English Workbench – tools needed
Notable UK woodworkers, Paul Sellers and Richard Maguire go to admirable lengths to show how to build a workbench with a minimal set of tools, and without …
English Workbench – holdfasts
finished! I am very pleased with the holdfasts – they are by Simon James and I got mine from Classic Hand Tools, delivered next day …
English Workbench – finishes
Tradition has it that you should either use a 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil* and turpentine or not bother with a finish at all. …
English Workbench – fitting the vice
As I mentioned earlier, my brilliant plan of drilling separate holes for the guide rods and screw for the vice was not a success. The …
English Workbench – flattening and finishing the top
I have now flattened the top and rear apron – it took about an hour and forty five minutes (for the rear I just took …
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English Workbench – roughly levelling the top
I did the initial flattening of the top in about 40 minutes – I used my wooden jack plane to take off the high points …
English Workbench – mortices for vice and bench stop
Today’s update consists entirely of making holes – hole 1 is for the bench stop, hole 2 (more of a trench really) is to accommodate …
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English Workbench – preparing the top
Earlier today I flattened the undersides of the 3 boards that will make up the top. It did not take long – an advantage of …
The Record Imp 80 Vice
The Record Imp 80 is the brilliant tiny cousin of the Record #74 Auto Vice. I use my Imp frequently – they really are very …
English Workbench – preparing for the top
Preparing for the top simply involves getting all the parts that receive the top planks flat and level. Here is the bench glued and nailed …