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I just completed this bench today using the plans from Woodworking Mag. I mostly used power tools to demension down the lumber, and some hand planing, the wood was 2×10x10 Doug Fir. Which I would not use again, it was to brittle and had lots of chip & blowout. I used hand saws and chisels to cut the mortises and tenons. This was my first project using drawbored and wedged tenons; and man is that one secure joint. I also used my newly made drawbore pin from a recent project post, it worked great. I put a satin varathane finish on it. I am going to add to 3/4” holes for my Veritas Surface Clamps after the finish is dry.
The pictures don’t show it but the mortises and tenons had a pretty good case of gaposis; I need to saw better. And the wedges for the tenons, which were made from mahagony, were cut too small\thin, several of them cracked and split while seating them into the tenon.
I learned a lot from this project and hope to make another one eventually, but next time with a better choice of lumber.
-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"
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Woodhacker
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posted 399 days ago
You did a good job. It looks very functional & I’m sure you’ll put it to good use.
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 399 days ago
Very nice saw bench. I would be scared to scrach it.
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Texasgaloot
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posted 399 days ago
Very cool. I love the traditional stuff!
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Jason
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posted 399 days ago
Cool! I made one too. I agree about the Doug Fir. I couldn’t plane it at all. It seemed like the grain changed direction about every 16 inches or so. I drawbored my M&T, but didn’t have the confidence to wedge it. I cut a hand-hold in the middle of the top that makes it easier to tote around.
-- Jason
OutPutter
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posted 399 days ago
Turned out great pat. I am so jealous. I love big thick pieces of wood coming together tight so nothing wiggles like I’m sure those draw bored joints do for this piece. I’m still determined to make one for myself. I think I can; I think I can; I think I can…
-- Jim
3fingerpat
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posted 399 days ago
Thank you all for your kind words, they are appreciated.
Jim, I have been wanting to make this since the first time I laid eyes on the article. It was easier than I thought, but would have been easier if I had used all power tools to make the joinery. I try and use hand tools as much as possible, so my projects normally take longer than they should, but that’s what I find enjoying about the work. The only really difficult part for me was figuring out how much of a cutout to make on the top of the legs for the top. The article wasn’t very descriptive, I also have a Sketchup dwg that I tried to follow but wasn’t quite sure. So in the end, I just made a 1/2” cutout of the top of each leg, which took me some time to figure out since the top of the leg is cut at 10 degrees.
So when you are ready to make yours, just let me know and I will send you the Sketchup file if you are interested.
-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"
Sonny
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posted 335 days ago
that’s very nice…........
93mwm
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im curious “3fingerpat” what happened to the fourth? i saw the scar in your dp. nice
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