First workbench build
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30 January 2017 at 4:30 pm #308842
My inside bench is a glulamb it is a 3 x 12 andi glued two pieces together. Kinda ugly but it works. The wood in the middle of the piece isnt orientated and a bench from 2x4s will be of better quuality because you can pick the pieces. That said i have done a lot of work on thr glu lam top and it is still going. As paul says it aint prissy
31 January 2017 at 6:54 pm #308864If you approach planning the top as a task on a list, it can be quite dispiriting.
If you approach it as some to do to stay busy on an afternoon or evening, it can be soothing. And if you realize somewhere in the process that it’s also about learning to plane, you may be surprised at how much there is to learn. You’ve seen the videos but now it’s time to learn how to read the wood, and how to read the plane (which talks to you constantly. It’s also about learning different strokes (with, against, across the grain; skewed or straight, roughing cuts and finish cuts, dealing with knots, and so forth).
Enjoy the exercise!
31 January 2017 at 9:05 pm #308871I do have a hard time staying focused, I’ve had to resort to making a to do list to keep me on track hahaha. I’m a new dad and I don’t have as much time as I used too for my woodworking. But I’ve gotten alot of projects done thanks to my list. Now I have winding sticks, restored an old saw, and finished the restoration of one of the planes I’ve gotten from my grandpa. I have a cheap plane from harbour freight, wondering if it would be worth the time to convert it to a scrub plane before I continue the tops?
You sound like me a year ago when I built my bench…out of those darned rounded 2x4s. I should have set my plane a bit more aggressively as I ended up with very sore elbows (like I threw my arms out). The good news is that all of that plane work is mostly on the front end of the project. Once you have the top glued up and start doing your joinery the project picks up nicely.
I have 2 kids which often limits my shop time but I cherish the time I get with them as well. The bench does not age like your children do…hopefully yours will take an interest in your craft. Mine are girls and I’m not sure they care at all!
31 January 2017 at 11:19 pm #308873OK, scrub planes are the way to go for sure, just converted my cheapo plane and gave it a go on a scrap peice. I shall name it “the termite” haha. This thing chews up shavings quick and in a hurry! I too have a daughter, and I am trying my best to turn her into a daddy’s girl lol. I do need an apprentice down the road, then I wouldn’t be carrying on about planing up a bench top lol
1 February 2017 at 6:19 pm #308889The scrub plane shaved about an hours worth of work. Pun intended lol. I didn’t even have to sharpen up the whole hour. Now my I have to make room in the tool box for this indispensable tool, where have you been all my life lol. It has a 5″ camber for anyone who wants to know
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