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21 June 2019 at 4:32 pm #583182
Yes, a pine French cleat will hold quite well. As long as the cleat is well secured to a couple of studs in the wall. Also, the cabinet cleat will need to be thought out in attachment. I believe Paul even has a video on French cleats. Coincidently, me finding Paul’s video through a Google search on French cleats is how I got into hand tool woodworking.
To give you some perspective of the weight French cleats can handle, see the images below. Mechanics tool box (200lbs). This is on double cleats. Plane cabinet (125lbs) and a bench lathe stand. In fact, my entire garage is a french cleat system. Many shelves have quite heavy items on them.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.23 March 2019 at 7:02 pm #555661Really the only and best option is to chop out a recess underneath the bench. Measure from the top of the jaw to the top of the bench. I would subtract an 1/8” from that measurement so the jaws are 1/8” below the top of the bench. Have the jaw liners be 1/8” proud to the top of the jaws and level with the top of the bench. Your tools will thank you.
13 March 2019 at 8:31 pm #555533Another suggestion for lumber source, Craigslist is great resource for lumber, search materials, free, or furniture or yard sales. Even check other categories as some listers are not that clever to list appropriately. I just did a Nottingham, England search on Craigslist and someone has dozens of oak(60£) and pine (35£) doors in materials category. Also, another sale in England is for a lot of reclaimed wood beams for 3500£. Maybe a group buy for you Brits?? The wood is out there. Reclaim it.
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13 March 2019 at 8:15 pm #555532Great suggestion! My neighbor owns a tree cutter service and has given me tree trunks upon asking. He’ll cut length to spec and I have to pick up when they are cutting down and will haul to have cut at a local yard, of course. However, it sure is worth the effort and knowing that the tree will become something useful (not mulch or firewood) is priceless.
12 March 2019 at 9:20 pm #555522Oh heck yeah, I’m asking!! Lol! I’m sure your brother will appreciate your efforts.
10 March 2019 at 11:28 pm #555504Hi Thomas, for its intentions, you will be fine. I see no issue with washing the board between use (to alleviate aversion of water). Curious, on how you got your hands on this block.
10 March 2019 at 9:17 pm #555499For this size, I think this wood will present very minimum bending, assuming it’s not green. One option to further minimize bend is to cut the board in strips and laminate the strips face to face. You could further cut the strips into blocks, say 1”x2” and laminate them end grain up. This would also add the desired benefit of having the wood grain facing the edge of the knife and help preserve the keen knife edge. Using a knife on the long grain, tends to dull knives more quicker. Anecdotal evidence, however. It also gives better “grip” to the food being cut.
It is unclear if this is for an outdoor application. In whatever application, out or in, acclimate the wood to the environment for several weeks.
This wood is very resistant to moisture, which is one of the reasons sushi chefs use it. A finish is optional. However, I would rub mineral oil into the wood, especially if you go the laminating edge grain route. I might even soak it in mineral oil for a couple days then rub/sand it down to remove the raised grain fur. And rub mineral oil into it 1 a month or so for maintenance.
If you go with the solid surface approach or laminated strip approach, then a finish will not really have a benifit as it won’t penetrate the fibers. In any case, post some pics when you complete this project. I would love to see what you came up with!- This reply was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by Kurt Schultz.
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30 November 2018 at 4:41 am #553658Hi Tylor,
Are you supporting the far end of the piece using a bench hook that the edge of your board can wedge against? See this for reference:Stock prep
Another option is to clamp from each end of your bench lengthwise a 1/2” thick x 2 or 3” wide baton along the length of bench with another baton clamped perpendicular to it at the front and place your board inside to the corner of the batons. Sort of like a sticking board used for making Mouldings.24 November 2018 at 12:04 am #553456Also take a look at Patrick Leach’s site supertool.com. A comprehensive treatise on Stanley. Good luck with it. I’m sure it will make a fine user.
2 November 2018 at 9:15 pm #553001It would be helpful to understand your visualization of twist in your bench. My bet it is negligible.
To put things in perspective, attached are 3 shims under the main supporting beam of my house. And guess what? My house is still solid.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.2 November 2018 at 8:25 pm #552993Shims. My garage floor is not at all level. In fact, NO floor is level. Just find the location for your bench and glue some shims under the lacking feets and you’ll be fine.
Curiously, did you spin the bench in a full circle to test for wobble? I did and my bench sat like a rock in one position and turning it 20 degrees it wobbles. In fact many areas I had wobble and a few I did not. I guarantee you will not have any detriments in your bench if it is shimmed. Enjoy your bench!
Attached are a couple pics. One leg with 1/8 inch ply and another a double stack. Bench is absolutely rock solid still 2 1/2 years later and will be 50 years from now . Don’t let this little wobble discourage you.- This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Kurt Schultz.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.2 November 2018 at 7:21 pm #552989Visualizing that made me laugh!
Along the same note, I have a massive, 5 foot framed mirror (around 75 lbs) hanging on a dining room wall on drywall only with 2 nails along heavy duty picture frame hooks. Still there after 15 years.- This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Kurt Schultz.
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2 November 2018 at 6:18 pm #552984Hi Sanford,
The 2 cab screws would be more than sufficient for this size cabinet. The GRK screws are pretty much a structural screw so I would not worry about the cabinent shearing away from the wall from a broken screw.
A kitchen cabinet is at least 2 times as deep, 30% taller, 3 or more times as heavy and most likely holds 20 times the weight of goods than the medicine cabinet. Typically they are held with 3 screws along the top and maybe one in the bottom center to bring it tight to the wall.
My only concern with the one stud option is if your wall is not co-planar to the back of your cabinet. You could possibly show a gap between the back and the wall. Easy enough to check…slap the cabinet against the wall and check for gaps or rocking side to side.
If you decide to go with the anchors, look for ones that have wings that expand when screwing the screw. Their pulling forces are quite high…at least 70lb depending on your drywall thickness.
Toggler makes very good fastening systems are are easily available. The toggler SP shown in the image is rated for 135 lbs in 5/8” drywall
If you go with toggle bolts, 1/4 inch toggles are more than adequate. However, it is most definitely a 2 person job with lining up the toggles to the holes and holding the unit.- This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Kurt Schultz.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.24 September 2018 at 12:25 am #552128I have purchased 4 rasps directly from Auriou with very good support. Although, there may be a lead time to make. Their rasps are second to none.
It is unfortunate that they have had to resort to crowd sourcing to support them….the banes of socialism I guess. But do purchase their high quality rasps.19 September 2018 at 11:41 pm #551923Well done! As Harry states…TRULY beautiful job. May I ask how many hours it took you to complete? Could you provide a link to your Instagram?
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