| Project by simscw | posted 09-23-2015 03:24 AM | 2247 views | 2 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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This our workbench for our new workshop. It was made out of 2×8 and 2×6 stock and based on Christopher Swartz’s book. The leg vise needs some fine tuning. The screw is from Lee Valley, and we used thrush washers and e-clips for the garter. The end vise was a gift from my Uncle. He restored a Columbian 10”.
We ended up building the leg and stretchers with the top upside down to make sure it all fitted together. The top was made out of 2×8’s ripped down to 4” thick.
Above the bench is a plane & saw till that my Dad help make. It has some of my Grandfathers Stanley planes that I restored back to working condition along with one of his hand saws that he used to build houses from the 1940’s & 1950’s.
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Andre
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#1 posted 09-23-2015 04:09 AM
Mighty fine looking bench, now give her some working scars!
-- Lifting one end of the plank.
BurlyBob
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#2 posted 09-23-2015 04:49 AM
That is a real nice looking bench.
John Stegall
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#3 posted 09-23-2015 01:21 PM
Good job.
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htl
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#4 posted 09-23-2015 08:13 PM
Well done!!!
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ericspaw
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#5 posted 09-23-2015 11:34 PM
Nice bench, made better with your grandfather’s tools. Hopefully it will pass on down the family tree.
-- I keep cutting and it is still too short. http://mypam.blogspot.com/
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