the saw bench is surprisingly sturdy, but you can add two aprons to further brace the bench – they are attached with half lap dovetail joints. I used a saw to remove the waste from the top part of the lap joints – what I meant to try (but forgot) was to have a go … Read more saw bench – finished
You can strengthen the joints between legs and feet by ‘draw boring’. It is very easy to make your own dowels: I used a chisel to split a bit of an oak into roughly hexagonal pieces slightly larger that the 3/8” inch dowels I needed and then thumped them through a piece of metal with … Read more saw bench – draw boring
I am in the process of making a saw bench – my first attempt at making anything with hand tools. Needless to say I am making my fair share of mistakes, and seem to be averaging about one major cock-up per day. I am making it from a couple of scaffold boards. The design is … Read more saw bench – design and joinery