jmaichel Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 7 hours ago, TIODS said: Looking awesome! Where you headed next? Not sure yet. 7 hours ago, sheperd80 said: Lookin good! Im planning to build a poplar bench as well. Mainly because i have a pile of 8/4 already. How are those slabs doing after months in your shop? Noticing any dramatic movement? We work with poplar alot and it seems pretty stable for a softer species. Curious how it behaves in large laminations like that. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk I have not noticed anything significant...yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jmaichel Posted November 1, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 I actually got a little bit of work done on the bench the last couple of days. I do have a bench update. This weekend I was able to mill the legs to final dimension. I used the planer for a lot of the heavy lifting but had to first get a reference edge using hand planes. I decided to cut the legs to length by hand. I was a little apprehensive at first but decided what good is a $300 handsaw, if I am afraid to use it! My cuts were a little out of square but nothing a little hand planning could not fix. I made sure that when I cut to the final length that I cut on the waste side of my line to leave room for planning to final length. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Good to see you back in action! Nice job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaichel Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 4 hours ago, TIODS said: Good to see you back in action! Nice job! Thanks Kev! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Just curious have you read the revised edition of Christopher Swartz workbenches book? There is so much great information in that book. Just a thought. Good luck on your build a workbench is a great project and something that was very special to me. I made my bench completely out of southern yellow pine. Other than the leg vice which is spalted maple. Enjoy. 19 hours ago, jmaichel said: I actually got a little bit of work done on the bench the last couple of days. I do have a bench update. This weekend I was able to mill the legs to final dimension. I used the planer for a lot of the heavy lifting but had to first get a reference edge using hand planes. I decided to cut the legs to length by hand. I was a little apprehensive at first but decided what good is a $300 handsaw, if I am afraid to use it! My cuts were a little out of square but nothing a little hand planning could not fix. I made sure that when I cut to the final length that I cut on the waste side of my line to leave room for planning to final length. What brand hand saw is that? It's quite beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaichel Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 A quick update. I apologize for not having an update in a long time but I have made some progress since my last post. The base is almost done. I have cut all the joinery on the legs and rails and have done a few dry assemblies. I need to cut mortises on the top for the legs and drill the holes for the pegs on the legs and top. I also need to do all layout and joinery for the Criss Cross hardware. I am going to have to find a friend with a drill press or go to Hickam AFB and use their woodshop. Hopefully, I will finish in the next couple months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Starting to look like a bench. Nice work. Little by little, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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