Vic Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I want to make it up to see Chris Wong and get a live demo of his Grizzly slider. So far, I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yup i bought the same one he had its really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 ok so its been a long day i worked on the leg vise today and got that finished man am i pooped so heres the progression so this was a 3'x10"x "100" board i cut of a 32" piece it had a little twist so i had to hand plane it then run it through my planer then i jointed one edge on my tablesaw after that i layed out the vise chop i really liked what mark said about the chop kinda looking like a plane lever cap so i took it one step further and made it look as close to one as i could i even got a chance to use my no 20 circular plane =) after i cut the angles out on my bandsaw then it was on to drilling the screw holes and tapping them i reversed the vise screw it gives me more clamping capacity and i like the flush look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 im very happy with how it turned out i ll finish it up tomorrow by installing the plastic plate in the legs and the guide rollers thats all for today guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 by the way i never thought to ask. but is the posting of my project like this appropriate? and is this something you guys want me to keep Blogging like this? any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cts1085 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Keep 'm coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 by the way i never thought to ask. but is the posting of my project like this appropriate? and is this something you guys want me to keep Blogging like this? any suggestions? I could only hope it's somehow inappropriate just so I can keep drooling over your photos and feel naughty about it! Maybe you need to get a couple showcase showgirls to model your craftsmanship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barron Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Even though I've finished my bench and I am very, very happy with it, I really enjoy seeing how others are coming along. Please keep sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Love what you did with the chop. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 so today i finished the leg vise i made the rollers and installed the black plastic plate the the vise screw rides on and adjusted it all and i also made 30 of the drawbore dowels with the lie nielson dowel plate and let me tell you my hand hurts from doing so much damn hammering i should have just bought some dowels lol. anyways after that i disassembled the base and took my smoothing plane to it remove all the pencil & machining marks. so next is to cut the grooves in the rails for the shelf and drill the 4 holes to bolt the top down and make the shelf boards then the sliding deadman then assemble and cut the dog holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Ok today i had about 2 hours so i finished planing all of the base parts down & cut the grooves in the rails for the shelf and drill the 4 holes to bolt the top down then i test fit the base one last time before i assembled the base with the dowels the wham wham wham driving the pins in After i used a flush cut saw to cut the pins i went back with a chisel for some reason the endgrain looks better paired with a chisel than cut with a saw to me and the base is done yay! so now back to the top slabs i got mortise out the dog holes in the front slab. then cut the grove for the sliding deadman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allencrane Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Well done, amigo. You're rounding third...:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 so i got allot done. i mounted the slabs and checked all leg tenon shoulders to make sure everything was sitting right. the leg where the vise is needed a little trimming so i did that. then i marked a spot on the underside of the slabs to pre drill for the spax screws and drilled them. then i mounted the 2 slabs and made sure all my gaps were correct. I closed my vise it was an 1/8th inch higher than the bench top so i wet the endgrain with a wet papertowel & used my LV low angle smoother and and trimmed of the excess After that i layed out my doghole strip locations Then I made a guide block out of some scrap so i could make sure my dogholes were straight down and went to boring with a 1" auger bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 then i got some hand screw clamps to use as fences a square and my router with an edge guide attachment and made the doge hole square down to an 1 1/2’ deep Then i flipped the front slab over and routed the deadman strip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 here is everything back together with all the holes drilled in its new spot thats all for today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allencrane Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Your bench is coming out great. The ash wood selection is awesome, and the chop is super cool...you could make 2 and sell them as the world's biggest salad tongs :-) All that's left is the deadman and sliding rail, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I really love your chop! Great lines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 So no pictures today but installed the leather on the bench and on the leg vise then I finished cutting the dog holes square and I had clamped a piece of scrap Ipe or "ironwood" under the bench so I was using my mortise chisel as it pushed thought the ash top it would not tear out. And I learned a good lesson. Don't use Ipe as your backing board to prevent tear out its too dam hard and will ruin your chisel edges. So anyways after that I focused on making my bench dogs. I cut all the blanks and I've made the first one so tommorow I'll trace the rest out based on the first and I'll post some pictures of that process. Then the tail vise insert. Then the dead man and finally the bottom shelf then I'll make one last flattening pass and then some finish if everything goes well ill be finished this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Heres those pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 so today i fininshed the putting leather on the dogs & trimming. Then i made the dog holder for the tail vise now all thats left is the sliding deadman. sorry about not having more picture of the process but im not as patient now and i forget to stop and take pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 ok so i was not happy with the gap spacing on the tail vise dog piece so i made another one no pictures in that but i did complete the deadman rail. and the deadman actually 2 deadmen lol. i was not happy with the first one so i made another and i think its much cooler. my wife just looked at both and just shrugged and said yeh 2 pieces of wood with holes so? but hey you cant have everything lol anyways i milled a big 14 wide 2 1/2 inch thick by 10" piece down to make the new deadman and the shelf boards. here are pictures of all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Love to hear some opinions on the new deadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Well ain't that fancy! Good job, looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allencrane Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I personally like the tapered / curved version. It seems to better match the leg vise. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodavis Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 i finished making the shelves last night. now just the shelf rails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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