duke
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Great idea , I will do the same, thanks.
Post a photo of the last thing you made
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ozzpoz
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Hi. If anyone saw my post last week you'll remember I got given a couple of shelves of an old mangle. Most people thought it might be teak.
It was my 1st time using a planer / thicknesser and getting the wood down to the dimensions I wanted. I've been working with construction and pallet wood up to now so I hope I've done the wood justice.
It was also my 1st time doing a glue up for an edge grain board. It's only small but looks ok. I've gifted that to my friend who's late father owned the mangle.
The box I made today, it's the 3rd box I've made. 1st with my own plans. It's for the wife's wax melts .
I used a piece of spalted beach for the lid.
It's not perfect. And looks like it's missing something, I was tempted to put miter slots on the corners but decided to quit while I was ahead.
I've got one piece of the teak left, I think I might use it to make some coasters.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks
It was my 1st time using a planer / thicknesser and getting the wood down to the dimensions I wanted. I've been working with construction and pallet wood up to now so I hope I've done the wood justice.
It was also my 1st time doing a glue up for an edge grain board. It's only small but looks ok. I've gifted that to my friend who's late father owned the mangle.
The box I made today, it's the 3rd box I've made. 1st with my own plans. It's for the wife's wax melts .
I used a piece of spalted beach for the lid.
It's not perfect. And looks like it's missing something, I was tempted to put miter slots on the corners but decided to quit while I was ahead.
I've got one piece of the teak left, I think I might use it to make some coasters.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks
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Bench for a slight upgrade of lathe. And to make it the right height for me. Jobs always take longer than you think. All timber I’ve been keeping because “that will get used for something”.
Good bits of damaged construction timber.
Legs Douglas Fir left over from a pergola.
Splay 5 degrees sideways and fore and aft. Front rail a bit of Oak that came from a recycle yard, Rubberwood shelves from discarded furniture and scrap metal collection for added weight!
Arghh! Disaster! The base packers meant the bolts were too short, so had to part with a fiver for a length of threaded bar and some nuts. Had all the coach bolts in stock.
Well it works, but clearly needs doors! Has taken 8 days.
Good bits of damaged construction timber.
Legs Douglas Fir left over from a pergola.
Splay 5 degrees sideways and fore and aft. Front rail a bit of Oak that came from a recycle yard, Rubberwood shelves from discarded furniture and scrap metal collection for added weight!
Arghh! Disaster! The base packers meant the bolts were too short, so had to part with a fiver for a length of threaded bar and some nuts. Had all the coach bolts in stock.
Well it works, but clearly needs doors! Has taken 8 days.
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duke
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Your bench looks very sturdy!
MikeB1972
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Good solid bench, doors or drawers can come later as you need them, or you might decide not to bother.
Cabinetman
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Well built bench Morag!
My first proper bench! All planed by hand from construction timber
I was tired of breaking my back bending down to a particleboard top screwed down to some IKEA drawer units (on the right)
It was way too low for planing and very bouncy when trying to chisel anything on it.I've used it for a couple of weeks now, it's Chris Schwarz's design, he used 2x12's in his build, but I don't have stock that wide available to me, so I glued up some panels.
A big vice and holdfasts are a game changer for me. It's also knockdown, but you couldn't really tell, it's very sturdy.
I might make a post on it, summarising what to watch out for and how to make it for someone in the UK - the hardware used, stock sizes etc are a bit different.
The right leg is not quite flush with the apron, but it hasn't been a problem so far, I might have to fix that if I ever do doors or anything that would need a big, flat surface.
I'm going to use it to help furnish the rest of the 'shop' now.
Cabinetman
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Two good benches in a row!
duke
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Nice bench! Slippers well, hmm lol.View attachment 191826View attachment 191828
My first proper bench! All planed by hand from construction timber
I was tired of breaking my back bending down to a particleboard top screwed down to some IKEA drawer units (on the right)
I've used it for a couple of weeks now, it's Chris Schwarz's design, he used 2x12's in his build, but I don't have stock that wide available to me, so I glued up some panels.
A big vice and holdfasts are a game changer for me. It's also knockdown, but you couldn't really tell, it's very sturdy.
I might make a post on it, summarising what to watch out for and how to make it for someone in the UK - the hardware used, stock sizes etc are a bit different.
The right leg is not quite flush with the apron, but it hasn't been a problem so far, I might have to fix that if I ever do doors or anything that would need a big, flat surface.
