Thread: Carver's workbench

So, after a very unusual (for me ,as I'm not a Darksider)session of hand planing , I had the legs ready for the job of cutting tenons and mortises.Than I driled the holes for the 30MM. dowels that will hold the bottom rail (reinforced with 2 X 120mm. screws each) And I was sure I driled that holes in the right places , too On the last pic to the right you see the glued sides of the base(hope that makes sense) - dont miss the plastic bag in the background

I was not , of course , expecting to get the perfect tenons with a set-up like that , and I wasn't disapointed - some were passable , other , real crap
-not to mention the hole I driled to the wrong side of the line!
anyway , it was time to cut the big tenons for the rails that join the to sides together .The tenon is 140mm. wide.

Looking good Ivan.

As long as it does the job intended the process of getting there is always a challange.

Coming along well

I'll be interested in what a carvers bench ends up looking like.

So I've grabbed a seat, a coffee and a couple of TimTams and am having a watch

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Coming along well

I'll be interested in what a carvers bench ends up looking like.

So I've grabbed a seat, a coffee and a couple of TimTams and am having a watch

I forgot the Tim Tams, just hold up till I get back.

Originally Posted by Jim Carroll

I forgot the Tim Tams, just hold up till I get back.

Are you back? OK, I cut the tenons , wish I could tell you they fitted perfectly right from the saw - only they didn't -so I adjusted them with a block plane , and glued the thing together.Wedges were put into the tenons , then planed flush.

Phew just back in time , thought the kettle would never boil.

Looking good

Sorry about the empty packet of Tim Tams

Reckon there's something good about woodworking when it gets as honest this.

Originally Posted by springwater

Reckon there's something good about woodworking when it gets as honest this.

Although I'm still working on the definition of dishonest woodworking

So , now that the base was ready , it was time to think about the top- and I didn't fancy at all the idea of softwood top Fortunately , a chef d'atelier at my new workplace had to buy a pile of beech just in time , lot of it was left , and I could buy a piece big enough for my benchtop
I was given permission to use the shop's machines in the lunchbreak , and you see the result: a 58 mm. thick top , and 120 X 40 sides to prevent it from getting wrong ideas On the last pic the groove is finished with a chisel , ready for the dovetails

A little note re. the previous post - the cut in the benchtop was made with a router before gluing the top , it's there so the piece to be carved could be moved from side to side...all will be revealed

Watching with much interest. What brand of block plane is that Ivan?

QS , I beleve , even if DICKTUM , Germany , sells it under their own brand.Ain't expensive , does the job - my kind of tool