Thread: WIP - Groggy's Workbench

Still a few small bits to fill then the skirt is finished.

Looks like we're on the home straight

Looking great Greg Do you have any pics of cutting the dovetails on the end caps? If so do you know what page it's on?

Cheers,

Andy

It'll never fly.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

It'll never fly.

Hahaha

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

It'll never fly.

I doubt if it would float either!

Originally Posted by Groggy

Finally, after assembly and glue-up there was a minor out-of-square between the top and the skirt face. I had one of my few remaining friends over yesterday and he helped me drop the top back onto its side so I could plane it. This is now complete. Pics later.

If it happened a week earlier we could have helped . Looks even better and bigger than the photos indicate.

Beautiful bench and should be put in the lounge room as a long table instead of a workshop.


Peter.

Originally Posted by groeneaj

Looking great Greg Do you have any pics of cutting the dovetails on the end caps? If so do you know what page it's on?

Cheers,

Andy

Andy,

start here, then here, then here and finish here.

Sample pics:

Thanks mate! You're a good man

Groggy.

I have a proposition, if your son shows no interest in woodwork, I would put my hand up to be included in your inheritance as the recipient of the bench.

It's the very least I could do.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Beautiful bench and should be put in the lounge room as a long table instead of a workshop.

Fair go Peter, I don't want to traipse into the lounge every time I need a long clamp!

(Good to see you and Michelle again).

Originally Posted by Waldo

I have a proposition, if your son shows no interest in woodwork, I would put my hand up to be included in your inheritance as the recipient of the bench.

I'll mention that when I go shall I?

Just make sure you've got enough strength left as you're lying in the hospital bed, "... and remember son, I left my bench etc. ..."

Originally Posted by Waldo

Groggy.

I have a proposition, if your son shows no interest in woodwork, I would put my hand up to be included in your inheritance as the recipient of the bench.

It's the very least I could do.

At what age do you know? I recenlty handed my 6month old a pine offcut and was met with a disgusted look of 'what do you expect me to do with that?". He didn't even try to eat it....
I take that to mean that like most, he has no respect for pine and read nothing more into it