Adam W.
A Major Clanger
Looks alright!
“Character Building”? Ohhhh yes, it’s definitely that alright Cabinetman**** that's a solid bench!
Stopped housings btw. Dado is the American word.
It’ll only take three or four minutes to cut down the well boards– just think of it as being character building and arm muscle building as well lol.
Thanks Molynoox.great stuff
I really think you need a Paul Sellers in there, it just doesn't look right without him stood behind it....
It’s looking very good, you may have decided from your own good reasons to fit your vice the way you have, but it is more normal and I wouldn’t like it any other way personally, to use the front face of the bench as the back jaw of the vice this means that a long piece of wood in the vice can be held against the rest of the bench front to support it.
The way to achieve this is to sink the rear jaw into a large mortis underneath the bench top, never to be seen again, the other thing I would say is that the vice is set too high and you will catch the edges of your tools on it – normally set down about half an inch. IanView attachment 125322View attachment 125323
Yes that’s what I chose. Molynoox.There is quite some debate about this from what I have seen, I think some people like to have the metal rear jaw as a sort of spacer to make putting workpieces in easier. Access for your fingers.
But then you need to use a support block to support long workpieces...
How about making a U shaped channel on top of the upstand in which you can store all your planes?Here’s the repaired notch. It’s solid but personally think it looks awful. might look different after a coat of BLO.
Rob
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Maybe. Thanks for the idea. Ive just done yhe BLO and its actually not that bad now.How about making a U shaped channel on top of the upstand in which you can store all your planes?
Just a thought.
I wouldn’t use the wax. You don’t want the surface too slippery.Well Ive now got a question. Ive done two coats of BLO now. Last coat went on at 5:30 and its all buffed off. I was going to give it a coat of wax in the morning about 10 ish. Do you think thats ok to do and it’s enough time after the BLO?
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Good point PaulI wouldn’t use the wax. You don’t want the surface too slippery.
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