bench re-do pt IV.......

I'm getting antsy about finishing this bench. It part that is due to me feeling a little better. The cough is almost gone and the snot locker is starting to empty out too. Another couple of days and I  should be back to normal. Which means I want my workbench back. Yesterday.

briefly on it's feet

As soon as I got the new threaded inserts in for attaching the base on, I flipped it up so I could see whether or nor there would be joy in Mudville. I like what I see and I especially like the front and back flush look. I should have done this a long time ago.

Besides flipping this up to get a look see, I wanted to flush up the back apron I glued on. On the far end it's about a 1/4" proud.

 

a lot wood to remove here

 After I flushed this including cussing out the humongous red knot at the end here, I sawed off the extra piece of the end cap.

onto to it's back again

I rough cut this end cap to length. I'll do the final flushing and trimming with my planes once I get face vise fitted. I made a new hole for another 1/2" bolt to hold the end cap on. I really wanted to use the Benchcrafted end cap bolts but I didn't want to wait for them. The Benchcrafted end cap bolts would have been way easier to install then these bolts/nuts I used here.

put another bolt in the end cap on the opposite side too

flipped back up one more time

I am going to have to flatten the top again. The end caps are little proud of the top not to mention you can't tell that the dog ass'y is made out of maple. All that's left after this is to install the face vise and make some drawers, and put everything back.

vise instructions

These instructions suck and all they are doing for me is giving me a headache. First they are in metric and decimal inch equivalents such as 0.71" or 1,18". Along with this there are a couple of mistakes in the plans and the measurements in there. To add to the confusion there are two sets of instructions, these in the pic, and a set of 8 pages that seem to have the correct measurements in them.

more confusion for me

I would like to install this vise and use the edge of the bench top as the rear face but if I'm reading this right, the directions here say that is a no-no. Or is it a bad Czech to English translation error?

figured out the measurements

I decided to go with a rear and front jaw on the vise. And 3 is a charm for finding the right drilling pattern. On the pattern above I forgot to layout for the threaded rod being offset from the 2 outside guide rods but I got it right on the bottom one. Now I have to figure out what to use for the jaws on the vise.

I have a bunch of rough 5/4 poplar that I had planned on using but I don't think it's thick enough. I have a hunk of 8/4 white oak but it isn't wide enough. This is where I cashed it in because I don't have any other stock I can use. I'm leaning in the direction of using 2x stock from Home Depot. That's probably the way I'll go. I can replace it the next time I go to Highlands and buy some wood.

accidental woodworker

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."
Dean Martin