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IMG_1054.JPGDeadman 3: Finished236 viewsHere is the finished deadman amid all the shavings from flattening the topTRexF16
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IMG_0998.JPGDetail of face vise round-over371 viewsFor the face vise round-over detail, I layed out the radius, nibbled away on the waste side with my table saw, and then used a shoulder plane and block plane to smooth it down to the curved line. Even though there are no vises yet on the bench, I can still use my holdfast through the dog holes of the assembled top/base to hold the work rock-solid. This is the first work I've ever done on a totally rigid bench and it's great!TRexF16
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IMG_1026.JPGEnd Vise221 viewsHere's the quick action end vise in the closed (but not tightened) position. The chop is built to touch at the top first when it's closed so that when it is tightened up under full tension the opposing faces of the end cap and the vise chop are parallel and hold best. At this stage I'm flushing up the end grain of the end cap, the front of the bench and end of the vise chop all coplanar. The glass with the brush in it holds denatured alcohol. Brushing this on end grain greatly eases planing.TRexF16
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IMG_1025.JPGEnd Vise Close up208 viewsHere's a pic of the old Columbian quick action vise that serves as the end vise.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_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_1056.JPGTool shelf 1257 viewsNothing spectacular here, just a plain piece of 3/4 inch birch ply, but it was a nice peek into the work holding potential of this design. Here, and in the next pic, I'm just notching the corners for the space where the legs intrude into the otherwise rectangular space inside the stretchers.TRexF16
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IMG_1057.JPGTool Shelf 2239 viewsReady to cut the vertical part of the notches. There's not many panels you couldn't dovetail in this vise!TRexF16
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IMG_1045.JPGTop Flattening 1295 viewsGetting started flattening the top with the big old Stanley #8. The fine Hock iron in this plane really cuts well. I tried to line up the edge grain of each piece in the top laminate, but missed the mark in a few places. If I ever make another bench top I will: a) use thicker stock so glue-up takes less time and b) make darn sure ALL the grain runs the same way. I got a bunch of four quarter maple for 70 cents a board foot, which is why that's what this top is made of.TRexF16
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IMG_1051.JPGTop flattening 2243 viewsThis job was made more difficult by lack of a really fine straight-edge. I have a three foot aluminum "garden variety" staight edge, which helps a bit, but so wish for a real, no kidding high precision four foot (or more) Starrett or one of equal quality. Santa, if you're listening...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_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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