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28th February 2022, 03:10 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Post and Panel Workbench
Joiner's Bench with storage, custom sized (1200x600mm) for a smaller space.
Post and panel construction using Victorian Ash, Blue Gum, Rock Maple and ply.
Built in 2020 and it has now had enough use that I can say I am happy with how it turned
and how well it works in the space in which it is located.
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28th February 2022, 09:16 PM #2
Very nice Mrslow, the timber selection makes it look extra good.
Does it have an automatic return chute for items that fall down the dog holes?Cheers, Bob the labrat
Measure once and.... the phone rings!
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28th February 2022, 10:19 PM #3Intermediate Member
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5th March 2022, 02:07 PM #4
Very, very nice bench. I'm extremely envious.
Made half a dozen for myself and none are as pretty as yours, nor as holy.
Almost looks like it needs a T piece in front of each hole, a ball and billiard-cue.
Well done you should be very proud of it I'm sure I would be. But not sure I'd want to use it for woodwork, especially woodcarving or gluing-up.
Cheers - Neil
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5th March 2022, 08:54 PM #5
amazing, did you make from plans (if so where) or plan and create yourself.
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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6th March 2022, 07:21 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I’m curious as to see, after three or four years of use, how many of those dog holes actually get used.
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6th March 2022, 08:59 AM #7Intermediate Member
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I am sure that some sets will get more use than others, more than likely that the sets nearest each vice will see more use. The holes are laid out using the parf system so you can square off them.
I was using them the other day to hold down a bit of wood as I was cutting lettering with a router and guide. Prior to that a whole lot of hand scrapping as someone stuffed up a finish .
I understand all about the down side of the holes however this is one of 3 work benches and the other two have only a hold down hole or two. I am split between 2 workshops currently and this is the new bench in the new workshop.
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6th March 2022, 09:08 AM #8Intermediate Member
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Heavily modified imperial measurement plan from a book called 'Making Workbenches' by Sam Allen ISBN 0-8069-0535-2.
The base/cabinets design come from chapter 7 and the top is my design. I can put up photos of the various construction stages, if you are interested.
Keep in mind that this is the second one I have built. The first one is best to be called the prototype as I made all the mistakes possible on it .
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6th March 2022, 09:37 AM #9
would love to see a work in progress....along with mistakes from 1st table
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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8th March 2022, 10:25 AM #10Intermediate Member
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prototype_workbench.jpg
Prototype.
Never finished as when I installed the drawers I discovered that the carcass was not square. After a lot of measurement I realized that the legs are not square but have a slight twist in some of them. Hand planed but obviously not very well even though I used a square for reference and winding sticks.
The second issue was the holes for the rails. These have to be drilled both square and in exactly the right position and some were slightly off.
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8th March 2022, 10:36 AM #11Intermediate Member
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Workbench plans converted to metric.
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Bolt and cross dowel fasteners hold it all together so accuracy on the hole position and square is very important.
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8th March 2022, 03:19 PM #12
Me, too.
But I have an identical dog hole arrangement on an assembly table, and also down the end apron of that table. Some holes get used constantly, some rarely, but they have all been used, I think. When needed, they are invaluable and reduce the need to improvise.
I particularly like the way the holes are aligned with both vices.
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10th March 2022, 10:14 AM #13Intermediate Member
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One of the legs being glued up.
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Legs after being jointed, sized in the thicknesser and drilled.
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Note the mistake in the left most leg but it was the only one.
Vertical drill press with brad point bits used on all the side hole, end holes drilled with panto router as it can be configured (miss used maybe) as a light horizontal drill (spiral bit not drill bit used).
I am not advising that you do this with a panto router as it is not what it is designed to do and spiral bit type selection is very important.
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22nd March 2022, 09:41 AM #14Intermediate Member
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First time assembly of all the parts.
Carcase assembly front.jpg
carcase assembly side.jpg
Lots of rebates for the panels to fit into.
Spent a lot of time on the router table doing these rebates and made one mistake so one of the long rails was made twice.
carcase assembly back panel.jpg
carcase assembly side panels.jpg
carcase assembly inside.jpg
carcase assembly inside 2.jpg
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23rd March 2022, 08:35 AM #15Intermediate Member
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Top was glued in two halves, each of which was put through the thicknesser and then joined together.
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