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13th April 2018, 07:05 PM #31Senior Member
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I'm intrigued by your new toy; worrizit? It look too skinny for a normal linisher [/QUOTE]
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13th April 2018, 07:06 PM #32I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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13th April 2018, 07:23 PM #33SENIOR MEMBER
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Against your better judgement I just googled it....dang, I'm gonna need a second shed for the forging/blade making ....you're not helping Doug !!!
Great to see progress again on the bench....looking like it's coming together according to plan and very solid!"All the gear and no idea"
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13th April 2018, 07:24 PM #34
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13th April 2018, 08:37 PM #35
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13th April 2018, 09:30 PM #36
I managed to get one of the trestles glued up today as well. One of the trestles has two legs and the other one has three - the extra one being to support the shoulder vise.
I spent some time considering whether to do the two-legged trestle first as a kind of a rehearsal for the bigger job, or whether to get the big job out of the way first. What do you think I did?
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The big one of course - no guts no glory
20180413_171056.jpgI got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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13th April 2018, 09:40 PM #37
Looks good Doug
Did you need to use the Radiusmaster
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13th April 2018, 10:30 PM #38I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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13th April 2018, 10:40 PM #39
I wholeheartedly agree. Perhaps you should make your older tools a bit happier and send some of your new tools away for a little while? I reckon I could find a find a quiet corner in a shed up here in Bundy for minimal rent... aw, to hell with it; I'm sure I can find them somewhere to stay for free
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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13th April 2018, 10:50 PM #40
Loving the progress mate, looks like it’s coming together nicely! Makes me want to crack on with my bench build [emoji846]
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13th April 2018, 11:00 PM #41
Then here's another picture to inspire you further Bueller. The glue was dry on the big trestle so I got some clamps back and glued up the smaller trestle too.
20180413_214858.jpegI got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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13th April 2018, 11:15 PM #42
Nice! I have a real soft spot for trestles, I want to make something like the one below when I get my confidence up a bit more.
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13th April 2018, 11:43 PM #43
Damn!! I just realized that I didn't take any photos of the wedged tenons before the glue-up. Too late now.
I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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14th April 2018, 08:55 AM #44
Did you use fox tail wedged tenons? If so I don't envisage those trestles racking or coming loose any time soon!
Like blind dovetails these are magnificently strong joints that reflect the skill of the maker .... and from the outside only the maker knows they are there.
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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14th April 2018, 09:23 AM #45
I undercut the ends of the mortises slightly, but not to the extent shown n the illustration, but still technically a foxtail, I guess.
With Oregon being a softwood I was aiming to create some compression just as much as to create the dovetail shape. The aim is for the bench to outlast me.
Each joint required a few hits of the mallet to drive it home but nothing "stupid" tight. I was very happy with the way it went together.I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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