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17th July 2014, 10:37 PM #1
And now for something completely different...
A bench WIP.
I been procrastinating about a bench for quite a while, but the time has come.
The frame will be constructed from recycled hardwood and the top will be out of recycled Oregon. I got all the timber from a place in the Blue Mountains. The name excapes me, but I'll post it when I think of it. If you are looking for larger dimension hardwood at good prices it's the place to go, and he has a mountain of Oregon in lots of different sizes.
Went down a few weeks ago and picked up most of the timber, then retired to the Jointer/Thicknesser that FenceFurniture (Brett might add the details of the machine, it's a cracker and handled a lot of heavy hardwood with aplomb)has not long acquired. We waded into the hardwood and got about half the timber finished. I had to go back to get a couple of pieces more to replace a severly corscrewed piece that gave dramas. Then back to FF's place deal with the rest of the hardwood and all the Oregon for the top.
A very big thanks to Brett for the work he put into running all the timber through his machine I learnt quite a bit in the process and have decided I MUST have one.
First photo is most of the timber prior to surgery
The next photo is all the dressed timber shortly after unloading.
Last photo is my thoughts so far. Due to space restrictions, the length and width are maximum. I only started using Sketchup a week ago, that's why I was playing and added things like the QR lever on the vice and the holdfasts.
I'm using the Record QR vice and a HNT tail vice because I have them.
The top will be attached to the base via blind tenons.
A this stage (subject to change by the little voices) I'll drawbore the stringers to the legs and use some bed bolts to attach the stretchers to the legs. It will have be taken to pieces to be moved at some point in the future.
I'll be doing it my limited spare time, so it might take a while but I'm keen to have my bench so I'll make time where I can.
Finish will be DO and Trad Wax.If you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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18th July 2014, 05:11 AM #2
I'll take a seat and watch this build.
Adam, you'll be haunting a certain place in Emu Plains then.Pat
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18th July 2014, 08:55 AM #3Awaiting Email Confirmation
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I'm taking a seat too. Love it when building a bench out of recycled timber. It's a second lease of life for it.
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18th July 2014, 08:59 AM #4
You did that after only a week of using sketch up, color me impressed!
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18th July 2014, 09:12 AM #5
Very impressed. A couple of suggestions, if I may.
The shelf below the bench seems to have a raised surround. This will make cleaning out inconvenient. I'd suggest having at least one side without a raised edge.
Blind tenons holding the top on will make it difficult to remove the top if, after a few years, you need to have it run through a drum sander to re-flatten it.
Does it have an end vice? Very useful, and if it does, it's worth having dog-holes front & back of the bench, and in the end vice, so that long jobs can be clamped up.
It looks like a nice, solid bench, and I like the support for long jobs. Does this slide? Looks like it.
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18th July 2014, 09:14 AM #6
I've been racking my brain trying to work out what is at Emu Plains that I might be visiting. I give up Pat?
Once you get your head around how it thinks, it's not too bad.
EDIT: As soon as I clicked submit, it dawned on me Pat. Yes I will, but not for a while unfortunately.Last edited by ozhunter; 18th July 2014 at 09:16 AM. Reason: rush of blood to the brain
If you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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18th July 2014, 09:28 AM #7
Alex
I think your suggestion with the shelf is a good one, thanks.
It will have a HNT Gordon tail vice, dog holes will be added toward the end of the build, there are a few in the pic, but hard to see because of the angle.
The deadman will slide, although I a blog post by Chris Scharwz shows an interesting bench with a fixed deadman that is pretty cool.
I can't see any other way of holding the top on that will be good and stout, I could put battens under the top and use screws, but that seems like a lot of shearing forces being applied to wood screws. At this stage I reckon I'll stick with the blind tenons (I've got heaps of planes)If you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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18th July 2014, 10:26 AM #8
I'll be pulling up a chair as well. Looks really good Adam.
My bench top sits on blind tennons and it doesn't move at all. They're reasonably snug but you can still lift the top off if you are feeling really strong.
Brett's beast is a Hammer A3 31 with a spiral head.........And an awesome electrical connectionThose were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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18th July 2014, 10:29 AM #9
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18th July 2014, 10:34 AM #10
Just love bench builds so watching with intrest. It does not matter how well you plan your bench cause you always see something in another bench build that wish you had done. Is that bench envy?
The ability to come apart for future moves is well worth building in. I used normal bolts as bed bolts are hard to find and expensive.
Regards
John
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18th July 2014, 10:41 AM #11
Alex, the tail vise looks like this:
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18th July 2014, 10:43 AM #12
John, not only are bed bolts expensive and hard to find, I can only find 6mm in Australia, have to go to LV or Benchcrafted for bigger ones.
I have access to a lathe and mill. I'm going to make my barrel nuts so I can have them the dimension I want (made from 25mm round bar fitted into a 1" hole for nice tight fit, but not too tight.If you find you have dug yourself a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
I just finished child-proofing our house - but they still get inside.
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18th July 2014, 11:59 AM #13Skwair2rownd
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18th July 2014, 01:18 PM #14Senior Member
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Oh to have a thicknesser ! But then standing in a mountain of fresh shavings, after hearing the sweet schick, schick sound of a sharp plane and working up a warm sweat on a cold night in the garage wouldn't be the same would it ?
I'll pull up a chair & watch also. I like that there are a lot of current bench builds underway (besides mine).
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18th July 2014, 06:35 PM #15
bench bolts...
Always interesting to see other bench builds.
I ended up getting my bench bolts frm McJing when they were at the Brissy Show in May.
https://mcjing.com.au/categorybrowse...146#BENCHBOLTS
alot cheaper than others that I had seen.
note I am getting very close to using mine....
Good luck with your build!
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