Roubo Bench - Becoming usable
I have made lots of progress and actually am using my new bench some, I’ve just needed to get an update here. After putting the top on the base, I marked out so I could start hand planing.I used my scrub plane to get things close, that’s the scrub plane’s results above, and then this #5 to get the top flat and without wind.Here’s a picture of the top in “near” flat and smooth. FYI, I ended up with about 45 gallons of shavings.To trim the ends to final length, I rigged up a straight edge and used my circular saw, here’s my set up.A “little” work and I had a nice smooth end. I put some mineral spirits on so I could appereciate the re...
