| Project by BigRedKnothead | posted 02-10-2014 07:29 PM | 4897 views | 46 times favorited | 27 comments |  |
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Here’s a couple of saw benches I built using plans by Chris Schwarz. I was drawn to this design because of how solid they looked. Other than having a more suitable means of using my hand saws, I’m sure these will double as stands for furniture builds and heavy casework.
Cheap and easy to make. I used three southern yellow pine 2×10x10s, and oak dowels for pegs. All of which cost around $40. SYP is more dense than other pines, but still very easy to work with hand tools. I really enjoyed working with it, but I don’t think I would make furniture out of that stuff. Little too soft for me.
I milled the mortise and tenon joints with a dado blade. Most of the rest was done with hand tools. Finished with a couple coats of blonde shellac.
Some pics of the build:
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Build some if you haven’t already. They’re fun.
Take care, Red
-- "At the end of the day, try and make it beautiful....because the world is full of ugly." Konrad Sauer
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Smitty_Cabinetshop
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#1 posted 02-10-2014 07:41 PM
The Schwarz has published at least three iterations of sawbench that I can recall, but this was the one I liked best, too. I’ve built a couple as gifts; one to a woodworki g friend, another to my dad. It is a fun build, well done Rojo. The scraper action is a nice detail.
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lightcs1776
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#2 posted 02-10-2014 07:44 PM
Looks solid. I’m sure they will be handy with your furniture builds.
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#3 posted 02-10-2014 07:47 PM
They are very stout looking, no doubt. Great work as always BRK. Thanks for sharing.
-- ~Tony
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#4 posted 02-10-2014 07:52 PM
Red, nice. Are they designed to stack if need be for storage?
-- I came - I sawed - I over-built
BigRedKnothead
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#5 posted 02-10-2014 08:00 PM
Thanks guys.
Todd- funny. Stackability is one thing I checked while determining the width of the lower shelf. They stack just fine with the dimensions of the plan. Especially since the top is nice and flat.
-- "At the end of the day, try and make it beautiful....because the world is full of ugly." Konrad Sauer
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#6 posted 02-10-2014 08:02 PM
Well done Rojo.
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ToddJB
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#7 posted 02-10-2014 08:12 PM
Good to know. That definitely makes it more appealing to me.
-- I came - I sawed - I over-built
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#8 posted 02-10-2014 08:50 PM
well built. Strong sturdy and good looking. (I speak of the saw benches)
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#9 posted 02-10-2014 09:31 PM
Those are some great looking benches Red!
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#10 posted 02-10-2014 10:22 PM
Very nice Rojo. I need to do the same. Favorited.
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#11 posted 02-10-2014 10:44 PM
Nice job!
-- Eric - "I'm getting proficient with these hand jobbers. - BigRedKnothead"
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#12 posted 02-10-2014 10:51 PM
Looks nice Red. You could park a 747 on them and they would still hold
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#13 posted 02-10-2014 11:07 PM
beauty!
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#14 posted 02-10-2014 11:23 PM
Red, thanks for posting about this build. You know this is high on my short list and as soon as it’s not cold I’m going for it. I really like the look of these benches, excellent work as always!
-- Jake -- "Not only do we live among the stars, the stars live within us." - Neil Degrasse Tyson
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#15 posted 02-11-2014 12:16 AM
Nicely done, Red. Did you rip your top down to 7” as in his plans or did you leave it closer to the 9-1/4” of a 2×10?
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