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Thanks Sven-Olof – that’s inspiring 😉
Do you mind posting a photo of one of the brackets on your bench, so I can see how you’ve attached them to the legs?
I agree I’d like to make a new, more stable bench using my existing bench once this is done, likely after trying a few small projects.
Thanks everyone.
I certainly improved a lot from the start of this project until now, and it was a bit embarassing to post these photos. But I was at the point where I said it was just time to move forward with what I had…perhaps that was hasty.
I used Titebond glue.
I followed Ed’s recommended method and used a router plane to trim down my tenons to fit in the mortises. I believe the face of the mortise that touches the shoulders of the tenon is a snug fit… but that my mortise holes in general are off-center due to 2 factors: Poor mortising technique (creating ‘wavy’ walls) as well as lack of square measurement as the wood is rounded and I may have been off by as much as 1/4″ when marking the mortise hole on the front compared to the back.
Ed – Do I understand you correctly: your suggestion is to break down the piece, cut new crossbeams with fatter tenons (e.g. 3/4″ instead of 1/2″) and expand the current mortise hole width to that fatter tenon size (3/4″)?
Also – is the dowel / bolt idea totally misguided? If we’re essentially in the “Start over” phase, then it would seem any risk with the method isn’t really a factor…but I’m curious if there’s even any potential benefit or not. If so, it certainly would be easier to drill a few holes than redo M&T.
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Most likely the mortise hole is uneven, and wider at the back.
The whole assembly is already glued-up.
I’ve attached photos of the 3 worst joints.
I’m also considering gluing shims into the holes to reduce movement, rather than going with dowels/bolts.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.Now that I have been exploring this forum more, I found an earlier thread on this topic – it may help others who find this thread first.
Thank you everyone for all the helpful responses.
I have not yet watched the workbench videos – I only read the book. I’m happy to hear he addresses this issue and that there is a workaround.
I don’t see the workbench videos on this site, but I do see some on Youtube. I’ll get started watching this weekend!
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