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14 February 2020 at 11:04 am #648979
Just a quick update ….
First thanks to everyone for your suggestions … not sure if that made my choice easier or more difficult …
Luckily for me – my friends seem to have been quite generous, surpassing what I though t was my original budget …. so
I have decided to get a midi-lathe and a decent starter set of gouges/chisels etc
…. then of course I have to fund myself the less glamorous “sharpening” kit .. and start saving for a chuck somewhere along the line …..
31 January 2020 at 10:46 am #647100Last year I got a present of a 2-day course to make a traditional Nutcracker Soldier – which was done using a lathe … First time I had used a lathe since school … so well over 40 years ago, and it was great fun, so it is a good idea. However, I am only 2 years into my woodworking (which I can only do at weekends) – so I worry that getting a lathe now might distract me too much … so I might leave that until I retire – also I am not sure if my friends’ collection will stretch that far ….
30 January 2020 at 4:55 pm #647022@tcurtis … I bought the Lumberjack one about a year ago and a couple of Tuff Saw blades ….
@Ronald – I was lucky enough to be given an old Stanley 4 1/2 and a 7 by a friends father. We was an old woodwork teacher and they were both in nice condition … he gave them to me as his son has no interest – so he was pleased to find a home for them.
I would probably never have bought a no 7 … but actually it is a great addition, as you can very quickly get a lovely straight/flat edge.25 July 2019 at 11:39 am #593177I originally bought a cheap guide when I started, and it is so fiddly to set-up and get the actual blade clamped straight, that I decided to try free-hand. I did make myself a wooden triangular guide with a 25 degree corner on one side and 30 degree on the other side, and I lay this on the stones before aligning the blade against it, so that my hands are in the correct position …. really quick and effective for that part. On the whole, hand sharpening is OK, but I do find myself “micro-adjusting” a lot to try and get the edge square/perpendicular … especially for chisels, so I am not sure how much time I might be saving and the spokeshave blade is getting a bit of a challenge too.
As I have an Amazon voucher from Christmas waiting to be spent – I have finally decided to buy a decent quality honing guide. As the Richard Kell one wasn’t available on that platform – I am going for the Veritas.
I do have 3 old planes (2 wooden and one Record no 3) to bring back to life, so I will use the guide when it arrives to start on these.
26 February 2019 at 4:58 pm #555413So, I finally finished …. I used the different woods on the main bench top, and also put a strip of the mystery wood in the tool well (as Mike suggested), just because …
The adaptation from Paul’s design … the tool well a little narrower, and the bench top a little wider …. I also made a planing stop in one of the cherry wood strips. I cut this along the length, and added some crenelations in the top and bottom piece so I have three different heights that I can raise up this entire strip 5mm 10mm and 15mm. The vice is a bit smaller – but it is a lovely old Woden 189 with quick release, and after a good clean is working fine.
I include a few pictures …. it is not perfect, but it is my bench and I really enjoyed making it- and now I am looking forward to some more projects
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You must be logged in to view attached files.8 February 2019 at 12:43 pm #554929Thanks Jim … Murphy’s (or is it Sod’s) Law definitely applying here …
I put a straight edge on the leg …. so I know it is (mainly) that leg …
I had a thought that I could swap the back set of legs to the front, and recheck them all again … but when I did the marking out of the aprons I actually used the legs and wedges for where they are supposed to go, in case there was any deviation in size …. so swapping leg assemblies over might uncover more ‘gaps’ … we will see this weekend.
8 January 2019 at 11:25 am #554308Thanks MarkB good to know that you didn’t encounter any problems (yet … it might take years for any problems to finally surface) …. I do like the look of that monster bench you have built there …
7 January 2019 at 11:57 am #554296Thanks everybody for your responses …
[quote quote=554269]Why not save the wood for another project where it will be better utilised?[/quote]
– I have large pile of 50 year old rough sawn planks … so I don’t need to save too much … in fact my wife is “encouraging” me to use it ![quote quote=554255]You could, in theory, use that to your advantage by concentrating your hardwood at the front of the bench where it will receive the most wear. If your building an English style bench, like the one Mr. Sellers promotes, you could laminate them together for the apron or, better yet, the tool well.[/quote]
[quote quote=554270]The purpose of laminating is to create a larger piece that functions as a single unit. Personally, I wouldn’t do it. You would be introducing an unknown X factor in what you want to be the most stable, square, and predictable part of your bench.[/quote]
– I was thinking about 3 stripes alternating with the spruce on the main laminated section … rather than concentrated in one patch … but I do like the idea of (also ?) adding some colour to the tool well and/or aprons
[quote quote=554272]In my experience, mixing species for a laminated bench top is fine. My own bench (8′ long, 24″ wide, no well) was built before video on the internet was a thing. The top is mainly southern yellow pine, but 5″ on each edge is ash. After 15 years of vigorous use, it has some character, but it is still in perfect working condition.[/quote]
– Good to know …. from some surfing over the weekend, I have seen many benches which look to have incorporated different woods/species in their construction … so for the moment I will continue with my plan, unless I see/hear/read something different before the weekend – when I shall be laminating the top
6 November 2018 at 12:17 pm #553074Fortunately/unfortunately I am living in France – so all screws/bolts here are likely to be metric … will need to wait until I get to Uk at some point …. or maybe I could epoxy a large brass washer to the top of the existing small bolt I have … Thanks for the idea.
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