How does one aquire a @Mike1950 box? I want one.
Work bench build - picture heavy.
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Me, too!
Don't have the skill or patienceWell then build one!
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One thing that's cool about having the air cleaner below the bench is that when your sanding on top of the bench any dust that escapes the sanders gets suck up by the air cleaner. Another thing I like about having it below the bench is it doesn't take up any space overhead and in a basement shop that's important.
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Dead presidents is what it takes, lol. But I don't know if he's made any in awhile. He usually batch builds them.
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Well today's progress on the bench was to dig out some more material from the garage stash. This is a project in itself. I decided to incorporate some walnut into the bench for some color contrast. Even though it's just a workbench and will be simple in its form I figured it should still look nice. Especially since I'm going to look at it for many years.
This is the walnut im after.
And its buried under some wood, and behind a generator, hand truck, and miscellaneous crap.
But I dug it out, this is what's left, all walnut in the stack on the left.
This is one ive been saving for i dont know what, maybe a gun stock or 3. Its about 28" wide and 3 inches thick. Milled in 2009. Really nice figure in it.
Anyway this is what I dug out.
Short boards for the legs, long boards for the top, and whatever is left over will be for the shelf.
I had to move these 2 hard maple boards, they went back on top of the pile in case I need the for the shelf or whatever.
I also discovered that I have an infestation of beetle grubs in the wood stash. So far it seems like they only are in the sap wood between the bark. I peeled all the bark off before I brought them inside to the shop.
I remember one year in my old shop there must have been beetles in some wood I brought in, they hatched all at once, I was killing beetles for days, lol.
This is the walnut im after.
And its buried under some wood, and behind a generator, hand truck, and miscellaneous crap.
But I dug it out, this is what's left, all walnut in the stack on the left.
This is one ive been saving for i dont know what, maybe a gun stock or 3. Its about 28" wide and 3 inches thick. Milled in 2009. Really nice figure in it.
Anyway this is what I dug out.
Short boards for the legs, long boards for the top, and whatever is left over will be for the shelf.
I had to move these 2 hard maple boards, they went back on top of the pile in case I need the for the shelf or whatever.
I also discovered that I have an infestation of beetle grubs in the wood stash. So far it seems like they only are in the sap wood between the bark. I peeled all the bark off before I brought them inside to the shop.
I remember one year in my old shop there must have been beetles in some wood I brought in, they hatched all at once, I was killing beetles for days, lol.
So it would be more precise to call you Wood Grub Greg? Or after seeing these pics Wood Hoarding Greg? That last one might be a little on the nose...
If he has it all in his shop he is barely a runner up....So it would be more precise to call you Wood Grub Greg? Or after seeing these pics Wood Hoarding Greg? That last one might be a little on the nose...
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I'm the tick! I ain't no stinking grub.So it would be more precise to call you Wood Grub Greg? Or after seeing these pics Wood Hoarding Greg? That last one might be a little on the nose...
I'm a collector.
Honestly though my chainsaw mill has allowed me to get wood I couldn't afford to buy.
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A mill certainly makes nice wood affordable. Most of the logs that I mill would either be pallet grade or outright rejected by commercial mills. Sometimes I hit gold, sometimes I end up with mostly firewood. Either way it's enjoyable and usually cost effective.I'm the tick! I ain't no stinking grub.
I'm a collector.
Honestly though my chainsaw mill has allowed to get wood I couldn't afford to buy.
I have all my wood in my shop.
I guess that means I need more wood which will mean I'll need a bigger shop but then I won't have enough wood and ill need more tools. 
I wonder why I never thought of this before, it's pure genius, I'm going to tell my wife I need more wood right away and get this train going towards more wood, more tools and a bigger shop.
But I don't keep all that other stuff in my shop, I have other sheds for non-shop crud.
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Rock on. I don't have a shop yet and already have a 300 square foot shed filled, and at least that much more stashed around the place. The only roofs that don't have wood under them have chickens under them. I don't like my odds of not getting the poo on them... Lathe, table saw, sander... All good for slinging poo...
Even have an older ticket booth with apple slabs and oak burl slab stashed in it along with a 'little' salvaged plywood.
Even have an older ticket booth with apple slabs and oak burl slab stashed in it along with a 'little' salvaged plywood.
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Well I came home from work today and went down to the shop since I got off a little early.
I think I have a rough drawing, I'll stare at it a bit and see if I missed anything, I always seem to miss something, lol. I'm pretty sure I'll tweek the mortise and rennon sizes as I go along. I'm going to build this so I can take it apart to move it if I ever have to.
