Thread: WIP - Groggy's Workbench

Originally Posted by Groggy

.......... then I can truly say the bench proper is complete.

Ha! So you think! Betcha a six-pack you modify something before long. The first time you think "now if only I'd.......", is fatal. DAMHIK...........

INDEX

1. Making the bench legs.
2. Feet design discussion.
3. Comments on the leg flutes.
4. Rail Mortises.
5. Leg pegs.
6. Stretcher Mortises.
7. Google Sketchup drawing of the base.
8. Clamp Cosy. Designing, mock-up,
9. Dry fit of the frame and testing the clamp-cosy, and a later test.
10. Squares, squares, squares.
11. Mobility kit idea.
12. Fitting the base.
13. Choosing vises - it begins. Decision time. They arrive.
14. Intermission - Rebuilding the Wobbly Old Bench (WOB). Completed.
15. What to make the top out of? Found some timber, de-nailing begins.
16. Putting the top beams over the jointer.
17. Using the Domino to repair nail holes. Making your own dominos. Repairing nail holes and divots.
18. Thicknessing the top beams.
19. Beams ready to make the top.
20. Discussion on jointing the top.
21. The temporary top frame <- This was a great idea and worked exceptionally well. Frame.
22. End Caps. Hardware. Marking our attachment slots.
23. Weight of the bench. Weight broken down.
24. Laying out the top beams. Testing the bench dog location.
25. Gluing the top commences. A few more. Third go. Main top less the skirt.
26. Making the deadman. Finished.
27. Surfacing the top with handplanes.
28. Patching out. End cap patches.
29. Planing for the skirt.
30. Top jointing video - post #500.
31. Cutting the bench top ends. Slots cut for the end cap bolts.
32. Wagon vise - cutout. Fitting. Recessing.
33. End cap fitting. Attaching. Dovetail design in Sketchup. Finessing the joint. Fitted.
34. Dovetail discussions. Fibonacci and the Golden Mean get a mention. Marking the sockets. Getting big dovetails flat. Start to end.
35. Router blowout repair.
36. Clamp slip damage whilst routing.
37. Dry fitting the front skirt. Gluing up the front skirt.
38. The top is on!
39. Dog hole drilling. Partway done. Done.
40. The Benchcrafted Leg Vise begins. Roller bracket. Starting the chop. Rough cut. Fluting. Roller housing. With a finish.
41. Some thoughts.
42. Finish problems. A second go at it.
43. Replacing the knobs with Jarrah.

Where is the christening?

Finally have some time off work and am able to begin the Moxon vise. Today was mostly planning interrupted by the usual holiday stuff. Got into it this afternoon and have cut up the vise face, backer board and the table for the rear. Hopefully tomorrow will see it mostly complete.

I am really liking the bench, it is very nice to quickly clamp objects in just about any position and to do so quickly. Putting the dominos in the boards took maybe 3 minutes. I'm as happy as a with a custard tart

Originally Posted by Groggy

I'm as happy as a with a custard tart

Wow is that happy

Originally Posted by Groggy

Finally have some time off work and am able to begin the Moxon vise. Today was mostly planning interrupted by the usual holiday stuff. Got into it this afternoon and have cut up the vise face, backer board and the table for the rear. Hopefully tomorrow will see it mostly complete.

I am really liking the bench, it is very nice to quickly clamp objects in just about any position and to do so quickly. Putting the dominos in the boards took maybe 3 minutes. I'm as happy as a with a custard tart

You could probably sell those pics to Bessey...they'd make a great Bessey ad!! (I'm very jealous at your clamps)

Bit more done today in between xmas errands, assemble and finish it tomorrow I hope.

The nuts are inset and I just need to finish the holes on the other face.

Originally Posted by Groggy

Bit more done today in between xmas errands, assemble and finish it tomorrow I hope.

The nuts are inset and I just need to finish the holes on the other face.

What timber are you using Groggy (appologies if you have already posted this, but it's easy to overlook something when there are >1100 posts!)

A few shots of clamping variation available on the new bench and the completed Moxon awaiting clamping slots, a final plane, sand and some finish.

Looks the goods, Grogs.

I wonder if we should go on calling these things "Moxons"? Yours is a little different from the original! OTH, I guess in the same way we used to call anything that sucked dust up off the floor a "Hoover", it's ok..

Cheers,

Yes, Very interesting.

Never seen the a with a Custard Tart any pics?

Originally Posted by IanW

Looks the goods, Grogs.

I wonder if we should go on calling these things "Moxons"? Yours is a little different from the original! OTH, I guess in the same way we used to call anything that sucked dust up off the floor a "Hoover", it's ok..

Cheers,

Maybe I can call it a Groggy vise then? A Moxon is simply a twin screw vice with a moving beam. The only real difference is the wheels and there are no legs on the little bench.

The table disengages from the vise, then it looks like the second picture.

Moxon is finished. There will be a brief intermission while I paint the house.

Originally Posted by Groggy

There will be a brief intermission while I paint the house.

So... dovetails in the morning?