MattF Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Cheeset202 said: Built this while you were camping.....couldn’t resist! Good to see you back on the build I saw that! Very nice. My shop got a little cluttered from honey dos and just couldn’t get the time to get in there and clean it. All good now, spent a couple days cleaning and organizing. Also trying a different layout of the bench build. Seems to be a better flow now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 15 hours ago, K Cooper said: I hope the epoxy cures quicker than it took you to start the dog hole strip. Looking forward to your progress Matt! With the temps in my area, albeit not as hot as other parts, curing is no the issue. Most of this weekend will be a was for shop time. Need to prep deck for staining and paint the new front door. Good Times!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Glad to see you are having a chance to get back at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted July 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Got the dog hole strip done today. Two routers would have been nice! I did screw up the measurement for the sliding dog block. It should be two inches to the back edge. How would you fix this? 1: Add material to end with Dowels and epoxy? 2: Scrap the sliding dog and make a new one? I like number two the best. I would make it from walnut. Only hurdle is that it would have to be milled to the exact dimensions as the strip. Not impossible, but could be tedious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 53 minutes ago, MattF said: How would you fix this? 1: Add material to end with Dowels and epoxy? 2: Scrap the sliding dog and make a new one? I like number two the best. I would make it from walnut. Only hurdle is that it would have to be milled to the exact dimensions as the strip. Not impossible, but could be tedious. I would remake it as well. You will have so much into the build you may kick yourself later if you don't. Having said that it could always be changed later as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted July 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: I would remake it as well. You will have so much into the build you may kick yourself later if you don't. Having said that it could always be changed later as well. I going to remake the sliding block. It won’t even work the way it is. Adding material to the end will look like crap. Walnut sliding dog block it is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Got the Dog Hole Backing Strip glued up and remade the sliding dog block. I still have quite a bit of work to do to finish these up. I lost track of time and as soon as I starting putting glue down, my wife informed me we needed to leave in 10 minutes for a movie. I got in a hurry which gave me a lot of squeeze out. I now have to go through and remove all the glue from the dog holes and and flush up the backing strip with the dog hole strip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Looking good! Those dog hole strips are definitely a bit of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 4 hours ago, pkinneb said: Looking good! Those dog hole strips are definitely a bit of work. I will be spending quite a few hours with chisels removing glue squeeze out. Fun fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, MattF said: I will be spending quite a few hours with chisels removing glue squeeze out. Fun fun If you don't already have one of these I highly recommend the Paring Skraper. I have both but use the small one all the time. https://www.benchcrafted.com/skraper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 29 minutes ago, pkinneb said: If you don't already have one of these I highly recommend the Paring Skraper. I have both but use the small one all the time. https://www.benchcrafted.com/skraper Interesting. I have just been using some beater chisels with good results, just time consuming. I may look into one of these if I start to have trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Got the dog strip glued up and in the clamps. New sliding dog block made. Goal for tomorrow is the dovetails and front laminate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 9:08 AM, MattF said: Got the Dog Hole Backing Strip glued up and remade the sliding dog block. I still have quite a bit of work to do to finish these up. I lost track of time and as soon as I starting putting glue down, my wife informed me we needed to leave in 10 minutes for a movie. I got in a hurry which gave me a lot of squeeze out. I now have to go through and remove all the glue from the dog holes and and flush up the backing strip with the dog hole strip. Was the glass on the saw horse the problem or the solution? Either works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 2 hours ago, K Cooper said: Was the glass on the saw horse the problem or the solution? Either works for me. Just a little calibration fluid....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 This is really coming together nice Matt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Looking awesome Matt! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Looks like you are making some good progress there Matt. I have been enjoying watching this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Had visitor come in the shop this morning. There were two of them but only one came in the shop. I think the neighbor kids let their bunnies get out. Now my son is running around with the kids trying to catch them like Elmer Fudd. Heard one rabbit scream it was duck season! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny4 Posted August 4, 2018 Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 I’m in a similar boat glue scraping wise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Johnny4 said: I’m in a similar boat glue scraping wise! Stanley no 80 makes quick work of the glue scraping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeset202 Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 7 hours ago, MattF said: Stanley no 80 makes quick work of the glue scraping. I have 3 of these with the original blades. Hock’s replacement blade I understand, are nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Started on the front laminate strip over the weekend but didn’t get much shop time due to prepping the deck for staining. laminate strip Condor tails cut on strip and started on the end cap. Still some clean up work to do. Sanded the front deck for about 5 hours Sunday morning. I stopped once it got too hot. I figured I would take the afternoon off and smoke some cheeseburgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Grrrrrrr.....just cracked my end cap trying to fit the dove tails. I guess I will be remaking the end cap. This is gonna be tricky getting the bolt holes lined up, but I should be able to do it. I could epoxy it and call it good, but it would bother every time I see it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 It happens but in the scheme of things its a minor set back in this long journey. Its gonna be a great looking bench! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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