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  • durango dude
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 934
    • a thousand or so feet above insanity
    • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

    a bench!

    I was watching Charles Neil last night, and was like
    "I know I can do that...." Woke up, ran to the lumber store,
    and got some white pine (man, I hate the saw dust from pine).

    Here's my first ever bench. It's a bare bones 5 board bench.
    Joinery is pocket holes - except the screws you can see.

    The left leg needed to be adjusted a tad bit ---- that's done.

    PS - don't believe the store when they tell you it's 12" board.......

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  • jking
    Senior Member
    • May 2003
    • 972
    • Des Moines, IA.
    • BT3100

    #2
    It looks nice and simple, good job. Are you planning to put a finish on it?

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    • gerti
      Veteran Member
      • Dec 2003
      • 2233
      • Minnetonka, MN, USA.
      • BT3100 "Frankensaw"

      #3
      Nice job!

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      • dbhost
        Slow and steady
        • Apr 2008
        • 9209
        • League City, Texas
        • Ryobi BT3100

        #4
        Looks ready for a finish. What way are you gonna go with that?

        I haven't done one of those yet, but need to for my deck. I gotta ask though. Why pocket screws instead of say through dowels? Just wondering. Both are pretty easy...
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        • leehljp
          Just me
          • Dec 2002
          • 8429
          • Tunica, MS
          • BT3000/3100

          #5
          Sometimes, it just warms the soul to get out and make an easy project in a day's time (even though it is not always that easy)!

          Good job! What's next?
          Hank Lee

          Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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          • trungdok
            Established Member
            • Oct 2012
            • 235
            • MA

            #6
            That's a nice looking utilitarian bench.

            Just curious, how come you didn't pocket hole the visible screws as well?

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            • capncarl
              Veteran Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 3564
              • Leesburg Georgia USA
              • SawStop CTS

              #7
              I like it.
              If you were re-creating an antique it would have been acceptable to use nails and leave them showing. That's what most working furniture was fastened with. I recently refinished a high end Indian rosewood dining table that had nail heads showing everywhere. You can always sink the screws in just a bit and cut a plug and cover them then sand smooth. It is your creation, if you like it I would leave it as is.
              capncarl

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              • ArtworksIII
                Forum Newbie
                • Mar 2015
                • 94
                • Spokane Wa
                • Craftsman

                #8
                Very Nice! Got to wear your dust mask!

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                • durango dude
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 934
                  • a thousand or so feet above insanity
                  • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

                  #9
                  Pocket holes -- because it's easy, plus I have a bag full of screws that need to be used.

                  The holes on the face ---- I decided to put some button head plugs into the holes --- it looks pretty darn nice.

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