| Project by Jay20650 | posted 04-01-2011 04:43 PM | 2297 views | 6 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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This is my first workbech, recently completed. It is cobbled together out of an old butcher block table, some old oak barn wood (which has beautiful grain), and a few new oak boards to for the strechers. I did as much work by hand as I could, flattening the top with hand planes, chopping the mortises by hand etc. While it isn’t perfect it was a great oportunity to learn new skills and get something usefull!
A few pictures of it coming together and a picture of it in place with tools in their slots.
Thinking of adding a cabinet underneath next for storage.
Jay
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jim C
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#1 posted 04-01-2011 05:01 PM
Jay
Great job.
Really nice looking. Use it well.
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RetiredCoastie
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#2 posted 04-01-2011 05:06 PM
Very nice Jay! I especially like the mortise & tenon joinery. I’m jealous.
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Chris
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#3 posted 04-01-2011 05:18 PM
Nice job Jay. I also think this will be your last, unless you build one for someone else.
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#4 posted 04-01-2011 05:31 PM
Very nice. Looks very sturdy.
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#5 posted 04-01-2011 07:10 PM
Looks just great. I’m sure it will last a lifetime and serve you well. Please let me know if you ever build a perfect one, lol.
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#6 posted 04-01-2011 09:28 PM
Nice job! I wish my first bench looked like that, it may not have ended up in the fire pit!! Lol
BTKS
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#7 posted 04-01-2011 09:42 PM
I don’t know your definition of perfect, but it looks it from here! Great looking bench. I think you nailed it when you wrote,”it was a great oportunity to learn new skills and get something usefull!” That is the perfect project in my book.
BTKS
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Smitty_Cabinetshop
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#8 posted 04-01-2011 11:06 PM
Verrrryyyyy Nice, Jay! Excellent work.
The nice, straight-grained material you used must have worked up well by hand, looks great. I also like the handplanes on the shelf above. Oh! And the Magic, Floating Cordless Drills!
:-)
Well done.
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Beginningwoodworker
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#9 posted 04-02-2011 01:08 AM
Nice workbench!
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Bob A in NJ
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#10 posted 04-02-2011 01:12 AM
Nice job, looks great. Here are some suggestions on how to upgrade it. http://lumberjocks.com/projects/38360
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#11 posted 04-02-2011 11:41 AM
very nice work on the bench
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Bill729
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#12 posted 04-03-2011 02:20 AM
Nice job! I hope that mine come out (close to) as good.
Bill
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#13 posted 06-17-2011 01:22 PM
Nice bench Jay ! Like someone else said I hope mine comes out that well.
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