Carver-Jointer Super Bench

Wow, this is a wonderful bench. Do you only carve in the vice or are there fixtures to use the face of the bench?

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Hi Wayne,

Thanks, and yes I intend on using the whole top surface to carve mantles and large panels etc.
I need to buy a new long bit to drill a series of holes in the top. Since the top is pine, I’m thinking of
sinking some 1 1/2×3/4 red oak rings in the top and then drill through them 3/4” holes for some dogs
and my hold fasts.

-- VillageCarver,Chattanooga

very nice bench, rock solid. well done and enjoy.

-- Jorge Velez, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Nice looking bench, sure you will enjoy it.

-- Jeff,

Great bench!!! I really like the tilt system.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Insane!

-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch

very nice build bench and with a piece of plywood you have a drafting table too :-)

thank´s for sharing

Dennis

Wow- I love it when people come up with new ideas for big things in the shop! And I gotta tell you, that big pine slab with the rings on the end is BEAUTIFUL! I really think the beauty of pine is under-appreciated!

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thats a homerun of a bench you got there dan ..

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

very nice engineering work with the design

-- Flaws are only in the eye of the artisan!

I agree pine is very underrated, beautiful.

-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch

Really cool idea.

-- Laziness minus Apathy equals Efficiency

That is a massive bench and with the features that you’ve added it will be very efficient. Good work.

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That’s incredible! I love the tilt.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

How did you surface that the top? Planing would be tricky since its got a few knotts. Also do you think checking on the ends will be an issue over time?

I wonder if someone could pull this off without a wood mizer? By just splitting a log with wedges, flattening it with a power planer, and hand planes? I guess its possible on a smaller scale, I’ve seen Roy Underhill do it.

-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch