The Workbench Starts

Howdy all
After a year or more of dealing with a borg work table (and making many modifications). I've decided upon a bench that appeared in the 200th issue of Shop Smith Magazine. It has all the functions I need and at a very reasonable cost.

There will be several modifications made. Instead of Douglas Fir ill be using Poplar. Ill also be using round dog holes and a simpler shape of leg vice. Of course Ill be adjusting the height to fit me.

So far I have rough cut all the prices for the base. Laminated the legs and milled them to final size. Next I need to cut them to final length and cut the joinery.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

P.S. Sorry no pictures yet nothing very exciting at this point.

A fancy box for Mom

Howdy all,
Sorry its been so long since my last post. It's been a busy summer with getting married and all that comes with the sunny summer. I did manage to build a few things one is a box I made for my mother. It is made with birds eye maple and mahogany. The case is through dove tailed and the lid has mitered half laps.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

6/8/12 This Mornings Estate Sale Finds

Hello,

   Not a bad run today but saw many things leaving with others today. But a Millers Falls miter-box that needs some work and a Diston saw for it are the big deal. 

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6/1/12 This Morning Estate Sale Finds

Hello All,

      Well here is my little find a Lufkin No. 781 Boxwood Ruler. A W. Johnson spokeshave, Miller Falls Automatic Drill No.185A (New in box as far as I can tell, a Stanley No.71 router plane, a Stanley No.78, and lastly a Bracer.

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Saw Till (in progress)

Hello all,

   Here is my current project. It is in pre-glue clamping/mock-up here.

Here it is hanging on french cleats after gluing just need to finish the drawer and finish it.

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Mini Saw Bent

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     Sorry this is so late I finished this mini saw bent about a month ago. This project was for Semester 1 Lesson 6 Project of the Hand Tool School. I have no need for a saw bent but needed to practice the joints (which are mortise and tenons). So, I just made it small so I didn't have to use up the wood and doesn't take the shop space.

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Layout Square

Hello all,
    Sorry I've been neglecting this blog. A few weeks ago I finished my layout square it's not perfect, it is a shop tool after all but I'm still proud of it.

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