Finally! getting close to the end of the project. Have two coats of pure LO and turpentine so far. Next is uncut BLO for a few coats and then two or three more of BLO with Japan dryer. I still have to spring for the Veritas Twin Screw vice. The center trough is Paduak and I intend to use this as well for the vice jaws. The ends are doweled and plugged with walnut for a nice color change. That hard maple lives up to its rep... it was a mother to sand. Ended up using my 4 1/2 plane to get the skirts where they needed to be. I also used the casters from Woodcraft that lock not only from rolling but also from turning. Once locked, it is very solid. A few screw ups here and there but nothing too noticable. It taught me a lot.
my almost finished Veritas bench
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my almost finished Veritas bench
Howard, the Plano BT3'r.
Confucious say, "Man who get too big for britches will be exposed in the end."
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
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wow, that looks really sharp.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Howard, you can host a formal dinner on that thing. I'd wait until the vise is installed, though, to facilitate cracking the lobsters.
That is really nice. Great job!The war against inferior and overpriced furniture continues!
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I don't know what the LOML would think about using it for a dining room table. She is still shaking her head about why I needed it in the first place. We know, though, don't we! I'm looking forward to putting the vice on. My current plan is to only have the twin screw. Would you put a front vice on as well?Howard, the Plano BT3'r.
Confucious say, "Man who get too big for britches will be exposed in the end."
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
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I don't know what the LOML would think about using it for a dining room table. She is still shaking her head about why I needed it in the first place. We know, though, don't we! I'm looking forward to putting the vice on. My current plan is to only have the twin screw. Would you put a front vice on as well?
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That's going to be a family heirloom. Great looking bench, beats my door on stacks of plastic buckets all to pieces.
KimMeasure it with a micrometer...
Mark it with a crayon...
Cut it with a chain saw!
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I don't know what the LOML would think about using it for a dining room table. She is still shaking her head about why I needed it in the first place. We know, though, don't we! I'm looking forward to putting the vice on. My current plan is to only have the twin screw. Would you put a front vice on as well?Ric
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I concur with wardprobst, I use my front vise far more often then the twinscrew vice at the end. I put a 2.25" thick jaw(in my case 3 layers of 3/4oak) on the twinscew vice, drilled dogholes in the jaw in line with the holes on the bench and frequently used the vise to clamp larger panels for glue up. Works great!Sometimes my mind wanders. It's always come back though......sofar!Comment
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