Mitchell Ristine
01-26-2019, 10:46 PM
Whelp, I started to have a go at making a work bench. Not so much because I am a hand tool fella, but more as an exercise in milling and joinery.
I do not have a jointer which has complicated this project. My brother in law gave me some 100+ year old ash from a barn of his. It's all 6/4-8/4, about 10" wide and in 8' lengths. I picked up a delta bench top mortiser which has been helping, but there's a learning curve with that machine. Also, when planning where to make mortises, I have learned that swirly grain and knots are a problem. I did not pay attention during the glue up of the legs (they are 3"x3").
Also, the mortises on the mortise and tenon joints between the legs and feet got off perpendicular somehow. Not sure how that happened (I suspect it was at the band saw, I had scouts over cutting PWD cars earlier).
All in all, this, thus far, has been a very rewarding project. I am learning a lot. I have a link to a few pictures. Please feel free to comment on improvements / tips.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eU2WOVGpnRTBKbmFijXha_uCouTT7HLJ?usp=sharing
I do not have a jointer which has complicated this project. My brother in law gave me some 100+ year old ash from a barn of his. It's all 6/4-8/4, about 10" wide and in 8' lengths. I picked up a delta bench top mortiser which has been helping, but there's a learning curve with that machine. Also, when planning where to make mortises, I have learned that swirly grain and knots are a problem. I did not pay attention during the glue up of the legs (they are 3"x3").
Also, the mortises on the mortise and tenon joints between the legs and feet got off perpendicular somehow. Not sure how that happened (I suspect it was at the band saw, I had scouts over cutting PWD cars earlier).
All in all, this, thus far, has been a very rewarding project. I am learning a lot. I have a link to a few pictures. Please feel free to comment on improvements / tips.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eU2WOVGpnRTBKbmFijXha_uCouTT7HLJ?usp=sharing