Workbench

[Doug]

I've been asked by a mate to make a workbench so I thought I'd take some photos as I progress with it to share with the forum.

This is the basic design

Nothing fancy, the area between the legs will be a cupboard with doors on the front. I'd recently been offered some pine in the shape of an old cabin bed the timber from which I thought would be ideal for the building of the base of the bench, these are the large frames being dismantled yesterday.

The rails are 5x1" planed & as there were some longer ones I decided on planing them up & gluing two together to make the rails for the bench, they planed up well.

After a night in clamps they came out like this

So today I planed up the long rails & glued them together

After which I planed up the 3x3" for the legs & also the rails I'd glued up yesterday.

I'm hoping to get some time on this in the week as a project like this tends to take over the workshop

 

[Woody]

Looking good Doug is it finished yet ?

 

[Doug]

Damn glue holding me up mate, though I've managed another piece of glue up on my segmenting

 

[yorkshireman]

That's going to be solid as a rock Doug mate

 

[Dalboy]

That's the only problem with any project "Drying times". Looking good so far Doug

 

[Vic Perrin]

Looking Good Doug

 

[bassethound]

Mmm, like the look of that Doug

 

[Twister]

looking good
the xmas tree is still lurking

can u photoshop the clamps out on next build...i know i want some of them but keep saying no

Steve

 

[wm460]

Looking good.

 

[paulm]

Very nice Doug, I look forward to seeing the finished product... No wonder there is a shortage of clamps in the world

 

[Doug]

No wonder there is a shortage of clamps in the world

Funny but I've not found a shortage

 

[Bill Mooney]

Looking good so far Doug. Keep the pics coming.

 

[GeordieB]

Looks like its going to be a good solid bench Doug

 

[Penpal]

Following this project mate I have chosen to weld my benches etc not having any carpentry training your bench is coming along so well there will be lines of people waiting for you to make more you make things like furniture mate.

Peter.

 

[Jim]

Looks like someone will be a happy chappy Doug .. :wink:

 

[Doug]

Looks like someone will be a happy chappy Doug .. :wink:

I certainly hope so Jim.

More planing up this evening

That's nearly all the timber for the base ready for tomorrow & some joint cutting.

 

[Penpal]

I have a smallish carving bench made of furniture grade timber a life member of our club had made in Asia from natural grown Teak while he was on duty for our version of her majesties service.. Your progress so far exceeds this cause you use u beaut machinery both of you are excelling. By the way I have never seen a hammer so deiffernt it is to me purpose built?

Peter.

 

[Jim]

You and a few more in these forums amaze me with the energy you show in making these items Doug .. I wish i had half of it ..

 

[wm460]

Very nice Doug, I look forward to seeing the finished product... No wonder there is a shortage of clamps in the world

I know where there is a pile of unused one, sitting in my shed.
Not fancy ones like Doug though.

 

[Doug]

You and a few more in these forums amaze me with the energy you show in making these items Doug .. I wish i had half of it ..

I'm driven by demanding customers Jim