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Building a solid workbench

Kiwifr33
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Building a solid workbench

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Legs and rails. Rails are dovetailed / lapped flush with the legs. Top left is the first half of the laminated top. Everything is recycled.

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Cutting the dovetails at the top of the legs that fit into the top with my Xmas present. Haven’t touched my jigsaw or barely the circular saw since I got it.

 

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Frame assembly, only the shelf is screwed in. The end rails are double tenon & mortised into the legs (one triple 'cos I found a nail). Estimated weight so far: >100 kg. The laminated mdf shelf is 30mm thick, the top 85mm and that’s only about half of it. There’s a drawer that takes up the whole space between the shelf and bottom rails and two vises to come.

 

Kermit
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Re: Solid workbench

Heya @Kiwifr33, have you got a finished shot of your workbench?

Re: Solid workbench

Unfortunately not @Kermit, the shed build and work took over. Last seen doing double duty as a table saw station, although I have installed the lower drawer.

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Re: Solid workbench

Still not finished, but bench related: whipped up a crosscut sled, added a mitre sled that attaches.3CB68C18-1C35-4A6F-A9A5-683C0C324685.jpeg4A2AB84D-5A91-4F07-AF4A-13946EF10B79.jpegPretty tight: the apparent gap bottom right is actually shadow linePretty tight: the apparent gap bottom right is actually shadow line

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