[mochoa]

very nice Ryan, have you thought of covering up your tool tray? I know you dont like it.

 

[Bertha]

I don't believe in tool trays either. If you hacked off Ryan's tool tray and tail overhang, I think that's about the size of my planned bench (60"x24"). Tiny bench, I know. That's why I'm going to dovetail in 8" legs, 4×4 stretchers, lol.
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Ryan, do you wish you had a wagon? Would you if you had it to do over again?
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This is almost too sweet to believe:
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[lysdexic]

Funny.

 

[AnthonyReed]

Looks good Ryan.

 

[Brit]

No idea what a joygasm is or a sticking board come to that, but that's why I love you guys. I learn so much just nipping at your heels and trying to keep up.

 

[lj61673]

Love my wagon…

 

[Brit]

JOYGASM - A moment of intense, unfiltered joy or passion, with or without sexual thoughts/
feelings involved. (source: Urban Dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=joygasm)

 

[Bertha]

without sexual thoughts
Well, that rules out the usage of the term for me when discussing workbenches.
There's a reason I have round dogholes, after all
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sorry…couldn't resist.
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Edit:
with or without
Apparently, I'm OK

 

[Brit]

Puntabulous.com says that WORD + "GASM" = AWESOME

E.g. Poogasm - Getting to the bowl just in time.

I wonder how many woodworking-related examples we could come up with. How about these to start off.

Jointgasm - When two pieces of wood meet perfectly with no visible gaps.
Finishgasm - 1. When you finally reach the end of a complicated project. 2. When your applied finish does not contain any bubbles, dust nibs, or insects.
Wifegasm - When SWMBO actually likes what you've done.
Sharpgasm - When the hairs seem to leap off your arm before your edge touches them.

 

[Brit]

AL - Wash your mouth out.

 

[Brit]

Now I know what a Sticking Board is too and it's not what you're thinking Al.

Check out Dan's blog for more information.

 

[BrandonW]

Finishgasm -brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'happy ending.'

 

[KenBry]

I started building my bench about 2 weeks ago. I bought some (300bf) real rough 4/4 Hard Maple. This stuff was #2 common grade but in reality it should have been #3 or nearly Pallet grade. At any rate I have laminated up 4 posts that are going to be my legs. They are 4" square but I might enlarge 1 to be 5-6" wide for a leg vice.

I started cutting my top pieces this last tuesday. It's going to take alot of boards to get the 26" wide top I want since I am working with ruff 4/4. The top is going to be 72" long by 4" thick. A beast of a top…

Still playing with hardware options and how to attach everything together. But getting everything in rough cut is a step in the right direction.

I also plan on a sliding dead man.

Hopfully all you guys can help me along the process.

 

[mochoa]

Welcome Ken, glad to have you here, we love talking benches so post any questoins you have, people here have or are bullding a variety of bench styles so there is a diversity of opinion. are you doing a Roubo?

I would have tried to talk you out of using 4/4, it will be very stable but a lot of work milling. But it sounds like your well equiped to handle it.

 

[mochoa]

Al, why dont you ask Carter if he can make you a couple of screws? I bet he would give you a pretty good price?

 

[KenBry]

Mauricio,
The lumber was at a price point where I couldn't say no. I paid $1 per BdFt. Yea milling sucks…. But I don't mind, it's teaching me milling techniques that I didn't know before. So there is a skill building pay off that I can't replace.
Yea, the intent is some sort of Roubo, I have read about so many different benches and looked at so many various types I am cross-eyed. So instead of reading so darn much (6 books, 4 magazines, forum posting in the thousands to include this post) I figured it was time to get started when I found that lumber for that price.

 

[RGtools]

Al. My next bench will have a wagon vise…but only if I have a shaving horse as well. I like using the end vise while standing for shaping long parts with a spokshave or a drawknife. If you have a wagon you lose this feature. However you gain a ton of workpeice support an nice feature on thin and narros peices.

Sawgasm…spliting the line with a 4 1/2 tpi saw on a gorgeous peice of beech.

 

[Bertha]

^I don't do a lot of drawknifing (is that a word?), so I hadn't even considered that use. I could see why you'd need something other than a leg and wagon for that (unless you've got a lot of space to the left/right of your leg). I just like the way traditional tail vises look; but the more I consider the design, the more I think wagon.
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I wouldn't take much prodding to make a shaving horse. I slept and lost on one at a local antique store. By the time I realized I was a fool for not buying it, it was gone. Late 1800s 3-4" thick walnut.

 

[RGtools]

The reason it's nice is because there is nothing but air next to your workpeice. If you try the opperation at your face vise the benchtop often interferes with the handles of the tool. Again if you have a shavehorse this is a moot point.

I would not need much prodding either, my problem is coming up with a decent space to put it. Workbench, toolchest, sharpening station, sawbenches…it starts to add up. I keep drawing out my shop in hopes that I figure out a way to get a springpole lathe and a shavehorse in there, but the math just has not worked yet.

Al…get a drawknife. Ripping a 1/4 off a wide board with one is VERY satisfying, faster than a scrub or a saw any day.

 

[mochoa]

FWW just put out a special magazine all about benches and different bench fixtures. I finally saw a use for the german style end vise that I dont think you can do with a leg vise or wagon vise.

In there they had instructions on making a miter shoot, that you can use for trimming miters or square shoulders on a tennon. If you turn it horizontally to trim the tennon you need to have the german stle shoulder as far as I can tell.

But then again you could just put the tenon in the whole of the shoulder vise and do the same thing.