Thread: New Jarrah & Blackwood bench for the shed

Like Al said far too good for the shed but beautiful work.

It's really nice to work with this stuff. I made a bench to go with the barby for salads etc just before xmas and everyone asked why I had put the desk outside. It was made from some 80+ year old blackwood bookshelves I picked up at a garage sale a couple of years ago.

I also picked up some laminated hardwood kitchen bench material which I just might make into a bench one day but.... running out of room

Might post some pics of it in a couple of weeks, not so happy with the finish at this stage.
Peter

yum, awesome...... lucky you.

When you build a bench for yourself, its a case of either dipping your pinkie in, or jumping in with both feet.......your well and truly in it now AB.

It's too dark Steve!

A coat of white paint will fix it though

Impressive

Beautiful workbench.
Makes every piece of 'furniture' i've ever made look like crap.

I'd be too scared to put anything ontop let alone in the vices.

When somebody puts so much effort into making their 'work bench' it's got to inspire you to improve your skills in whatever your going to try next in this woodworking game.

Great stuff.

Originally Posted by spokeshave

When somebody puts so much effort into making their 'work bench' it's got to inspire you to improve your skills in whatever your going to try next in this woodworking game.

Great stuff.

I have to agree..

I came here a very ordinary woodworker with a lot of passion for it, but with the help of these blokes and blokesess I find myself doing better and better woodwork all the time.

Im even buying hand planes, yep I know.

Al

Originally Posted by Groggy

..... there are no rules (other than The Code of Practice 6.4.3)

Speaking of which .... this bench definitely fits into the specification covered by The Code under 5.12.1.1.

And .... (to save you all the trouble of looking it up ), that says:

5.12.1.1 An exquisitely designed, constructed, detailed and finished example at the very pinnacle of fine woodworking expertise.

Col the envious

(Incidentally, I have to agree with Al. It's the example set by you blokes - and the excellence of the advice available on these forums - that encourages me to keep striving to improve my skill levels. I love youse all! ).

I like it! The jarrah you've chosen is great, and you'll use the tail vice a lot.

IId say that round holes would be very useful. I keep drilling more. Do you have /use holddowns? Marvellous things, though they may not work that well with the 40mm top. You could have a pattern for the tail vice and the front vice too.

GREEN with envy

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Steve, it look too good to be used in the shed.

Al

I could always stick on a couple of Queen Anne cabriolet legs and use it as a dining table. Any recalcitrant visitors will have the opportunity to become unpleasantly familiar with a "tail vice"

Originally Posted by Groggy

Steve, that's a beautiful bench! So, where are you going to work now?

I would be reluctant to mix round and square dog holes, but whatever. If you need both then go for it, there are no rules (other than The Code of Practice 6.4.3)

I'll have to do some reshuffling of things in the shed, but the Jarrah one will go roughly where the crapiata one is now. As it's narrower and the same height as the T/S table, it should be a better fit.

The crapiata one will be moved across the shed, and the pine table seen in the pics will replace the chipboard horror currently holding the grinders & whatnot.

That means 3 benches. Hmmm, might be a bit much. I'll see

Originally Posted by Driver

Speaking of which .... this bench definitely fits into the specification covered by The Code under 5.12.1.1.

And .... (to save you all the trouble of looking it up ), that says:

5.12.1.1 An exquisitely designed, constructed, detailed and finished example at the very pinnacle of fine woodworking expertise.

Col the envious

(Incidentally, I have to agree with Al. It's the example set by you blokes - and the excellence of the advice available on these forums - that encourages me to keep striving to improve my skill levels. I love youse all! ).

You can imagine how careful I'll have to be not to biff it around too much. This is where I'll be doing most of the planing and dovvie joints etc. The crapiata and Sjoberg benchs can take the hard yards.

Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

That means 3 benches. Hmmm, might be a bit much. I'll see

Wot's wrong with 3 benches?

Good one, Auld B. don't listen to 'em - use it and enjoy it. After you put the router down without de-plunging, and before the bit stops spinning, or hit the front skirt with a jigsaw a couple of times, you'll stop fussing about its pristine looks. DAMHIK!! ).

Someone asked on another thread why it's conventional to put the front vice on the left, when most of us are right-handers, but those with good tail vices know you spend more than 80% of your time using the tail vice, so it's sensible to make it the most convenient.

You may wish you spaced your dog holes a bit closer - Murphy's 15th law says that any time you want to clamp in a piece, you will have to wind to the extreme opposite of where you have your vice screw at the moment......

Cheers,

I've been watching this thread with great interest. That is one fantastic bench Auld! I've really appreciated seeing all the vice pictures too.

Thanks
Wendy

My god thats it beautiful