It's a good job I never did a WIP because we'd all be dead of boredom.
A few years ago I was on my back with a herniated disc down at the outlaws in the southwest. Good people. The kids and the Mrs did their thing while I lay on my back cursing God and a hastily grabbed half a bag of sand that cost me 3 months of mortgage payments.
Brother in Law has these books. Architect for old buildings he has a proper library. I read a few. Come across the Chris Schwarz bench book. Always been into wood, never took the second step. I'll shake Mr Schwarz by the hand for that if I ever meet him because of that.
So I set off on this journey. All the pitfalls etc . After a few years and a lot of water under the bridge doing lots of other stuff, rabbitholes and real life I finished it. Hasten to add the bench didn't take that long it was the bits inbetween really.
Rather than do a wip here's some photos of the end of the build.
Please forgive the picture quality.
With the end vice added on the wrong side for most, for me as a right hander it is perfect. What can you say? Wear the hat that fits. (homer)
Bit random, the selection of pics.
Flattening the top with a a router.
Some free oak I picked up off Regent Street left over from a restaurant refit. Thanks.
Did for the ends.
Pishing about with details. Ends were glued and screwed then beech dowels drilled and filled. This is just like reading a Derek Cohen thread isn't it? Admit it.
Just fitting stuff together. Nothing special. My favourite saw. Amazin' bit of kit for the money.
Some details.
Door stays for the planing stop.
It works.
Just keeps it at the right height. No fixings, happy days.
Where were we....?
Cutting the gear in for the leg vise freehand. Eye Eye. Bit Nervy.
Look at them holdfasts! I love this design of bench for clamping and edge holding. It just seems super sensible to me. Suits me at least. Leave it at that. :wink:
That'll do. Might fit a wheel at some point when I am more flush so to speak.
Dogholes etc....
I've sunk a few rare earth magnets into the bench and capped them with beech dowel. Handy.
Finishing up, turned out the off cut strip I cut off the regent street oak was a perfect match for the 'pull bar' on the vise. Waste not want not, though I will probably never use it' seemed like fate.
And one last photo.
Especially for Jacob.
It's black and white mate.
(If you ever see this Paddy Roxburge. Thanks again for getting me started. Legend)
Regards all as always,
Chris
A few years ago I was on my back with a herniated disc down at the outlaws in the southwest. Good people. The kids and the Mrs did their thing while I lay on my back cursing God and a hastily grabbed half a bag of sand that cost me 3 months of mortgage payments.
Brother in Law has these books. Architect for old buildings he has a proper library. I read a few. Come across the Chris Schwarz bench book. Always been into wood, never took the second step. I'll shake Mr Schwarz by the hand for that if I ever meet him because of that.
So I set off on this journey. All the pitfalls etc . After a few years and a lot of water under the bridge doing lots of other stuff, rabbitholes and real life I finished it. Hasten to add the bench didn't take that long it was the bits inbetween really.
Rather than do a wip here's some photos of the end of the build.
Please forgive the picture quality.
With the end vice added on the wrong side for most, for me as a right hander it is perfect. What can you say? Wear the hat that fits. (homer)
Bit random, the selection of pics.
Flattening the top with a a router.
Some free oak I picked up off Regent Street left over from a restaurant refit. Thanks.
Did for the ends.
Pishing about with details. Ends were glued and screwed then beech dowels drilled and filled. This is just like reading a Derek Cohen thread isn't it? Admit it.
Just fitting stuff together. Nothing special. My favourite saw. Amazin' bit of kit for the money.
Some details.
Door stays for the planing stop.
It works.
Just keeps it at the right height. No fixings, happy days.
Where were we....?
Cutting the gear in for the leg vise freehand. Eye Eye. Bit Nervy.
Look at them holdfasts! I love this design of bench for clamping and edge holding. It just seems super sensible to me. Suits me at least. Leave it at that. :wink:
That'll do. Might fit a wheel at some point when I am more flush so to speak.
Dogholes etc....
I've sunk a few rare earth magnets into the bench and capped them with beech dowel. Handy.
Finishing up, turned out the off cut strip I cut off the regent street oak was a perfect match for the 'pull bar' on the vise. Waste not want not, though I will probably never use it' seemed like fate.
And one last photo.
Especially for Jacob.
It's black and white mate.
(If you ever see this Paddy Roxburge. Thanks again for getting me started. Legend)
Regards all as always,
Chris
