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…bench three years ago from B&Q scant, the cheapest wood I could find. I left it to surface-dry thoroughly for a week and then worked with it to laminate parts…
…bench three years ago from B&Q scant, the cheapest wood I could find. I left it to surface-dry thoroughly for a week and then worked with it to laminate parts…
Ken you have done the right thing. There are quite a few scammers out there who put up adds particularly on eBay that look genuine but when you get to…
Scarf Joint would be sufficient I think…not sure if I would do it though, lot of work and it probably won’t look that great unless that timber is absolutely gorgeous….
…do use story sticks which are very accurate. I also draw the old fashion way with pencil, squares, scale, compass etc. I haven’t learned sketch up or cad yet. Steve…
I just found another graveyard. Instead of a butcher, this one seems to be a plane scavenger: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/4109887478.html…
It’s looking Jon!! And I understand about your journal issues, I have scratch pads and copy paper scattered all over the place with sketches and dimensions on them. I have…
Remember…you can make the handle thin in one direction only. You must add thickness in the other direction to keep the strength. I carved this one in the scandinavian style….
…were not in my tool-box and intend on making a scaled down version of Paul’s workbench. I realised how essential a bench is after trying to use a plastic picnic-table…
It depends on the scale and application. As the joint increases in size then it becomes much more important to have the orientation of the wedge as stated above. If…
…the breadboard ends. The dimensions were adjusted to fit the material at hand. I added a scalp to both ends to make it easier to pick up. Thanks for looking….