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Well, here she is… 100% complete and ready to use.
Thanks for all your posts/feed back. The stretchers are rabbited for either a future shelf or a base of drawers unit. The last picture shows my answer to the tail vise situation. Hard maple runners tounge and grooved to keep her in line and true.
Not sure what i was thinking about the last 2 dog holes. (for some reason i thought the block on the front vise stood higher than the top, and i could use those 2 dog holes to hold work). All I did was make the last 2 holes shallower- cause the vise threads and left rod are smack in the middle of those 2 dogs. lol. Doesnt really matter, guess i'll just need a shorter one for using those 2..
Some advice:
I also thought i could get around the fancy "framed tail vise". There is really no way around it! You need something to keep this baby straight. I have seen crazy examples of complex dovetailed tail vises. (and thought "i dont need all that, i will do it my own way")
If you're going to spend the time to build a bench like this- dont think about shortcutting it. If I would have designed for a "good" tail vise, i would have saved tons of time and the turn out would be much nicer/tighter.
For those who are seeing this for the 1st time- i posted last week during the construction and wrote in detail..
So far, 1 brushed coat of Linseed oil- dried, and wiped off.
Thanks for looking,
James
Thanks for all your posts/feed back. The stretchers are rabbited for either a future shelf or a base of drawers unit. The last picture shows my answer to the tail vise situation. Hard maple runners tounge and grooved to keep her in line and true.
Not sure what i was thinking about the last 2 dog holes. (for some reason i thought the block on the front vise stood higher than the top, and i could use those 2 dog holes to hold work). All I did was make the last 2 holes shallower- cause the vise threads and left rod are smack in the middle of those 2 dogs. lol. Doesnt really matter, guess i'll just need a shorter one for using those 2..
Some advice:
I also thought i could get around the fancy "framed tail vise". There is really no way around it! You need something to keep this baby straight. I have seen crazy examples of complex dovetailed tail vises. (and thought "i dont need all that, i will do it my own way")
If you're going to spend the time to build a bench like this- dont think about shortcutting it. If I would have designed for a "good" tail vise, i would have saved tons of time and the turn out would be much nicer/tighter.
For those who are seeing this for the 1st time- i posted last week during the construction and wrote in detail..
So far, 1 brushed coat of Linseed oil- dried, and wiped off.
Thanks for looking,
James