Workbench project: completed!!!

[D L Ames]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

Unbelieveable.............that is one awesome bench Monty.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap I really like the way you built the cover for the twin vice. Thanks for sharing all of your progress with us.

D L

 

[SteveColes]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

.....That really makes your bench a hand crafted work of art. I have seen many benches but that sets yours apart as one of the finest. .......
Dave

Wow do I agree with that:eusa_clap

 

[Travis Porter]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

You are really starting to suck. That cover for the vise is very impressive looking.

So, when do the cabinets for under the bench start?

 

[woodguy1975]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

You are really starting to suck. That cover for the vise is very impressive looking.

So, when do the cabinets for under the bench start?

Geez, don't give him another reason to delay working on his rocker.....

Hit it dude!!!!!!!!!!

:slap:

 

[John Reeves]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

Monty,

That is an absolutely amazing work of craftsmanship. I have just completed my own workbench so I appreciate the extreme detail that you accomplished.

Fantastic work.

John

 

[Monty]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

Thanks for all the kind words. And thank you too, Woodguy. :slap: :lol:

Some of you may know that I drew up some plans for this project back in April, when I was still waiting for wood. I used this as an excuse to learn CAD, and in the process I ended up with a pretty decent set of plans (IMHO, of course). I figured I would post the plans as a downloadable PDF once I had a chance to verify that it was all accurate. Well, I completed the constuction and I didn't see any errors (well, not in the plans at least). So, I uploaded the plans for all to see in the Downloads section of this site. The link is here.

If you choose to use these plans, be aware that I am not a professional woodworker, nor am I any kind of expert at drawing up plans. You should adopt the old Ronald Reagan cold-war approach when using these plans: "Trust but Verify". ;-) These plans are probably not the best or most organized plans you'll find, but they're definitely worth every penny you'll pay for them!!! :mrgreen:

 

[chris99z71]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

Awesome plans Monty!:icon_thum
Thank you!:eusa_clap

 

[DaveO]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

Those plans look really well done :eusa_clap I'm printing them off right now to file in "Hope to Make Someday" file. Thanks for making the available.
Dave

 

[sapwood]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

Monty, you take "attention to detail" to a new level :eusa_clap

Roger

 

[D L Ames]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

You are really starting to suck. That cover for the vise is very impressive looking.

So, when do the cabinets for under the bench start?

Starting to????? I thought he was already pretty proficient at it.:lol:

D L

 

[DavidF]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

'Nuff said about the vise cover; I love his little sliding door in the tool tray!! I just put two holes in mine and they arn't worth the sawdust that came out of them when I drilled them!!

 

[Alan in Little Washington]

Re: Workbench project: a few finishing touches

So, when do the cabinets for under the bench start?

I want to know that also! Its not done until it's done!!:-D:-D:-D:-D

Nice work- I'm still inspired and as soon as the back bench and cabinets are done I'll likely start on the WW bench. Really nice work.

 

[Monty]

I hate to resurrect an old thread, but since I completed this project I've had some people ask for the total board feet required. I promised to one day add it all up, and I wanted to included it here for the sake of completeness. So... here it is for those who may be interested:

	Description	No.	T	W	L	BF	Subtotal
Top							
	Top slab	14	2    	2 1/2	75 1/2	36.7	
	Top slab: back	1	2    	5	75 1/2	5.2	
	Front apron	1	2    	6	77	6.4	
	Rear apron	1	2    	6	77 1/2	6.5	
	Left end cap	1	2    	6	33	2.8	
	Right end cap	1	2    	6	33 1/2	2.8	60.4
							
Vises							
	Front vise jaw	1	4	6	18	3.0	
	End vise jaw	1	4	6	27	4.5	7.5
							
Trestle base							
	Trestle Foot	2	4    	3 1/2	28	5.4	
	Top piece	2	4	3	23 1/4	3.9	
	Trestle leg	4	4	3	29 1/2	9.8	
	Stretcher	4	2    	4	50 1/2	11.2	30.4

That leads to a grand total of 81 board feet in this project. Keep in mind that's finished dimensions (going by the final dimensions listed in my plans from the downloads section). If you look at the rough thicknesses of the boards it adds up to about 98 bf. I think I actually purchased somewhere between 110-120 bf in all, and had little scrap left over.

 

[DaveO]

I hate to resurrect an old thread,

Yea, sure, you just wanted to make sure that you still have the longest thread :lol: :lol:

Dave

 

[WoodWrangler]

I didn't know what to think when I saw this old thread come back into circulation ...

Thanks for that add'l info Monty. Hopefully later this year I can start on a bench!