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IMG_0997.JPGBenchtop attachment 2426 viewsWith the bench on its side, you can see how the top is drawn down against the tops of the legs by the homemade bench bolts, and how the top stretcher will, hopefully prevent eventual sag in the otherwise unsupported center of the top.TRexF16
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IMG_0996.JPGTruing the top flush to the legs450 viewsEverything is all bolted up here and I'm planing the legs dead flush to the front face of the top with a #8 jointer plane. The entire front of the bench - top, legs, and stretcher, is now coplanar for ease of clamping. The front of the deadman will lie in the same plane.TRexF16
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IMG_0995.JPGTop stretcher joint312 viewsThe top short stretchers on the end units only have the double drawbore, but not the wedged through tenons due to the possibility of spliting out the top of the legs. The primary purpose of these stretchers is to stiffen the end unit and prevent any sag in the middle of the top.TRexF16
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IMG_0992.JPGBenchtop attachment 1334 viewsThis shows how the homemade bench bolts secure the top to the legs. I made the short top stretchers narrow enough to leave a space for the hole for the round brass "nut" to slide in. I considered simply bolting the top down straight through the top stretchers but wanted the draw it tight against the solid 3.75" x 5" top of the legs for maximum rigidity.TRexF16
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IMG_0991.JPGLower Leg Joint Detail 2213 viewsHere's a look from inside the stretchers of the bench bolts tightened up. Also visible is the strip which forms the ledge for the tool storage shelf which will span between the stretchers.TRexF16
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IMG_0985.JPGLower leg Joint detail317 viewsThe bottom short stretchers on the end units are joined into a solid structure with double drawbore pins and double wedged through-tenons. The two long stretchers are bolted with a homemade and slightly beefier version of the Veritas Bench Bolts.TRexF16
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IMG_0984a.JPGBase for the bench422 viewsHere's the completed base, except for the 3/4 inch thick shelf that will go on the ledges one inch below the top of the lower stretchers. This will give a nice shelf for tool storage with a 1/4 inch lip.TRexF16
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IMG_0968a.JPGBuilding the end units335 viewsHere the bench top is glued up and sitting on a scrounged table. You can see I'm able to use the round dog holes to secure one of the legs for mortising for the through tenon. The joints for the first end unit are already cut and it is dry fit. In the foreground is the tops of the two long stretchers. The front long stretcher is set up for a sliding deadman.TRexF16
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