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    How do scratches prevent the vice from clamping?...

    How do scratches prevent the vice from clamping?


    Why do you use the front of the vice as a chisel guide (especially if you're concerned about a few scratches)?
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    Can you make me a new front window while you're...

    Can you make me a new front window while you're at it?
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    So... dovetails in the morning?

    So... dovetails in the morning?
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    All bases covered! :U

    All bases covered! :U
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    Well that's good news. So would there be a...

    Well that's good news. So would there be a problem if I took a belt sander to the top to expose some bare wood for temporarily gluing a carving blank to? :;
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    ... even if your new bench looked less than...

    ... even if your new bench looked less than pretty when I'd finished?
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    :thyel: I'd offer to christen the bench and build...

    :thyel: I'd offer to christen the bench and build my next piece of furniture on it, but I think you'd be horrified at some of my methods and eject me before its completion.
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    :thyel: Enough already! Will you make some...

    :thyel: Enough already! Will you make some furniture now! :D
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    :thyel: Looking the business!

    :thyel: Looking the business!
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    If it's that bad, would it not be simpler just to...

    If it's that bad, would it not be simpler just to send the dog away?
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    Hasn't one of you got a chainsaw?

    Hasn't one of you got a chainsaw?
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    :thyel:. Good to hear. However, if you chucked an...

    :thyel:. Good to hear. However, if you chucked an auger bit in a 12" or 14" brace, you'd have done the same work in under an hour and wouldn't have to worry about the drill burning out. You might...
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    Continuing the hijack; I also use multiple sticks...

    Continuing the hijack; I also use multiple sticks between caul and roof or collar-tie to clamp down veneer.
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    If you can't clamp a piece of scrap under the...

    If you can't clamp a piece of scrap under the bench, measure the distance from the underside of the bench to the shelf/floor and cut a strip of wood to that length and jam it under the piece of...
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    How about clamping a piece of scrap to the...

    How about clamping a piece of scrap to the underside of the bench and then drilling the hole in one operation? An auger bit would run cool with virtually no tendency to wander.
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    Work is the curse of the drinking class.

    Work is the curse of the drinking class.
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    HUZZAR! :thyel: OK Groggy, now the bench is...

    HUZZAR! :thyel:

    OK Groggy, now the bench is complete, what's the first bit of furniture to be and how long do you anticipate it will take to finish?
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    :o It's a very, very nice looking bench, but...

    :o

    It's a very, very nice looking bench, but I wouldn't get quite that worked up about it!
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    I doubt if it would float either!

    I doubt if it would float either!
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    Once the edge has a few saw cuts in it and you've...

    Once the edge has a few saw cuts in it and you've hammered a few bent nails straight on the bench, you'll never notice the rest of the damage.

    Many years ago, I competed in motorcycle trials on an...
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    Good Dog!

    Good Dog!
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    I finished two little jobs yesterday and started...

    I finished two little jobs yesterday and started another. It was just another Saturday, but with a particularly nice lunch.
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    ... or at least play with a straight arm.

    ... or at least play with a straight arm.
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    It fits! I'll take it! :thyel:

    It fits! I'll take it! :thyel:
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    I think the contrasting dovetails look brash or...

    I think the contrasting dovetails look brash or too 'New World'. When constructed from the same timber, they are far more subtle and distinctive. The eye finds them and is mesmerised by them as...
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    Beautiful job Groggy! :thyel: I'm waiting to...

    Beautiful job Groggy! :thyel:

    I'm waiting to see the picture of the first nail hammered into the new bench top.
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    I just shout "Go away!............ I don't care,...

    I just shout "Go away!............ I don't care, go away!............ seriously, go away!". It probably explains why I don't have many friends. :U
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    You're not going to have much bench space left if...

    You're not going to have much bench space left if you drill all the holes in the top to fit that round dog! It's all looking really good. :thyel:
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    Before I even began my current bench, I informed...

    Before I even began my current bench, I informed the purser that it was only a temporary bench and that it simply wouldn't withstand the rigours of hand-woodworking. I subsequently (somewhat...
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    Groggy, you'd do well to invest in a decent nail...

    Groggy, you'd do well to invest in a decent nail puller. I don't know who sells new pullers in Australia, but second hand ones crop up on eBay every now and then. Maybe one of the second hand tool...
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    Fair enough. There are always different...

    Fair enough. There are always different experiences.
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    My current bench is the one in this thread...

    My current bench is the one in this thread. There are three layers of 18mm MDF glued together. The first two layers were layed on level sawhorses and glued and screwed together. The screws were later...
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    My previous MDF-topped benches utilised the full...

    My previous MDF-topped benches utilised the full length of the 2.4m sheets and I never had a sagging problem (with a 600 mm width). My current bench is only about 1500mm long and is full of vice bolt...
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    I've had Oak and Beech benches which were...

    I've had Oak and Beech benches which were brilliant due to the sheer mass of them, but I've also built a few benches with three or four layers of MDF and I realoly like them too. There's obviously no...
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    A very nice set-up, well done! :thyel:

    A very nice set-up, well done! :thyel:
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    :o Are you sure that's not the return fare?

    :o Are you sure that's not the return fare?
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    https://www.woodworkforums.com/picture.php?albumid=...

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/picture.php?albumid=286&pictureid=2586
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    A really nice job so far. :thyel:

    A really nice job so far. :thyel:
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    I wouldn't bother putting dowels in. They will...

    I wouldn't bother putting dowels in. They will add zero to the strength and just take up your time. The glue will be as strong as you'll ever need it on a bench of those proportions.
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    I have made numerous benches for woodwork and...

    I have made numerous benches for woodwork and metalwork. I have welded support arms and jig components to metalworking benches, but always carefully ground them off when finished and sprayed the...
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    They look really well. :thyel:

    They look really well. :thyel:
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    Sorry if this link has been posted before, but...

    Sorry if this link has been posted before, but you may find some inspiration amongst this lot.
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    The peg is restrained, elegant and purposeful,...

    The peg is restrained, elegant and purposeful, but will probably go unnoticed by many. I really like it. :2tsup:
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    Think kitchen units and toe-space. My bench...

    Think kitchen units and toe-space. My bench didn't have protruding feet and yet I would still kick the right hand leg occasionally. As you say, the vice will divert you away from the left hand foot....
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    Go on - you know you want to!

    Go on - you know you want to!
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    Nice work! :2tsup: I really like the idea of...

    Nice work! :2tsup:

    I really like the idea of using multiple timbers for something like a workbench. I would even like to see the legs treated differently; perhaps different period turnings to...
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