Thread: Frank Klausz/European Workbench WIP

woooooow that would be retro cool!

That's a sweet set of auger bits! I'm surprised you had such trouble with the drilling, mine fairly rip through hard wood. Maybe pick up an auger file and give them a little trim. http://fine-tools.com/G-augerbitfile.html

Originally Posted by Berlin

That's a sweet set of auger bits! I'm surprised you had such trouble with the drilling, mine fairly rip through hard wood. Maybe pick up an auger file and give them a little trim. How to sharpen Auger Bits

Berlin, when Milo says hard, he means HARD. I've helped him a bit on the build, & this wood is about as tough as it comes. With the best bits in the world I would have been sweating buckets, too! In fact I would have been looking for an easier way after the first hole, I suspect.......

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

Berlin, when Milo says hard, he means HARD. I've helped him a bit on the build, & this wood is about as tough as it comes. With the best bits in the world I would have been sweating buckets, too! In fact I would have been looking for an easier way after the first hole, I suspect.......

Cheers,

Noted. I 'spose i don't use too much of the brutally hard stuff now that i only use woodies... Sounds like a blow torch or a masonry bit in a hammer drill might be in order.

Originally Posted by Milo

woooooow that would be retro cool!

And without the need to bump-start!

Originally Posted by Berlin

... Sounds like a blow torch or a masonry bit in a hammer drill might be in order.

You're not far out there, I likened it to cast iron......

But it should last several lifetimes once he tigers it into shape!

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

Berlin, when Milo says hard, he means HARD. I've helped him a bit on the build, & this wood is about as tough as it comes. With the best bits in the world I would have been sweating buckets, too! In fact I would have been looking for an easier way after the first hole, I suspect.......

Cheers,

Berlin,

refer to my first post in this thread where I mentioned aching in the lower extremities for days after having to lug 9 of these boards on to my trailer!! No joke, I will be a very happy man when I see the end of using this extreme hard wood.
On a bright note I managed to drill out one of the angled mortise in the long stretches over the weekend. I went for a 5 degree angle and with the help of the missus I manged to get everything lined up and drilled out. I am not going to chop the holes square but use a round over bit on the router table to round over the edges......it will save me a huge amount of sweat! I also glued up the large trestle last night, I used some ice to slow the epoxy going off and it worked, I had heaps of time.
I will post some pics over the weekend.
Milo

Sounds like you're gonna need to cover this thing with felt to protect your work

So the project for the weekend was to cut the mortises for the tusks to tighten up the trestles and therfore the base will big rock solid and most rewarding....Finished!

I tilted my drill press table to 5 degree clamped the stretcher in place, then lined up the fence all the while to try keep everything square.....by myself!!! The result of the first mortise was a bit sub standard....a few calls and my mate came over to give me hand.



The challenge was because my drill press max depth is 70mm I needed to cut 125mm I had to flip the stretcher all the while trying to get the holes to meet perfectly. Needless to say that only two out of the four were perfect. I had a bit of a step in the middle. I have always wondered what my late fathers pattern makers chiesels where used for??? Now I know! The half moon profile fit the whole perfectly and I swear I didn't even have to get them sharpened ...not that I would know how. So a bit of pearing away and the mortises where perfect.

I took some bunnings pine and cut the angle on the band saw, then planed everything smooth (how nice to plane soft wood!!!) It is also the first time I used my Dads spoke shave and I have to say I have found a new favourite....

So after a lot of fitting and pairing I knocked the wedge into place! perfect!

I dove into using the hard wood and whittled out three more but I still need to get them to fit better.

Who can spot the non woodwork tool on my bench..........?

Next time I post the base will be finished and oiled up with Danish Tung oil.

Milo

That tusk looks good to me Milo

I wouldn't worry about your wee one waking up while you're busy in the shed.... surely you missus will hear the screaming too ?

It's coming along very nice.

The walkie talkie on the bench is still a wood working tool, just like I can find things in the kitchen that can be used as a wood working tool.

Originally Posted by WandrinAndy

That tusk looks good to me Milo

I wouldn't worry about your wee one waking up while you're busy in the shed.... surely you missus will hear the screaming too ?

Problem was the missus went out to the shops and I was stuck baby sitting!! We have one of these mechanical rockers....best inventions ever and it rocked her to sleep. Only problem is the little tacker is a very light sleeper so I have to turn into the stealth woodworker.

Great invetion though, full camera, infared and excelent mic I can keep an eye on her.

Originally Posted by Christos

It's coming along very nice.

The walkie talkie on the bench is still a wood working tool, just like I can find almost everything in the kitchen can be used as a wood working tool.

Thanks Christos

Yeah the base is just about finished, just need to fine tune the tusks a bit more, then a final sanding and we will be ready for oiling the base up!

I use the baby monitor to order lots of cups of tea from SWMBO, it has an intercom system on it....so I put my Barry White voice on and hit the button....."excuse me SWMBO could I get a large cuppa and three Tim Tams...pronto!"

I forgot to mention one of the best quotes I have heard in my life!

The missus is always at me about cleaning up my workbench and all the shavings etc..... I tried to explain that I get busy and absorbed and #### just appears everywhere!!

I told IanW and he said......: a clean, tidy bench is a sign of an empty mind."

Gold.....pure Gold!