Makeshift drafting outfeed table, lol.
Glass of ice tea helps.
This should help keep me on track. This is just for the base.
A bit crude but I understand it.
The top will be made in 3 sections 12" wide so I can run them through the planer after glue up.
Top should finish out at 3' x 5 1/2' x 3 5/8"
I find this size to be about right for my shop.
I think I have a rough drawing, I'll stare at it a bit and see if I missed anything, I always seem to miss something, lol. I'm pretty sure I'll tweek the mortise and rennon sizes as I go along. I'm going to build this so I can take it apart to move it if I ever have to.
Makeshift drafting outfeed table, lol.
Glass of ice tea helps.
This should help keep me on track. This is just for the base.
A bit crude but I understand it.
The top will be made in 3 sections 12" wide so I can run them through the planer after glue up.
Top should finish out at 3' x 5 1/2' x 3 5/8"
I find this size to be about right for my shop.
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Thats got way too much detail to be called a rough drawing. Mine are usually out of scale with wavey lines, on a piece of scrap lumber .
Great start!!!!
I see tool/woodworking catalogs with these nice....but $$$$.....workbenches for sale. And can't help but wonder why..... if a fella is a woodworker.....why they don't build their own???
I'm lucky. My father built his own.....then built one for me. My nephew now has Dad's.
I see tool/woodworking catalogs with these nice....but $$$$.....workbenches for sale. And can't help but wonder why..... if a fella is a woodworker.....why they don't build their own???
I'm lucky. My father built his own.....then built one for me. My nephew now has Dad's.
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Part of the reason might be the large amount of hardwood lumber that is required and the expense that goes with it. Also why so many wood workers build their benches out of construction grade 2x material for the lower cost. Nothing wrong with that as I have used a bench like that for many years. But I have plenty of hardwood lumber so it's time for me to upgrade my bench.
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I had a very busy day today but I did manage to pull some more walnut out of the garage. After doing some calculations last week I didn't think I was going to have enough for what I wanted to do so I pulled out some more.
There's some nice pieces in this. I probably won't use it all.
Tomorrow is shop day!
There's some nice pieces in this. I probably won't use it all.
Tomorrow is shop day!
Does @Mike Hill know where you live? If so, lock it up
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The first order of business today was to clear off the top of the old workbench so I would have a place to work. And get the machines that are on wheels pulled to the front of the machine area. While I was at it I took a measurement of my powermatic mortiser to see how large a board would fit under the bit. It came up a little short. I'm going to need to make a riser block for it so I can mortice the 6" legs. It's a lot of mortises to chop by hand.
And now i have the machines staged for use when the time comes.
This stuff has to go! I need the bench top.
Now I have a place to work.
Ready to get to work now.
Ash is ready to be processed, squared, and dimensioned.
Changed the blade on the table saw to a rip blade. Its a really old blade and a no name but its carbide and I've had it sharpened. Its good enough for rough ripping 2" thick ash.
And now i have the machines staged for use when the time comes.
This stuff has to go! I need the bench top.
Now I have a place to work.
Ready to get to work now.
Ash is ready to be processed, squared, and dimensioned.
Changed the blade on the table saw to a rip blade. Its a really old blade and a no name but its carbide and I've had it sharpened. Its good enough for rough ripping 2" thick ash.
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So next I started to process the walnut. Snapped some chalk lines and ripped off the live edge with a circular saw
It feels good to be making sawdust in the shop again. I love the smell of walnut!
All the walnut and ash for the top is now rough cut to size.
Here's the ash ready to be dimensioned.
10 years air dried and 2 weeks in the shop at 60% humidity and the ash is at 10.5 % Not bad.
I started jointing 2 edges on the ash. I'll get all the ash and walnut jointed on 2 edges before moving on to the planer.
I'll need to empty the dust collector before the next jointing session. The jointer and planer create a lot of chips.
To be continued.......
It feels good to be making sawdust in the shop again. I love the smell of walnut!
All the walnut and ash for the top is now rough cut to size.
Here's the ash ready to be dimensioned.
10 years air dried and 2 weeks in the shop at 60% humidity and the ash is at 10.5 % Not bad.
I started jointing 2 edges on the ash. I'll get all the ash and walnut jointed on 2 edges before moving on to the planer.
I'll need to empty the dust collector before the next jointing session. The jointer and planer create a lot of chips.
To be continued.......