Workbench Build #3: Vises Installed
I found some time and got the vises installed. First the endcap and the front maple edge were dovetailed, the endcap routed to receive the tongue formed on the end of the Douglas fir, and then both glued into place. This was the first time I really cut dovetails by hand, and it was kind of fun. It is surprising how strong the resulting joint is. The endcap was only glued at the corner, and their will be a lag bolt near the back to allow wood movement. There is a story behind the walnut endcap. It is from the Buck Hill ski resort in Minnesota, south of Minneapolis. I grew up across the street in Northfield from the woman who owned Buck Hill before it became a resort. In 1954 befo...
