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Wow, that is just lovely.

How did you flatten the top?? Normally you would use a hand plane but I can’t imagine that would work on plywood. You should have made a video of the build process.

Wow is right. Nice bench and I bet it’s sufficiently heavy. Like the shoulder and tail vise. I think I’ll go that route for the next bench. Nice work! Oh yeah, how did you flatten it?

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Looks great, good idea to use plywood, should never have to reflate the top!

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Great looking bench, I built a bending table out of 3 layers of 18mm Baltic Birch—dead flat, winter and summer, and it is heavy.

-- Terry O, Stonewall, MB, Canada

Alex. This is a really slick bench. Great job with the BB plywood. I would also like to know your procedure for making it dead flat. Enjoy using it.

-- AJ

Very nice looking bench. Seems to be strong and well made.

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That is one great looking work bench…..You did a stellar job on the building of such a stupendous project……!!!

My only objective would be that it is too narrow and too short for my likings, personally…..I like a big wide and long bench….Mine is 101” long x 42” wide and 42” tall……!! More room to work on…!! But that’s just me…!!

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It may be plywood be that doesn’t detract from it. Excellent work.

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Great bench, and I can’t think of how you could make one to be more stable to wood movement. Looks to be well mounted for work holding, has a nice base for support, and unless you hit it with a truck, it should remain sitting where it is.

Nice job, congrats on your 3, and thanks for posting.

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Beautiful work!

-- John, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada.

hi lumberjocks,

Alright you got me!
I was able to flatten the bench with a little gizmo I have laying around in the shop at work.

Thank you very much to those of you who gave really nice comments and to everyone who took a few seconds to look at my work.

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Did you just buy and acme Screw and retap a pipe fitting or what? I think that is what I will do to make a great vise on the cheap. Or something along that line… Love the vices and the cool cam clamp idea too. Really neat. Where did you get that cam Clamp?

Flattening could be done with a simple router on a frame. The CNC Machine is basically just that application only way way better. Really fun project.

You have me curious about the “gizmo laying around the shop at work.”

What kind of projects do you do at work? What is the gizmo and how does it work?

Very unique bench! I was admiring the trestle legs without noticing the plywood top.
It also is obvious you spent a lot of time laying the top out in such an interesting pattern.
Nice job!

Remdds,
Thanks’for the comment.
The little gizmo I was talking about is cnc router of the type pictured above .
I work for a company that manufactures bespoke furniture ,using modern equipment during the day and enjoy practicing using handtools for fancy joinery as a hobby.

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