tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post3647469652686782874..comments2023-10-30T05:30:14.873-07:00Comments on I'm a OK guy: Portable Moravian Workbench Update I'm a OK guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-50242248307217147052018-05-26T21:46:08.448-07:002018-05-26T21:46:08.448-07:00That really came out well. I still can't beli...That really came out well. I still can't believe this is your "RV" bench.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394365117138074832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-23239532892466488322018-05-25T12:14:29.936-07:002018-05-25T12:14:29.936-07:00Good job Ken, and thanks for posting the dimension...Good job Ken, and thanks for posting the dimensions in her Majesty Imperial measurements :-)<br /><br />Bob, still stuck in the old world...Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-55571810950183439602018-05-25T01:01:53.581-07:002018-05-25T01:01:53.581-07:00Jonas,
Thanks,
It is a 20" planer. Yes beca...Jonas,<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />It is a 20" planer. Yes because the top is split. <br /><br />I've a dining table mulling around in my head using tusk tenons with stretchers and tops of different lengths instead of extensions. May be one of the next builds.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-82474720103220632792018-05-25T00:54:32.613-07:002018-05-25T00:54:32.613-07:00Steve,
The question is...had I rather be 14 stone...Steve,<br /><br />The question is...had I rather be 14 stone, 220 lbs or 100 kilos :-). Either way I'm a FOF. <br /><br />Thanks, it is a pleasure to work on.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-84730159283807510362018-05-25T00:49:36.280-07:002018-05-25T00:49:36.280-07:00Joe,
email sent
kenJoe,<br /><br />email sent<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-38060842881681323502018-05-24T15:46:44.828-07:002018-05-24T15:46:44.828-07:00Hi Ken
Great looking bench!
The vise sure looks b...Hi Ken<br /><br />Great looking bench!<br />The vise sure looks beefy. And I the wedge assembled lower stretchers is a really nice touch. <br />Wedges are so cool for making portable stuff.<br /><br />Seeing you massive planer in the background, it looks as it has got a 20" capacity! So were you able to fit the entire benchtop through the planer for this bench?<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-55171211441473440072018-05-24T14:25:52.855-07:002018-05-24T14:25:52.855-07:00My late uncle-in-law was English and told me years...My late uncle-in-law was English and told me years back that they could buy 2x4's but the length was in meters.<br /><br />Another oddity was for milk delivered to homes was measured in one system but milk in stores was in the other. Perhaps to make price comparison difficult or just to be difficult for no apparent reason.<br /><br />That is a fine looking bench, even if too short.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-45078650587090110512018-05-24T14:20:03.092-07:002018-05-24T14:20:03.092-07:00Do you have any interest in making and selling one...Do you have any interest in making and selling one? I am looking for a bench inside my home (too hot in garage during summer and I feel disconnected from family during cooler months) about 6' long x 2' wide x 40-42" high (it's for fine joinery; the 35" high bench in garage is too low).<br /><br />It's not an urgent thing and I live in the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area (not too far off I5).<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />JoeLeonetti@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-14216182776974556982018-05-24T13:01:11.897-07:002018-05-24T13:01:11.897-07:00Sylvain,
Not really very much other than the legs...Sylvain,<br /><br />Not really very much other than the legs and stretchers being a little heavier and not glue ups of construction grade DF and the vise backer also is not a glue up. The other bench worked very well and I would have been happy to use it but I needed a replacement of my sharpening bench and it was the perfect size. The other change is I installed a external brass garter vs. the internal wooden one.<br /><br />I also just like building benches and usually each new build is a little better than the last one.<br /><br />kenI'm a OK guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843155822153452980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12079088.post-32507913631220918782018-05-24T12:26:07.211-07:002018-05-24T12:26:07.211-07:00Nice to hear it meets (more than) your expectation...Nice to hear it meets (more than) your expectations<br />What was enhanced in comparison with in the first one? (except for the wood choice).<br />SylvainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com