Project by Willy Cordero | posted 12-08-2016 06:49 PM | 5369 views | 10 times favorited | 31 comments | ![]() |
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I started this project back in late January 2016, when I started to select some timber, specially for the top. I selected jatoba pieces about 4” by 1 1/4” and put them to air dry. I went the rest of the year selecting pieces and thinking on my design. Finally early november, i had some time and decided to go ahead and start building the bench. You can see on one of the pictures my “design”, as you can see, i am terrible drawing, but it was enough for the most critical measures.
I live, and my main workshop is in Costa rica, but i am living now in Brasil, so I have limited resources here and that influenced my design and assembling methods.
Most of the wood is JATOBA (also called brazilian cherry), the legs are TIGERWOOD (fine Astronium) and I also included the use of some Cumaru (the rail for the deadman and the lower guide for the leg vise). The vise chop is a beautiful piece of Angelim Vermelho (Dinizia excelsa) a very nice, heavy and hard wood. I also used some small pieces of Macaranduba (Manilkara bidentata) a wood that I initially consider for the top.
On the construction I used a combination of bolts, some mortises and dowels. The construction is very solid.
The bench weights around 325 pounds (about 160 kg).
Both vises were purchased from
http://metalacos.com.br/produto.asp?cod_produto=22#
The leg wise is pinless system thanks to the ideas shared here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338U49EtWso#action=share
Finish done with a lot of sanding and tung oil.
Here a video of the building process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET9AuK4409U&feature=youtu.be
-- Willy, Costa Rica/Brasil
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Smitty_Cabinetshop
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#1 posted 12-08-2016 06:53 PM
Wow, beautiful bench!
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Willy Cordero
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#2 posted 12-08-2016 06:59 PM
thanks…..glad you like it
-- Willy, Costa Rica/Brasil
Redoak49
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#3 posted 12-08-2016 07:56 PM
Very nice and I love the wood used.
Northwest29
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#4 posted 12-08-2016 08:03 PM
Way to nice to use. Great job!
-- Ron, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."
ralbuck
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#5 posted 12-08-2016 08:42 PM
Almost too pretty to use for a workbench!
Very well done!
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#6 posted 12-08-2016 08:42 PM
I like the way you make fine furniture to double as a
fine work bench.
Beautiful work Willy!
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#7 posted 12-08-2016 09:23 PM
Beautiful bench. love the wood selection
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#8 posted 12-08-2016 09:47 PM
Beautiful workbench, love the wood and how nicely it’s built!!
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#9 posted 12-08-2016 09:55 PM
Gotz 2 B stable cuz it must weigh a ton! Gotta luv jatoba.
M
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#10 posted 12-08-2016 09:59 PM
This is a great workbench and so nicely done.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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BurlyBob
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#11 posted 12-08-2016 11:41 PM
That is an amazing bench. It’s to beautiful to use for woodworking.
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#12 posted 12-09-2016 12:24 AM
a piece of art used to make more art,you gotta love it.
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oldrivers
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#13 posted 12-09-2016 01:43 AM
Beautiful bench great job.
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John
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#14 posted 12-09-2016 06:00 AM
That’s a beauty!
-- John, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada.
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#15 posted 12-09-2016 12:19 PM
Great work Willy! Love the wood choices and the leg vise.
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