Phase 1 is complete. The bench is mostly flat, and is mostly level. I could talk about the various parts of the top (and the bench in general) that aren’t great, but then I think,
“If I was reading the blog of some struggling woodworker who rarely gets shop time and builds a Roubo/Moxon workbench and then complains about the various imperfections of what is essentially just a ginormous wooden tool, I’d yell at him to shut up and be content and start making stuff!”
So I’m content. Enough. Next I’ll take my #7 plane over the whole thing and then comes the smoother.
-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com
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X541
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#1 posted 594 days ago
Is this bench being built in the kitchen?
308Gap
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#2 posted 594 days ago
Hes taken the kitchen for his workshop and she gets the garage. The beer is an arms length away, perfect. Looks good so far.
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Eric
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#3 posted 594 days ago
@X541: No, the kitchen is in my workshop!
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RGtools
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#4 posted 594 days ago
Nice progress eric. You are so close to the finish line.
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Smitty_Cabinetshop
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#5 posted 594 days ago
Wow, what a beheamoth! Nice and strong, extra heavy, and level (enough). Well done!
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Beginningwoodworker
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#6 posted 593 days ago
Thats a nice looking workbench.
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exelectrician
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#7 posted 353 days ago
nice bench ( on steroids )
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