Workbench WIP...the end is very near!!!

[cpowell]

I started this thread a little while ago....http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f81/workbench-wip-9872/

OK, it was a pretty good while ago. I finished the workbench base/top in 8 weeks or so...it has taken another year to finish (well, almost) the cabs/drawers.

Would it be possible to get the thread opened so I can bring closure to this [strike]odyssey[/strike] [strike]adventure[/strike] [strike]culmination of a blend of hard work, careful planning, and meticulous execution[/strike] project?

Here's a pic before final sanding/finish...

Chuck

 

[TracyP]

It should be open now, try it and I will make sure it is open

 

[woodArtz]

Wow Chuck. That is looking very good! :icon_thum

 

[ScottM]

Nice job Chuck. :thumbs_up You sure it is a work bench? It is nicer then some of the pieces in my LR.

 

[WoodWrangler]

That is more like fine furniture ... awesome looking bench. The attention to detail is well respected.

 

[flatheadfisher]

WOW! That is beautiful.

 

[Trent Mason]

NICE looking workbench Chuck! :notworthy: Like many others have said, it definitely looks more like something to put in the living room.

 

[ptt49er]

That's one nice piece of shop furniture!!

All these workbench threads are making me want to build one, maybe sometime in '09.

 

[Alan in Little Washington]

A fine looking bench! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

At least you did it- a bench has been on my "to do" list for longer than it took you to build one! :roll::roll::roll:

 

[Bas]

Great looking bench Chuck.

I suggest you buy a bottle of Boiled Linseed Oil when you're done. Traditionally, woodworkers smash a bottle of BLO against the tail vise to christen it. Also buy a box of tissues - you're going to need it the first time you slip with the chisel. No, not to wipe off the blood, but for the tears on damaging that gorgeous piece of furniture!

(Side note: I was cutting down a sheet of ply this weekend. Had the shop-made saw guide the wrong way. Or the circular saw - depends on which way you look at it. Net result: Ruined the saw guide and put a nice saw kerf in the vise. The saw guide I can replace, just two boards glued together. But the vise....flarg!)

 

[LeftyTom]

Chuck, it looks simply mahvelus :eusa_clap

 

[Gotcha6]

Yea, verily!
:thumbs_up

 

[Travis Porter]

Awesome Chuck! Good to see you back at it. Love the purpleheart accents. I think I will copy that from you like I copied your doing the top perimeter with purpleheart.

What are you storing in the drawers? Did the slides work out or did you have to use different ones?

 

[cpowell]

Great looking bench Chuck.

I suggest you buy a bottle of Boiled Linseed Oil when you're done. Traditionally, woodworkers smash a bottle of BLO against the tail vise to christen it. Also buy a box of tissues - you're going to need it the first time you slip with the chisel. No, not to wipe off the blood, but for the tears on damaging that gorgeous piece of furniture!

(Side note: I was cutting down a sheet of ply this weekend. Had the shop-made saw guide the wrong way. Or the circular saw - depends on which way you look at it. Net result: Ruined the saw guide and put a nice saw kerf in the vise. The saw guide I can replace, just two boards glued together. But the vise....flarg!)

No problem with crying over chisel gouges, I already butchered it up just constructing the beast.:gar-La;

I really try to keep reminding myself it's just wood, and it can be repaired. (BTW I followed your workbench post during construction a while back - didn't look like you used the BLO toast! Very nice work too. :icon_thum)


Chuck

 

[cpowell]

Mods you can close this thread. I've moved to the original thread - thanks for opening!


Chuck

 

[TracyP]

will do, and you are welcome

 

[Bas]

(BTW I followed your workbench post during construction a while back - didn't look like you used the BLO toast! Very nice work too. :icon_thum)

Well, you're right - I did not smash a bottle of BLO, but I did spill quite a bit from the jar...

Spreading the spilled oil over the work bench was not so bad. Cleaning it off the floor, jointer, table saw, shop vac - not so much fun. :BangHead: