Dave H Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well it seemed to take me forever to get to this point but I haven't been able to work on the bench as much as I would have liked. And everything on it was a lamination nothing bigger than a 2x6 in the whole bench I can pick up one end of it, but barley so I would venture to say it weighs close to 500 LB's. Where the through tennons came through the top there was some gaps that disappointed me as I wanted a perfect Schwarzs bench, and Wilbur sugested inlays around the tennons I really enjoyed the inlay work. I'm not sure why I haven't tried any inlay before this, it's pretty fussy work maybe the younger me didn't have the patence for it. Any way thanks Wilbur. I haven't decided weather I want to put a shelf in the bottom, or some cabinets under it. It's already dadoed for a shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 EXCELLENT!!! That puppy will fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWC Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Looks nice! I hope you enjoy many years of WWing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnell Hagen Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Pretty! The butterflies tie in with the inlay nicely. My Encyclopedia Brown skills tell me you're a lefty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thanks guys, and Darnell I'm not a lefty I hadn't even thought of that I just wanted both vices on one side because of where the bench is ultimately going to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephens_Shop Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Well it seemed to take me forever to get to this point but I haven't been able to work on the bench as much as I would have liked. And everything on it was a lamination nothing bigger than a 2x6 in the whole bench I can pick up one end of it, but barley so I would venture to say it weighs close to 500 LB's. Where the through tennons came through the top there was some gaps that disappointed me as I wanted a perfect Schwarzs bench, and Wilbur sugested inlays around the tennons I really enjoyed the inlay work. I'm not sure why I haven't tried any inlay before this, it's pretty fussy work maybe the younger me didn't have the patence for it. Any way thanks Wilbur. I haven't decided weather I want to put a shelf in the bottom, or some cabinets under it. It's already dadoed for a shelf. I just noticed the detail on the leg/top joint. The inlay is a great fine touch that looks great but I was most impressed with the incorporation of the massive dovetale. I think I am going to incorporate that detail as it will add tremendous strength to the joint. I am new to woodworking and do not know what to call the 4 inset bowtie/dovetale joints, are they really functional for the integrityof the top or is it more for style? Stephen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onboard Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I am new to woodworking and do not know what to call the 4 inset bowtie/dovetale joints, are they really functional for the integrityof the top or is it more for style? Stephen. They’re called a Butterfly (mentioned by Darnell). Here’s a link showing a router template for routing out the butterfly pattern for the inlay. Norm Abram (New Yankee Workshop) called them a “Dutchman”. I’ve seen them added for functionality and looks. It can be part of the design effort, but it can be used for repair work as well, especially to replace a damaged area that is visible such as a table top. It can also be used to span a split in the wood such as a wood slab such as a live edge table top. I’ve seen some long splits in slab tops that had 3 or 4 butterflies spanning the split which helps prevent the split from widening over time. An example: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 My butterflys are just for looks I just wanted to try my hand at inlay it was all done with a router and chisel no template or jigs. And it was a lot of fun as it turns out I'm a lot more patient than I thought I was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbmaster11 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 What wood is this constructed of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 What wood is this constructed of? The bench is made out of construction grade lumber from BORG in Washinton state thats Hem-Fir it's a hemlock, fir mix. If I was going to bet my money would be more hem than fir, it is made from nothig larger than a 2x6 all laminated together it took 3 gallons of tite-bond glue to complete, and thats alot of glue ups the top is 4" thick the legs are 5" square I would venture the bench wieghs over 500LBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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