Sunday, August 25, 2019

Can You Hear The Fat Lady?

She is hitting the high notes as I type.

There is some minor cleanup to do, pencil lines, glue squeeze out, and I need to add the "Crubber" to the vise chop so it holds better. It will be tough to get to hold any better than it does now but I will add it anyway. Once the final clean up is finished I'll put some Tung oil on the base but may leave the slab dry until the bench finds a home.

It should be a good bench, from what work I've done on it it is rock solid, the vise is a dream, and it is a good working size.




As always, click 'em to big 'em.

BTW, today has been a tough working day, I'm not sure what the temp is but it is high and the RH is even higher. It has been a work for 10, rest and drink water for 20 all day.

ken


6 comments:

  1. Steve D6:43 PM

    That's a sweet looking bench.

    Is the tool tray going to be an inch narrower or is that a place holder until the adze arrives?

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  2. Steve,

    Thanks, from the little I've worked on it I believe it will be a good one.

    The way the tool tray fits over the securing pegs and the battens that hold it in place requires a little space between the end pieces and the slab to remove and replace.

    ken

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  3. Anonymous12:47 AM

    We knew it would be nice.
    Sylvain

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    1. Thanks Sylvain. It should be a good user.

      ken

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  4. Thing of beauty. You can wrap it up and send it my way :-)

    Bob, giggling

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    1. Bob,

      Thanks, be careful, I don't have any place to put it and I'm planning the next one as I type.

      ken

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