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  1. #46
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    Think of your bench as a giant holding jig or clamp. I would not use wax or a film finish. Would look great, feel great but wouldn't work as well.

    Danish oil is fine. You can make your own with equal parts BLO, varnish and mineral spirits.

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    Excellent work fella!

    Re the finish, Boz blackhorse have said it all really. Less is more. I'll be using plain BLO on mine.
    "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
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    G'day All

    Thanks for all the comments
    BLO mixture sounds like it will be the way to go
    1/3 BLO
    1/3 VARNISH
    1/3 MINERAL TURPENTINE
    Looking forward to the next week working on my bench
    Cheers
    Teakman

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    Post Base complete

    Ive finished my base structure, nearing end of completion for drawboring. 2mm offset works well I also fried my sander no idea how tho..

    Next week

    Route sliding dead mans groove 16mm x 25mm deep on the top

    Mark out leg mortises on the top, then start drilling.

    Cheers
    teakman

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    Tell your sander that smoking is a health hazard
    Otherwise its all looking great. Now my address is....
    Michael

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    Holy smokin' sanders, Batman
    regards
    Nick
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    tornavi
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    G day all
    ahh been so busy trying hard to get focused again on the bench
    I have started to route the mortises under the top so that it can mate with the base Ive also installed the vise nut for my leg vise will load some pics asap..next week will be better!!

    cheerz
    Teakman

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    Mate, this thread is only three months old. By bench building standards around this place this is pratically a lightning strike completion. Mine will be coming up on it's first birthday soon and I haven't made any more progress than you have. Groggy's will be three years old soon and it not finished!

    Young people. Pfst!
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    Yeah and some of us are still planning on making one
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    I second these views. A workbench can take a very long time to make (I should know, mine is still an unfinished top)
    Cheers

    Jeremy
    If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly

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    Quote Originally Posted by kman-oz View Post
    Groggy's will be three years old soon and it not finished!
    I am still growing the timber for the leg vise - what's the rush?

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    Fantasic progres there Teakman and great workmanship to boot!!

    Going like the proverbial train!!

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    It has been good to watch this progress.

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    I made a quick and dirty temp workbench about 35 years ago. It was to help with our first house renos. Guess what?
    Michael

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    Post Getting there

    G'day all

    I have a deadline so im getting pressured to finish soon but i wont rush and do a half a job
    Today, i have dry fitted the top to the base structure and drilled the holes to begin draw boring the top to base.Im exited to let my bench stand by itself tomorrow i feel sorry for the saw horses to hold all that weight

    Im glad people are enjoying my progress this has been the best and first thing i actually built so rewarding i still have a few more accessories to put on so its not done yet

    I have posted some new pics and will post more tomorrow

    cheers Teakman

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