FtrPilot Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Back slab is glued up... Tomorrow morning is golf... Tomorrow afternoon is hand planing the back slab... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Jack or Jointer to flatten the back slab? Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Jack or Jointer to flatten the back slab? Looking good Stanley #7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 This afternoon, I un-clamped the back slab. I then spent a couple of hours with the Stanley #7...all in all, very happy with the results. Tomorrow, I will put the back slab through the thickness planer to match the thickness of the front slab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Looks like work Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 This morning, I set up my thickness planer and planed the back slab to the same thickness as the front slab. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the slab going through the planer. However, the setup was identical to the front slab going through the planer... Here's a picture of the front slab going through the planer. Here's the back slab...overall, very happy. Here's the front & back slabs together on the base. Next up is cut the mortises on the front and back slabs so the slabs will sit on the base. In the pictures above, the slabs are sitting on a 1 1/2 inch spacer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenaqua Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Very nice job. Looks like you are making some good progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Out of curiosity, during the glue up, did you pay attention To raising grain direction? On slabs like cutting board blanks, I've run into issues going through the planer when all the pieces grain aren't raising in the same direction. Seems like getting that right before glue up would be the only way to get it smooth off the planer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Out of curiosity, during the glue up, did you pay attention To raising grain direction? On slabs like cutting board blanks, I've run into issues going through the planer when all the pieces grain aren't raising in the same direction. Seems like getting that right before glue up would be the only way to get it smooth off the planer. I did this with my laminations on my front slab, and even still there are some spots with reversing grain. Due to the lengths of the boards it's difficult to avoid that one board that doesn't like you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Bench is really looking great! Nice job on the slabs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Out of curiosity, during the glue up, did you pay attention To raising grain direction? On slabs like cutting board blanks, I've run into issues going through the planer when all the pieces grain aren't raising in the same direction. Seems like getting that right before glue up would be the only way to get it smooth off the planer. I did this with my laminations on my front slab, and even still there are some spots with reversing grain. Due to the lengths of the boards it's difficult to avoid that one board that doesn't like you. I tried to do this on both slabs, however, as Tom states, there always seems to be one board that doesn't like you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 In prepping the slabs for install on the base, I noted a small amount of twist in both slabs ~1/32". So I had a decision to make. Live with the twists and handle at final flattening, or hand plane to remove the twists, or remove the twists using my thickness planer and a planer sled. After much discussion with my mentor, Bob, I decided to use my thickness planer and a planer sled. Each slab took 5 passes through the planer on the sled to remove the twists...confirmed with winding sticks. After the twists were removed, I put the opposite sides through the planer and brought them down to a final thickness of 4 1/8". Unfortunately, no pictures. Next, I completed install of the tail vise. Here's the dry fit. Then I took the slabs to Bob's basement and cut them to final length on his sliding miter saw. Back to my garage to route the mortises in the slabs for install on the base and the mortise for the sliding deadman. Installed the tail vise...note, the tail vise block is temporary. Here's some pics... Next up...remove and finish the chop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Nearing the finish line now! Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Definitely closing in on it now. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Here's a picture of the chop prior to removal. After removal, I glued up a 4/4 board onto each end. Here's a picture. After removing the clamps, about 10 miracles happened and here's the chop in it's final shape. I still need to bevel some outer edges, but the shape is done. In the picture, the chop appears skewed. The problem is photography...the chop is symmetrical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Thomas Weber Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Have you made a decision about casters yet? I've been thinking about location for my workshop, and casters might make a certain space work more easily. I saw the ones you posted, but here are some I've just found that might be great: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SX3T2LO. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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