I'm going to use it to help furnish the rest of the 'shop' now.
They're my wife's
Well, mine now, she got another pair because I stole these for the garage, they're so comfy!
I dropped a chisel very near my foot once though, so I might have to rethink slippers.
HOJ
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I'm not from the HSE, but I would, having said that, I dropped a chisel the other week, landed on its handle bounced up off my rubber floor mats and stabbed me in the shin, what most annoyed me is I'd just bought a new pair of work trousers.
MikeB1972
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Nice old school Nicholson bench you've built there Madmango.
Are those Simon James holdfasts?
Are those Simon James holdfasts?
Yup, they're amazing. I just ordered his planing stop as well, it came back in stock this week on Workshop Heaven.
NickDReed
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View attachment 191826View attachment 191828
My first proper bench! All planed by hand from construction timber
I was tired of breaking my back bending down to a particleboard top screwed down to some IKEA drawer units (on the right)
I've used it for a couple of weeks now, it's Chris Schwarz's design, he used 2x12's in his build, but I don't have stock that wide available to me, so I glued up some panels.
A big vice and holdfasts are a game changer for me. It's also knockdown, but you couldn't really tell, it's very sturdy.
I might make a post on it, summarising what to watch out for and how to make it for someone in the UK - the hardware used, stock sizes etc are a bit different.
The right leg is not quite flush with the apron, but it hasn't been a problem so far, I might have to fix that if I ever do doors or anything that would need a big, flat surface.
I'm going to use it to help furnish the rest of the 'shop' now.
Nice bench, built mine earlier this year. Having something solid to work on is life changing when it comes to enjoying making things.
If my wife had big enough feet I might well steal her bin shoes to go to the garage in. As it turns out, I'm usually trying to establish where she has gone to in mine!!
duke
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Do you have plans for the old bench / work surface?View attachment 191826View attachment 191828
My first proper bench! All planed by hand from construction timber
I was tired of breaking my back bending down to a particleboard top screwed down to some IKEA drawer units (on the right)
I've used it for a couple of weeks now, it's Chris Schwarz's design, he used 2x12's in his build, but I don't have stock that wide available to me, so I glued up some panels.
A big vice and holdfasts are a game changer for me. It's also knockdown, but you couldn't really tell, it's very sturdy.
I might make a post on it, summarising what to watch out for and how to make it for someone in the UK - the hardware used, stock sizes etc are a bit different.
The right leg is not quite flush with the apron, but it hasn't been a problem so far, I might have to fix that if I ever do doors or anything that would need a big, flat surface.
I'm going to use it to help furnish the rest of the 'shop' now.
CaptainBudget
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So some of you may have seen my thread on problematic book matching...
It's finished now
Finished with fine sandpaper and two coats of Hard Wax Oil
More photos and details in the main thread
(See When Book Matching Goes Wrong)
It's finished now
Finished with fine sandpaper and two coats of Hard Wax Oil
More photos and details in the main thread
(See When Book Matching Goes Wrong)
NickDReed
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That's really nice, handle detail is lovely. Is that done on a CNC?
Thanks - yes, most of it was.
Doug B
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Had a really productive weekend in the workshop mainly re-jigging my dust extractor but as an up shot I gained a vertical piece of 3/4” plywood 20” wide & 6’ high which I decided would be ideal for clamp storage & also I took the opportunity to straighten up my home made wood rack which after probably 15 years of abuse had started to show signs of wear.
Marking out a piece of 3x2 for the clamps to sit on these were trenched out at the chop saw.
Fixed to the ply the clamps were installed
There was a noticeable sag on the shelf brackets as confirmed by the level.
These were repositioned with oak wedges to take up the slack as were the brackets above.
Re-stacked hopefully good for another 15 years.
With bonfire night coming up believe it or not from how full the rack seems I also had a really good clear out of offcuts of both timber & sheet materials, I’ve come to the conclusion I have a problem throwing away even the smallest off cuts though I have been ruthless, honest
Marking out a piece of 3x2 for the clamps to sit on these were trenched out at the chop saw.
Fixed to the ply the clamps were installed
There was a noticeable sag on the shelf brackets as confirmed by the level.
These were repositioned with oak wedges to take up the slack as were the brackets above.
Re-stacked hopefully good for another 15 years.
With bonfire night coming up believe it or not from how full the rack seems I also had a really good clear out of offcuts of both timber & sheet materials, I’ve come to the conclusion I have a problem throwing away even the smallest off cuts though I have been ruthless, honest
