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Thank you for the warm welcome and your helpful tips.
That gives confidence that mastering the build of the Paul Sellers style should be possible with the current skill.
@dragon32
Thank you.
The build process of the sawbuck taught that a sober start (“How to build work-holding devices without a workbench”) is possible with nearly everything which raises the work piece above the ground and the great value of a simple cord to tighten things together. And if it is planned as a first workplace: use wider and thicker planks for more height and clamping options.
The sawbenches are based on the Chris Schwarz design with the modifications of one perpendicular leg to allow rip cutting without “skew cutting” a sawbench leg and a wider top to gain more work piece holding capabilities. The dovetail joints are mostly to practise dovetailing. Additionally it improves the solidity of the bench.
Those rectangular “clamping plates” with that off-centered pin in combination with the wedges work astonishingly well. They don’t have the versatility of a real vise and not much clamping force, but in combination with the planing stop at the end of the bench they make squaring stock much easier.
@etmo
Your words improve confidence to have a real chance to get the workbench properly built. Thank you.
@kamikazekrieger
Dankeschön für Deine Tipps.
The public library here owns a copy of the Spannagel book, so I’ll borrow it.
Old specialist books are very interesting – not only for the historical knowledge (eg. Roy Underhill sometimes refers to André Roubo), but also for linguistic reasons.
I definitely will build that workbench myself for several reasons. First of all to gain practise in woodworking, then to match the very limited space in the workshop. Third: the rough sawn lumber for the bench is acclimatising for around a month already.
After considering several different kinds of bench vices, including a wedge driven leg vice, I bought a York HVRQ 802.
The bench of Frank Klausz is a real beauty. Because space is a very important issue in my workshop, that english vice probably suits my situation best.
@tomangle
Thank you.
Probably the dings and dents better will be in the workbench then in the fine work pieces, won’t they? That was the reason to choose pine for the workbench instead of hardwood.
…and I beg your pardon for not only muddling wooden projects but the English language as well…
E.
PS: I tried to reply yesterday with a longer post, but apparently nothing happened. So I asked the forum team for help.
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