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  1. Short Block V8, a Small Beginner's Bench with Attitude

    This is a simple but solid workbench for my small shop in Az. I designed it specifically to be build-able with minimal tools, simple skills and readily available materials. That said it includes a leg vice, a wagon vice and holdfasts. It lacks only size and in my case that's an advantage. It is...
  2. Outside the Box Workbench, This One is Different !

    This is the new bench I've been building for the last couple of weeks. I have to say that I've never had one of these and quite frankly, never understood what their attraction was. Then one day it dawned on me that I had spent my career building big things with power tools and that these were...
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    I've had the 4330 for about a year now. I really haven't had any problems with it at all. In fact, I've been really happy with the planer handling all types and sizes of lumber. Last night I was planing some boards for an end grain cutting board as a Christmas gift. I planed the glued up...
  4. Blogs
    Day 1 - 3 hours I was inspired by Shipwrights V8 work bench. In particular the lack of purchased parts, vises being the biggest expense. Short of a couple bolts, screws, and nails everything is shop made. With laminated plywood as the building block it occurred to me that there is an ability to...
  5. Blogs
    Moving South for the winter.... Admittedly I have lived in Ohio my entire life….and there are much colder places to live. Experiencing temps in the single digits with wind chills between -30 and -40 listening to the furnace barely kick off and being extremely thankful that the windows had been...
  6. Blogs
    Beginning A borrowed photo of Paul (Shipwright) Miller's V8 workbench. I've been admiring Paul (shipwright) Miller's wedge-driven vises and, honestly, all his other work for some time. I have been thinking about building a workbench. The other day, I suddenly realized a wonderful benefit...
  7. Blogs
    Every good FORD has a big V8 engine.. Every good FORD has a big V8 engine and here's mine… BUT first a huge THANK YOU to Bruce, aka "htl" for his valuable assistance in helping me get this build off the ground with extra photos, drawings and encouragement… This is my first attempt...
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