saw bench - finished 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 at splitting... 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.... Nick 21-Jun-2017 saw bench
saw bench - draw boring 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 balustrade into roughly hexagonal pieces slightly larger that the 3/8” inch dowels I needed and then thumped them through a piece of... 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... Nick 20-Jun-2017 saw bench
saw bench - design and joinery 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. I am making it from a couple of scaffold boards. The design is a bit convoluted compared to traditional saw benches, but hopefully this will... 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... Nick 19-Jun-2017 saw bench
Starting woodworking Everyone is on a “journey” these days, and now I am too – my journey into woodworking has begun. I remember very little about the craft lessons I took at school, although I vaguely recall doing a term of wood working and a term of metalworking – I suppose about 30 hours of training in total. Not... Everyone is on a “journey” these days, and now I am too – my journey into woodworking has begun. I remember very little about the craft... Nick 31-Oct-2015 saw bench
