pkinneb Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Any chance you can post a pic of the issue? I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, pkinneb said: Any chance you can post a pic of the issue? I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Sounds like you WANT rounded ends, but maybe the walls aren't straight and smooth? Like steps where the router didn't travel the exact distance with each pass? In that case, plunging the ends with the router would be my choice. In fact, I typically do a series of plunges first, to remove most of the waste, before traversing the cut at full depth to clean the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Router plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny4 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Highlander....you got it right! Will give it a shot Quick question...the ends of the mortises I cut aren’t super clean. It was my first time routing that deep, and there are “steps” in the ends of them. What’s the best way to clean those up? My ideas are: 1) drill press with forstner bit 2) router with spiral bit and make a slow, controlled plunge. Thoughts? Better suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny4 Posted September 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 Hey friends, Back to work on the bench. I have cut the short stretchers for the legs, but when I put everything together, one side was about 1/8” too high, and the other was 1/8” too low. Marc’s advice on the video was to “adjust the tenon.” My question is, “How do I adjust it?” Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 The tenon is hidden, so you can trim material from one side, then add to the opposite side, to shift it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 8 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: The tenon is hidden, so you can trim material from one side, then add to the opposite side, to shift it around. Exactly. They're large, with lots of glue surface, and they also get draw bored, so I wouldn't bother adding anything to the other side. Just use a chisel or rasp to remove some of the material in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny4 Posted September 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 Is the idea to bring the high side down or the low side up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 54 minutes ago, Johnny4 said: Is the idea to bring the high side down or the low side up? Which one makes it straight and square? Might need a bit of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 Maybe try flipping the stretcher end for end? Start simple. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny4 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hey friends....since the baby was born, I have been chipping away bit by bit. Finally got the base together. I originally planned on the knockdown, but once I got through the directions and it told me I had to remake the front rail, I abandoned that course and went with the pegs. Here’s where we are today: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Keep at it. It's gonna look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 That is really coming together nicely!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 That there's a purty lookin bench! You're gonna make some good looking pieces on the top side of it I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Looking really sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Awesome. With the top being removable i don't think there as much need for knockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny4 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Well Ladies and gents...it's finally done. I logged in at 210 hours including tearing apart my jointer and learning how to tune that up. Thank you all for your help and guidance along the way. I think I will go make something small now...or just look at it. Bit by bit, hour by hour, I got through it. See ya on the flip side.. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hey... um ... someone installed the vises on the wrong ends of the bench you made for me . Looks great! Do you have a first project in mind? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 That is a work of art in itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: Hey... um ... someone installed the vises on the wrong ends of the bench you made for me . Looks great! Do you have a first project in mind? That was my first thought as well LOL Awesome job johnny4!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny4 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I am a lefty....it happens. As far as first projects: a step stool for my daughter. I also need to come to terms with some sort of tool cabinet or wall. Whatever it is needs to be anchored to the foundation wall, or dropped from the joists. What’s been your experience with cabinet vs wall? Well...210 hours and a lot of learning later, WE ARE DONE. Thanks to all of y’all for your help and encouragement along the way. Now, I think I will build something simple, like a small stool for my daughter. Or a baby rattle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 LOL. I have a chest and it works great for traveling but I will make a cabinet at some point primarily becuase my chest doesn't have enough room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Chestnut said: Hey... um ... someone installed the vises on the wrong ends of the bench you made 46 minutes ago, pkinneb said: That was my first thought as well LOL Didn't bother me. 24 minutes ago, Johnny4 said: I am a lefty....it happens. Me too! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Given that some folks have tool chests bigger than my shop, I vote tool wall. Why close all your stuff up in a box, when it can hang right where you need it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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