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Bench slabs done!

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 03 May 2012 - - - - - - · 22 views

There really isn’t a whole lot to say about this part, so this is going to be pretty short.  In the last post I added the tail vise to the front slab, which more or less finishes it off.  The rear slab is a solid chunk of maple, which I had already planed flat.  All [...]Posted Image

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Installing the tail vise

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 24 April 2012 - - - - - - · 23 views

The front slab is all laminated up and the end caps in place, the next step is to install the tail vise (which I describe building in this blog post).  Installing the guide plate onto the slab requires a couple of extra steps.  First, there is a bolt head protruding out the back of the plate [...]Posted Image

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Workbench Endcaps

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 18 April 2012 - - - - - - · 9 views

With the tail vise assembled I can now finalize the endcaps on the front slab and install the half blind dovetailed front strip into the slab. I depart from what most people do for endcaps because I am wanting to build up a few more inched in length. I double up the end caps to [...]Posted Image

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The cheapest outfeed roller EVER!

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 13 March 2012 - - - - - - · 67 views

While working on my workbench, I was at the point where I needed to plane the surfaces of the two slabs.  These are roughly 11 1/2″x4″ slabs.  One is 6′ long, the other 7′ long.  Which is to say, they’re crazy heavy and awkward and cumbersome and pure madness to handle on one’s own.  So, [...]Posted Image

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How to build an L-shaped tail vise using Lee Valley hardware

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 26 February 2012 - - - - - - · 71 views

Ok, it doesn’t have to be L-shaped, but mine is.  The style of vise is similar to the one on Frank Klausz’s bench.  I like these vises despite what has been written about them.  I know that I risk having my vise sag or lift, we’ll see.  I picked up the tail vise hardware from [...]Posted Image

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The workbench build begins

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 22 February 2012 - - - - - - · 72 views

I’ve been following along watching a few people build their benches as part of The Woodwhisperer Guild Build and decided to take a stab at doing my own detailed SketchUp plan for my bench.  I was pleasantly surprised to find the process of building a bench in SketchUp highlighted a lot of errors in my design.  I’m quite [...]Posted Image

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So you want to be a woodworker?

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 07 February 2012 - - - - - - · 83 views

Interested in woodworking?  It’s “Get Woodworking Week!”  Thinking you should take the leap and start collecting…err..buying the tools you need?  Here’s a little primer on getting started in woodworking and what you REALLY need to know to fit in to the woodworking world.  1 – What type of woodworker should you become?  In ‘the Olde [...]Posted Image

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The Petite 21st Century Split-Top Roubo Plus

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 19 January 2012 - - - - - - · 71 views

The bench I’m planning to build is the offspring of a number of benches.  I’ve read everything I could get my hands on, sometimes over and over and over…just call me slow on the uptake.  This all started with WIA 2010 where I saw the different benches used in the demonstrations during lectures as well [...]Posted Image

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2012 is the year of the workbench

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 17 January 2012 - - - - - - · 71 views

I’m not saying this just for me, look around the blogosphere and you’ll find plenty of buzz about workbenches.  Chris Schwarz, ever the woodworking barometer, has moved on past workbenches but has provided a great starting place for those of us currently suffering from workbench envy and repeated cursing at our current workbench that breaks [...]Posted Image

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A trip to a sustainable forest…

  Posted by IanWoodcanuck , 12 August 2011 - - - - - - · 51 views

If you happen to find yourself driving around in central Ontario, in the area just south of Algonquin Park, you absolutely must make the trek to the Haliburton Forest.  I’m fortunate enough that this is about 1/2 hour drive from my parents’ cottage, so we visit from time to time. So, what’s so great about [...]Posted Image

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