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  1. Quote Originally Posted by Derek Cohen View Post
    William, I can relate to that. I love blue tape for this reason.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
    After struggling with the same issue and seeing Derek and Mike Pekovich's use of blue tape, I am also a convert. I bought some nice 3M stuff and it has really helped me avoid problems. Following one common numbering/marking formula has helped as well, cabinet makers triangles and roman numerals.

    Edit: Story sticks and patterns too, in cheap pine or thin ply. Huge help for laying out tapers, mortises, lengths etc. Worth the extra time to make.

  2. I wasn't intimidated when I started flattening this 8/4 walnut, but I'm having a hell of a time getting it flat. This is the smallest of three I have to do and the largest piece of lumber I've ever attempted. My Lie-Nielsen #8 for scale on my poor little bench. IMG_20181208_165802.jpg

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    Blue tape on the list!
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    Tough to flatten long lumber to close tolerances on a short bench. Have not tried it with 8/4 but with 5/4 you get A fair amount of flexing.

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    Tough to flatten long lumber to close tolerances on a short bench. Have not tried it with 8/4 but with 5/4 you get A fair amount of flexing.
    And don't get me started on holding it

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    I wonder if you are getting some deflection on the end overhanging the bench. Would it be better to have the slab overhang equally to stiffen things up & reduce any deflection?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steven Harrison View Post
    And don't get me started on holding it
    There are many ways to hold oversized work. If a piece is too long to hold with a vise and dogs, it can likely be held using cams, stops or wedges.

    Quote Originally Posted by Al Launier View Post
    I wonder if you are getting some deflection on the end overhanging the bench. Would it be better to have the slab overhang equally to stiffen things up & reduce any deflection?
    There are a few ways of planing a piece longer than your bench. An easy way is to work the ends separately on the bench while the unsupported part hangs off the end(s).

    Another is to build a saw horse or saw bench to match the height of your bench.

    It is a challenge. It is a good reason to have your bench close to being as long as the longest lumber you plan to use.

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    Figuring BF from a plan.

    I don't want as much scrap as I always end up with anymore. It used to be comforting to have that massive pile of offcuts, but now I need more space and the left overs are in the way. I'm beginning to see it as 200 pounds of very costly hoarder nip.
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  9. Quote Originally Posted by Al Launier View Post
    I wonder if you are getting some deflection on the end overhanging the bench. Would it be better to have the slab overhang equally to stiffen things up & reduce any deflection?
    I was moving the board around to keep the bench under it as much as I could, but when I was trying to take full length passes I was holding it at the end so there wouldn't be any clamps in my way. You can kind of see my setup. Maybe it is deflecting a little bit. It's going to be an island countertop and the old one isn't even close to flat in any direction, so anything will be an improvement.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post
    There are many ways to hold oversized work. If a piece is too long to hold with a vise and dogs, it can likely be held using cams, stops or wedges.



    There are a few ways of planing a piece longer than your bench. An easy way is to work the ends separately on the bench while the unsupported part hangs off the end(s).

    Another is to build a saw horse or saw bench to match the height of your bench.

    It is a challenge. It is a good reason to have your bench close to being as long as the longest lumber you plan to use.

    jtk

    I was managing to hold it with some clamps at the end, but it was less than reliable and they'd pop off every once in awhile. The bench was never designed to do anything this large. It was a hand me down that I gladly took for free. It's been a great bench to start and learn, but I've designed a new one that I can hopefully build next year. This walnut is wider than the entire benchtop and covers most of my tool tray on the back so there isn't a whole lot to work with as far as anywhere I can put wedges. I've thought of some new ways to hold it using the end vise, and I'll see if I can figure something out with my sawhorses. Thanks for the idea. This is for our kitchen island so no pressure, right?

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    I would make a leg prop to put in the corner at the wall slide the bench back to the length of the piece. Put a spacer at the wall so you can plane the whole sea surface without the plane hitting. Solves two things length and bench racking. Found myself having to do that with saw horses and a leg(prop) many times. Save the prop you will use it again.
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    I would install it on the island and then plane it.
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    Where to begin...

    Shop clean up
    Miters
    Finishing
    Something popping off my lathe while I'm putting the last pass on the bottom
    The bill at the wood store
    I don't even know what squaring up to tolerance is. Guess I'm safe there.
    And on and on and on anon.

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    Establishing correct bevel angles on new mortise chisels, by hand. Every time I get closer to buying a tormek...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kory Cassel View Post
    Figuring BF from a plan.

    I don't want as much scrap as I always end up with anymore. It used to be comforting to have that massive pile of offcuts, but now I need more space and the left overs are in the way. I'm beginning to see it as 200 pounds of very costly hoarder nip.
    That is always a tough one. You buy just the right amount and end up down to the last piece and it doesn’t look good. Now the decision becomes, “Where will I hide it”. or another trip to the supplier. I always envy those that have huge lumber supplies and just go to the shed to get another board.
    Jim

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    cutting really thick stuff on the tablesaw where the blade is almost raised to the max gives me the same feeling as watching someone get kicked in the nads.

    oops, didnt realize this was in neanderthal haven... handsaw resharpening, when I pick one up to use I sigh knowing I'll have to resharpen it, lol
    Last edited by Steven Lee, NC; 12-14-2018 at 10:51 AM.

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