get an idea how bench will look.

Wood Floor Flooring Creative arts Wood stain


Table Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood

Things be a bit tight in shop, need to move everything out onto carport tomorrow.

Marked out aprons for dados and also see how endvice will fit after i mount it. Double check later after carport setup.

Originally planned on both legs being 9" in from both ends. But looks like i will need to move the right leg assembly in ~13".

More to come later..

- trim top and aprons down to final length
- chop out bottom of slab for endvice mount
- dado aprons and remove a bit of leg assemblies to flush aprons to front of legs.
- disassemble leg assemblies, champher all edges, finetune mortice/tenons, figure out legvice mount.

Thanks for stopping by again.
 

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#72 ·
Leg assemblies dryfit and a mockup

So i think i left off working on tenons. I worked on marking all of them out after posting last entry.

Got two of them ready for first leg assembly. And after a lot of paring and beating about i got it together. It is nowhere near perfect cosmetically, but solid on a functional level.
Wood Floor Hardwood Machine Lumber


Then i went to bed.

Got up this past morning, and worked on rough sizing of tenons for next assembly. I hadn't gotten mortices done on other 2 legs but had marked them out. After my experience chopping out the mortices on first set, i tried a different method for this pair.

A little bit and brace action..
Wood Drilling Milling Bandsaws Drill presses


Not much use to take pictures of this. I had marked all locations for top and bottom of mortice and the centerline to locate the auger bit.

This went a bit quicker than chopping, but had to make sure i kept 90 degrees in three directions. Horizontal, left/right, fore/aft. Only ended off mark once. Turn till tip poked through backside, then flip and finish through.

So i ended up with this..

Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Engineering

Wood Floor Flooring Gas Hardwood


Took a LOT of persueding to knock it together, have a few concerns about taking back apart for finishwork then final.assembly.

But will worry about that a bit later, time to do a mockup so i can work on other joinery. And also get an idea how bench will look.

Wood Floor Flooring Creative arts Wood stain


Table Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood

Things be a bit tight in shop, need to move everything out onto carport tomorrow.

Marked out aprons for dados and also see how endvice will fit after i mount it. Double check later after carport setup.

Originally planned on both legs being 9" in from both ends. But looks like i will need to move the right leg assembly in ~13".

More to come later..

- trim top and aprons down to final length
- chop out bottom of slab for endvice mount
- dado aprons and remove a bit of leg assemblies to flush aprons to front of legs.
- disassemble leg assemblies, champher all edges, finetune mortice/tenons, figure out legvice mount.

Thanks for stopping by again.
It's coming along well Tug. What's the plan for the leg vise?
 

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