Finally done and wanted to post a few pics of my first bench - finished a few weeks back. Pretty much followed the Schwarz article - opted not to include the deadman.
Specs:
6' x 24"
3" top - Ash
Base - SYP
Face vise - Veritas Twin Screw w/24" on center, Ash chop w/suede leather face
Tail vise - Jorgensen 12" quick release
Walnut drawbores
Watco Danish Oil finish
Still need to add the shelf on the bottom - will probably use walnut or SYP w/Walnut dowel accents. Here are the pics of the evolution:
Didn't take pics of my original glue-ups but used SYP from the BORG. I planned on using 100% SYP but wasn't able to get the thicknesses of the plies that I wanted so I splurged and got some 12/4 ash. Built using my Bosch 4100, Ridgid 12" Sliding Compund Miter Saw, Ridgid 6" jointer and Dewalt 735 planer coupled with HF DC for good measure.
Here is the glued up top and some of the flattening:
Top glue up had some creep when I was gluing the final sub-assemblies together so I spent more time than I would have liked with flattening but it was good practice. Just a pain because of not having a proper bench, I had to rig up my saw horses with a planing stop/clamp, weigh them down with lumber and still had to chase it around the garage due to rackage. Here I used a late model Stanley #5 fully tuned that I bought on the Bay from the machinist mentioned (after I purchased as he upped his prices) in Schwarz's blog (sopisodd is the user I think).
Then moved to the #8 Type 19 that I've fettled and blinged out with a Hock blade/chipbreaker, brass Norris-type lever cap, and Paduak knob/tote:
Specs:
6' x 24"
3" top - Ash
Base - SYP
Face vise - Veritas Twin Screw w/24" on center, Ash chop w/suede leather face
Tail vise - Jorgensen 12" quick release
Walnut drawbores
Watco Danish Oil finish
Still need to add the shelf on the bottom - will probably use walnut or SYP w/Walnut dowel accents. Here are the pics of the evolution:
Didn't take pics of my original glue-ups but used SYP from the BORG. I planned on using 100% SYP but wasn't able to get the thicknesses of the plies that I wanted so I splurged and got some 12/4 ash. Built using my Bosch 4100, Ridgid 12" Sliding Compund Miter Saw, Ridgid 6" jointer and Dewalt 735 planer coupled with HF DC for good measure.
Here is the glued up top and some of the flattening:
Top glue up had some creep when I was gluing the final sub-assemblies together so I spent more time than I would have liked with flattening but it was good practice. Just a pain because of not having a proper bench, I had to rig up my saw horses with a planing stop/clamp, weigh them down with lumber and still had to chase it around the garage due to rackage. Here I used a late model Stanley #5 fully tuned that I bought on the Bay from the machinist mentioned (after I purchased as he upped his prices) in Schwarz's blog (sopisodd is the user I think).
Then moved to the #8 Type 19 that I've fettled and blinged out with a Hock blade/chipbreaker, brass Norris-type lever cap, and Paduak knob/tote: