Peter Pedisich
05-09-2013, 12:47 AM
I get relatively little shop time, so projects tend to drag on bit longer than I'd wish... something that happens to a lot of us here.:D
This saw bench, a Christopher Schwarz version, has taken me too long to admit. Its made with half-lap dovetail stretchers, and the wood used (50 year old Doug Fir + Spruce?) came from my Dad's old utility workbench from the 1960's. The wood for this saw bench came from the saw-horses that held up the plank top. It's a bit rough, but the wood is so splintery and hard and dry that it was very difficult to work with... I'll take cherry any day of the week over this stuff! It was left over 2x material from the house I grew up in, built in '59.
The two 12" back saws (a Tyzack and a Pax) were sharpened by Matt Cianci, and they give an excellent cut finish - just had to get a tool shot in there!
The sharpening stone holder is the Lie-Nielsen design I just made tonight.
some pics:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9fLUvsy6J5g/UYshxgNruAI/AAAAAAAAB4U/PLmA0pyCSb8/s640/IMG_8232.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sCytJw8Qk9w/UYsh5Yy5jxI/AAAAAAAAB4U/FIqtyITwX-Y/s640/IMG_8233.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1_dRnsrBqXg/UYsh63PoWGI/AAAAAAAAB4U/N01v0R1EgVc/s640/IMG_8238.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JGCQlR5a4xQ/UYsiBVsy1PI/AAAAAAAAB4U/jQ6V5J3AZjk/s640/IMG_8239.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ERxe4kFqV9w/UYsiK3pULfI/AAAAAAAAB4U/2puaOuMocJQ/s640/IMG_8240.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CdJOgnHuU7Q/UYsiHHAbbiI/AAAAAAAAB4U/WQhy7iFqsm8/s640/IMG_8241.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sDfwzRSti_0/UYsiJyWxkdI/AAAAAAAAB4U/oTfsO0EfAGE/s640/IMG_8242.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3JS99VBI7Fo/UYsiOiHhPXI/AAAAAAAAB4U/oVVbgTvmftc/s640/IMG_8243.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BoggnGFqzFs/UYshwlsyMiI/AAAAAAAAB4U/h4l649DjZ-g/s640/IMG_8230.JPG
-Pete
This saw bench, a Christopher Schwarz version, has taken me too long to admit. Its made with half-lap dovetail stretchers, and the wood used (50 year old Doug Fir + Spruce?) came from my Dad's old utility workbench from the 1960's. The wood for this saw bench came from the saw-horses that held up the plank top. It's a bit rough, but the wood is so splintery and hard and dry that it was very difficult to work with... I'll take cherry any day of the week over this stuff! It was left over 2x material from the house I grew up in, built in '59.
The two 12" back saws (a Tyzack and a Pax) were sharpened by Matt Cianci, and they give an excellent cut finish - just had to get a tool shot in there!
The sharpening stone holder is the Lie-Nielsen design I just made tonight.
some pics:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9fLUvsy6J5g/UYshxgNruAI/AAAAAAAAB4U/PLmA0pyCSb8/s640/IMG_8232.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sCytJw8Qk9w/UYsh5Yy5jxI/AAAAAAAAB4U/FIqtyITwX-Y/s640/IMG_8233.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1_dRnsrBqXg/UYsh63PoWGI/AAAAAAAAB4U/N01v0R1EgVc/s640/IMG_8238.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JGCQlR5a4xQ/UYsiBVsy1PI/AAAAAAAAB4U/jQ6V5J3AZjk/s640/IMG_8239.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ERxe4kFqV9w/UYsiK3pULfI/AAAAAAAAB4U/2puaOuMocJQ/s640/IMG_8240.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CdJOgnHuU7Q/UYsiHHAbbiI/AAAAAAAAB4U/WQhy7iFqsm8/s640/IMG_8241.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sDfwzRSti_0/UYsiJyWxkdI/AAAAAAAAB4U/oTfsO0EfAGE/s640/IMG_8242.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3JS99VBI7Fo/UYsiOiHhPXI/AAAAAAAAB4U/oVVbgTvmftc/s640/IMG_8243.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BoggnGFqzFs/UYshwlsyMiI/AAAAAAAAB4U/h4l649DjZ-g/s640/IMG_8230.JPG
-Pete