| This blog is written by Mike Lingenfelter | 30 entries so far |
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #15: The Finished Bench!
Well it was a longtime coming but I have finished the bench. I’ve been having an issue getting t...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #14: Final Vise Assembly
After finishing the mockup of the face vise, I was now ready to do it for real. I started by glu...
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Jigs and Fixtures #1: Planer Sled
As part of my workbench project I needed to mill up a somewhat large piece of lumber for the main...
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Tool Care #2: Cleaning Saw Blades
After ripping a bunch of somewhat “wet” Douglas Fir for my workbench, the blade on my table saw w...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #13: Mockup of the Face Vise
Here is a quick update on attaching the face vise. This last weekend I worked on a mockup of the...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #12: Big screws, no wait HUGE screws.
Well the day finally came and large wooden screws I ordered came in yesterday ☺. I wasn’t quite ...
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Tool Care #1: Oil Applicator
A while ago I posted a message about cleaning and taking care of your tools. In that thread Myro...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #11: Planing Stop
This weekend I worked on a couple small projects, the first was a planing stop across the end of ...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #10: Flattening The Top
This weekend I only had a few hours I could spend in the shop. My next task was to work on the t...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #9: Wagons Ho!
This weekend I had time to work on the Wagon Vise. Overall it came out really nice. I also atta...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #8: Top and Base Come Together
I wasn’t expecting to have another update this weekend, but I made some good progress today.I sta...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #7: Final Top Glue Up
Well I found the time to do the final glue up of the top today. Man the top it getting heavy and ...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #6: Update on large wooden screws
Many of you have asked me where I was getting my large wooden screws, for the large face vise on ...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #5: Gluing up the top
This last weekend I was able to get all of the lumber milled up and I started to glue-up the top....
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #4: Update on the bench
There’s nothing like a pile of shavings on your shop floor.I’ve been busy these last several week...
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Rookie Mistake #2: The Plane Has Landed
After telling my heartbreaking story I said I would post pictures after I got my plane back from ...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #3: Update on the base
I had a few hours to work in the shop before the Super Bowl started. I was able to hog out all o...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #2: Starting the base
This weekend I have a little time to work in the shop. I have plans for the next couple of weeke...
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Building The Holtzapffel Workbench #1: Finding the lumber
Well I started the first step in building the Holtzapffel workbench. I went out last weekend and...
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Rookie Mistake #1: A sad day for Mike
I almost didn’t share this amazing stupid mistake with everyone, but the outcome is likely ...
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My journey in workbench design #4: Sources for Large Wooden Screws
I’ve decided to go with the Holtzapffel style bench, and I’m going to give the large ...
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My journey in workbench design #3: More thoughts on Workbench Design
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to which bench design would work best for me. I still like the...
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Looking back at 2007
With the New Year just starting, I was looking back at last year. There were a lot of things for...
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Small Workbench #4: The Top
For the top I wanted something that could stand up to getting wet. I thought I would use a lamin...
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Small Workbench #3: The Base
The base is assembled with mortise and tenons. I also pinned the tenons using the drawbore techn...
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Small Workbench #2: The Lumber
I chose to use Douglas Fir for this bench. I’m considering using Douglas Fir on a larger workben...
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Small Workbench #1: The Design
I wanted to make a small bench what would be dedicated for sharpening. I wanted to have a place ...
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Drawbore Pins
I’m trying to get things ready for when I start to build my workbench. I plan to use Drawboring ...
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My journey in workbench design #2: Final Sketchup Images
I spent more time with with Sketchup and have finished the base for the bench. I drew the stretc...
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My journey in workbench design #1: What kind of bench do I need?
I have been experimenting more and more with hand tools, and I learned quickly you need a proper ...
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Blog Series
- Building The Holtzapffel Workbench - 15 parts
- Jigs and Fixtures - 1 part
- My journey in workbench design - 4 parts
- Rookie Mistake - 2 parts
- Small Workbench - 4 parts
- Tool Care - 2 parts
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