xxdabroxx Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 He came with the name Duke, but he doesn't seem much like royalty to me. So I'm calling him Dude, as in "The Dude". He is pretty mellow, likes to lay around near people and generally hang out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Congrats on Dude...good looking pup. The blog is full of animal lovers, me included (especially). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blloyd Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yes, congratulations on the puppy. Love those GSDs. This is mine. His name is Strider and Max in the background. They both like hanging out with me in the shop but Strider hates noisy machines so whenever he sees me reaching for the remote to the dust collector or a power switch on a stationary tool, he heads for the door. One of the benefits of me using more hand tools lately is we both like the noise level better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Good looking dogs Blloyd, Dude doesn't seem to mind noise much but like you I enjoy the sound of the hand tools much better than power tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrhode04 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Very nice looking bench. Congrats on the pup. This is my GSD got her at about the same age as yours now she is 1.5 yrs old and her name is Kimber. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Coming along nice with the bench, and I'm glad you realize it's gonna get beat up, oh and by the way, with out my two, you guys wouldn't have GSD's... Here's their pic, with a real alpha female. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Made a little bit of progress in the last week. Got my legs rough cut and one glued up. Need to do the other three now, but I need to sharpen planes again before I continue, figure I'll do that after work. Legs are composed of (4) 2x6's each. Should be stout. Set me up a planing stop along the end of the workbench as I have no vises set up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Looking good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Wow those should be very stout legs Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Wow, I cannot believe how dull I let my planes get. I need to sharpen more often. Tonight I only went from my EZ-Lap diamond stone (fine) to my most course strop with diamond paste. Got my first leg squared up, I'll have to play with the tenon a bit to get both shoulders square, but I figure I'll save that for later when I have the rest done. Must say, these are some of my best glue joints yet. I'm learning quite a bit building this workbench. I think it was a good decision for it to be one of my first projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Late to the party but your bench looks good! That piece of Home Depot cherry is freakin' AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Late to the party but your bench looks good! That piece of Home Depot cherry is freakin' AMAZING! My HD doesn't have cherry but they'll get yours at the register on all the other wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 My HD doesn't have cherry but they'll get yours at the register on all the other wood!yeah, menards is the same way! I didn't want to admit this, and especially not here, but I've never been to a Home Depot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 That's ok I've never even seen a Menards ! But I shopped at the very first Home Depot. It was in an old Treasure Island department store building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I've never been to Menards either. My last day in Canada last year I passed by a Home Depot and decided to see if it was any different. They had much better tools than the USA home depot. I bought a compass while I was there, a nice compass that they didn't sell at my home depot. Plus I needed a compass for all the turning stuff I was doing. Home Depot isn't really anything special, it's convenient, but loads and loads of made in China stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 That's ok I've never even seen a Menards ! But I shopped at the very first Home Depot. It was in an old Treasure Island department store building. I like menards a lot better than lowes, when I worked construction I got a job with the crew that goes around remodeling the menards stores, we did the one about 1/2 an hour from me. We cut the lumber rack in half and made 2 racks, they are probably 30' long and 2 stories! That's the indoor lumber rack! The only problem was listening to the menards song over and over and over for 5 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I've never been to Menards either. My last day in Canada last year I passed by a Home Depot and decided to see if it was any different. They had much better tools than the USA home depot. I bought a compass while I was there, a nice compass that they didn't sell at my home depot. Plus I needed a compass for all the turning stuff I was doing. Home Depot isn't really anything special, it's convenient, but loads and loads of made in China stuff. loads of china stuff??? In an American store??? I don't believe you for one second! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I bet the check out is the same at all three. 13 people in line with one register open. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I bet the check out is the same at all three. 13 people in line with one register open. And 37 empty registers! Blame Walmart for that business model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I bet the check out is the same at all three. 13 people in line with one register open. actually I don't think I've ever waited more than a couple minutes in line at menards, if there's more than 3-4 people in line they open a new register. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I love Home Depot. I have one about five minutes from my house and I'm in there a few times a week, sometimes several times in one day if I'm in the middle of a weird DIY project. Obviously I don't buy tools there but they're great to have nearby when you're putting together some oddball Rube Goldberg deal in your shop or home or you just need a box of screws right now. Lowes seems to have slightly higher quality items in some cases at slightly higher prices in most cases. I don't go there often only because it's farther away. We also have a Menards close but that place is junk wall to wall. It's like the Walmart of home improvement stores. Their house tools are on par with Harbor Freight. But occasionally you can find something pretty cool for cheap. I got some nice ceramic plant pots there a while back for next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Home depot, has useful quick items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I prefer Lowes because they give a military discount every day where HD does not. Like Eric, I typically don't buy tools there but, I do buy a lot of "around the house" stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I prefer Lowes because they give a military discount every day where HD does not. Like Eric, I typically don't buy tools there but, I do buy a lot of "around the house" stuff there. Home Depot does Military discount. My dad uses his all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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