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Anonymous17 December 2012 at 3:54 am #4963
Great job Dewi. It seemed to me that the legs were the slow part, so you’ll have that thing done before you know it.
Anonymous17 December 2012 at 9:26 pm #5044I’ve worked on benches with both crochet and leg vise and while the leg vise appears handy for clamping deeper stock, it’s limiting factors are the screw position and the fact they rack far more on the solitary screw than metal vise with screw and twin stabilising bars. Leg vise large screw thread can make them fast to adjust, but metal vise improve on this through the addition of a quick release mechanism.
Crochet are nice enough to work with, but I always found they could bruise timber if you weren’t careful.
If anything I’d follow the route I decided upon, by having a metal front vise and end vise.
17 December 2012 at 10:05 pm #5049@juryaan Lie-Nielsen make a bench with a crochet. Take a look here: Lie-Nielsen bench. I think there are some videos of it somewhere on their YouTube channel if you fancy seeing it in action. I haven’t used it, or any bench with a crochet, so can’t comment but thought you’d appreciate the link.
George.
Gary, thank you for the explanation.
I will most likely build my new bench somewhere next year,but i still haven’t decided what sort of bench
it will be.
I like the roubo style benches , but i also like Paul’s bench design,maybe a combination of the two.
George,thank you for the link it was certainly appreciated.
You gave me alot to think about,thank you guys.
Got tied up this weekend, so I didn’t get anything done on the bench. I picked up the stock for the legs after work today and I will try to get them glued up tomorrow. I also picked up a file to sharpen my 11 point 14′ back saw. After these two projects I will have a chance to make my first mortise and tenon joint.
18 December 2012 at 9:42 am #5090@juryaan I’m sure I posted a link to this somewhere else but I can’t find where now. Nevertheless, this bench is worth a look: http://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/?p=440
The build is very, very similar to Paul’s bench. The vise is different, there’s no tool well, and the apron sits flush with the legs, but other than that it’s a similar project (except Richard’s one is oak and Paul’s is fir/spruce/pine). I built one of Paul’s benches this year and now I’ve used it a fair bit I’m finding things I like about it, as well as things I’m not too keen on and once I sort tool storage and have a proper shop I may build one similar to the one in the link.
@redtail Have fun sharpening the saw! A 14″ 11pt backsaw is often referred to as a sash saw. They were used for pretty much everything. Have a look here for a really good guide to filing them: http://thesawblog.com/?p=1362 There is tons of great information on that site.
George.
Thanks George. Is that link titled the Venerable Sash Saw. If so I already printed it out. Interesting that the sash saw is so versatal.
worked on cutting, planing and gluing up the legs for my bench tonight. The glue joints are much tighter than the first set of glue-ups I did. Might be getting a clue when it comes to planing.
Anonymous19 December 2012 at 6:45 pm #5262Just finished laying out the mortices on the legs, and pleased I double checked. I must have marked off the wrong faces on one leg, if I had gone ahead my base would have been twisted. Something I would never of thought of doing a few weeks ago. I’m making slow progress, but hopefully I’m doing It right, and it will be so worth it when it’s all finished.
Cheers
Ken 🙂
20 December 2012 at 5:37 pm #5349It will be worth all of your efforts. You can’t imagine how much a proper workbench will change the way that you work. I finished mine just before starting the clock project and now I don’t know how I ever did anything without this workbench. Enjoy the process and I look forward to seeing your finished workbench.
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20 December 2012 at 9:08 pm #5373I don’t want to hijack this thread, but I have a question. I am busy building my bench and I already glued up the aprons. They have to be planed nice and straight and twist free though. But now I am working on the lamination of the top. I noticed that a couple of the beams (actually all but one) are pretty twisted. Now I think this question is rhetorical but should I get them twist free before gluing? If so how about doing that. Normally I would go from high corner to high corner but these are around 60 inches long. Just doing the ends might leave a large bow. Any advice? Thank you.
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