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    Still watching.
    How did you go with the top?
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    I have started on the leg to make sure I that i work out some of the intricacies with the use of handplanes.
    Plus i found that i cant decide how long i want the top to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pac man View Post
    Ok so i took it slowly and have got there. Thanks Johnredl.
    Will do a final smoother run on it later.

    Only about 30 something faces to go!
    That looks heaps better, well done! I only started playing with hand planes a year ago when I started my WIP workbench (has it been a year already...I'm not done yet...epps!), but by the time ur finished the legs you'll be almost an expert (well, better than you are now at least!!)

    Nice grain in the timber btw

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    Hey Paul,
    The bench is looking good! Any progress to report?
    My offer is still open if you need a hand moving it around or if you need to use any of my machinery (back in Dec).

    Andy

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    got into some more today, mainly the slab on the right as it was 12mm thicker than the right. Used a ulmia wooden smother fitted out as a scrub with a stanley 3 blade rounded off and the LV LAJ to reduce tear ooot (canadian for tear out).

    Boy this timber is tanin rich. I look like ive been working on an engine or filing cast iron. Tanin has also stain the base of the plane. And not to gross you out but look what happens when the sweat drips on it. Will this tanin lead to issues down the track when finishing???
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    Bout time you did some more work on this
    I often look like I just stumbled out of the coal mine after a session with hand planes. Bloody hard to get the hands and arms clean too. I bought myself a LV apron because I ruined lots of clothes by permanently tanin staining them.
    I haven't found any finishing issues with the tanin rich timbers. But I'm no expert
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Your just after someone like TL to do some palm reading Paul

    Good to see you getting the hands dirty, I often depending on wood have the same problem when turning especially some NGR.

    Now its just a matter of keeping the momentum up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    Your just after someone like TL to do some palm reading Paul
    I am sure it will say " You will live a long and healthy life if you remember to not to bring shavings into the house"


    Some small progress. I raised the height of the work using ply and pine to form an open box on top of the saw horses to make them plane horses.



    Cant decide whether to go and sharpen saws at TTTG or do some more work on this. Perhaps both!
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    Good work on the height adjustment Paul.

    I am a bit worried though the use of a whipper snipper to plane that could be a bit dangerous. What blade/s are you using

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    Looking good. Just subscribed to this one. Keep it coming..

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    Keep it coming!!

    Don't drop any of that on thy foot!

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    Anyone still here?

    Well after a long and protracted period mixed with frustration and success ( I can now 4 square timber by hand but not 2.4m long ) I asked for help from a couple of forumites who were part of the barn raising crew. Part of the deal was that I needed to update this thread. So I am a bit overdue from early August but a deal is a deal.
    Thanks to the motivation I have made some decisions such as trimming the length and width to make the milling of bowed and twisted slabs easier. Since then progressed to the point where I milled the majority of the timber, glued the top and the leg vice. Some more work and electrickery will be required to rout out for the benchcrafted crisscross and benchcrafted tail vise.
    Photos to follow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pac man View Post
    Anyone still here?

    Well after a long and protracted period mixed with frustration and success ( I can now 4 square timber by hand but not 2.4m long ) I asked for help from a couple of forumites who were part of the barn raising crew . Part of the deal was that I needed to update this thread. So I am a bit overdue from early August but a deal is a deal.
    Thanks to the motivation I have made some decisions such as trimming the length and width to make the milling of bowed and twisted slabs easier. Since then progressed to the point where I milled the majority of the timber, glued the top and the leg vice. Some more work and electrickery will be required to rout out for the benchcrafted crisscross and benchcrafted tail vise.
    Photos to follow.
    All good things come to those who wait.....looking forward to the photos on the progress Paul.....
    There is now a bit bigger light at the end of the tunnel...cheers, crowie

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    I can't believe it's been over 2 years!

    Looking forward to see the updated pics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    All good things come to those who wait.....looking forward to the photos on the progress Paul.....
    There is now a bit bigger light at the end of the tunnel...cheers, crowie
    It got to the point where i needed to make something positive with this timber if you get what i mean.

    The timber milled and marked for Dominoes
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    Dominoes inserted ready for glue. Decided to glue in three sections.
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