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"diggerop"

07/11/2009 2:05 AM

Ping Tom. Bench Pics.

Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

diggerop


This topic has 6 replies

tt

tom

in reply to "diggerop" on 07/11/2009 2:05 AM

06/11/2009 10:32 AM

On Nov 6, 11:05 am, "diggerop" <toobusy@themoment> wrote:
> Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
> would have seen them.
> Happy to put them up again for you. : )
>
> It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
> requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
> messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)
>
> Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
> mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
> surround is Jarrah.
> Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
> years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
> according to material size.
> Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
> any racking.
> Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
> longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
> Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
> sourced from a
> re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02
>
> diggerop

Thank you! But the photos of the router fixture are gone, now! Tom

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "diggerop" on 07/11/2009 2:05 AM

08/11/2009 5:48 AM

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:19:24 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
<toobusy@themoment> scrawled the following:

>"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:05:11 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
>> <toobusy@themoment> scrawled the following:

>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02
>>
>> Cool bench! I especially like the jarrah surround and the bent bar
>> vise stop.
>
>Thank you sir. The vise stop is an adaption of a *very* old idea.

Yeah, but I like things simple. It sure beats a board with sixty holes
in it, and thru-mortises in the leg. Classy, I sez.

--
The Smart Person learns from his mistakes.
The Wise Person learns from the mistakes of others.
And then there are all the rest of us...
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dt

"diggerop"

in reply to "diggerop" on 07/11/2009 2:05 AM

08/11/2009 1:19 PM

"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:05:11 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
> <toobusy@themoment> scrawled the following:
>
>>Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
>>would have seen them.
>>Happy to put them up again for you. : )
>>
>>It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
>>requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
>>messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)
>>
>>Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
>>mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
>>surround is Jarrah.
>>Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
>>years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the
>>middle
>>according to material size.
>>Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
>>any racking.
>>Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
>>longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
>>Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
>>sourced from a
>>re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100
>>
>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02
>
> Cool bench! I especially like the jarrah surround and the bent bar
> vise stop.
>


Thank you sir. The vise stop is an adaption of a *very* old idea.

diggerop

dt

"diggerop"

in reply to "diggerop" on 07/11/2009 2:05 AM

07/11/2009 4:31 AM

"tom" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:b2f93031-634e-4e9e-a7c1-a9e9d5ee20cb@g10g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 6, 11:05 am, "diggerop" <toobusy@themoment> wrote:
>> Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought
>> most
>> would have seen them.
>> Happy to put them up again for you. : )
>>
>> It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
>> requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
>> messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)
>>
>> Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
>> mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
>> surround is Jarrah.
>> Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
>> years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the
>> middle
>> according to material size.
>> Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods
>> prevent
>> any racking.
>> Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
>> longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
>> Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
>> sourced from a
>> re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02
>>
>> diggerop
>
> Oops, I failed to look at page 2. Disregard. Tom


My fault for being too lazy to organise the photo's into sets. That would
save people from scrolling through the whole lot looking for a particular
subject.

diggerop

tt

tom

in reply to "diggerop" on 07/11/2009 2:05 AM

06/11/2009 10:35 AM

On Nov 6, 11:05 am, "diggerop" <toobusy@themoment> wrote:
> Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
> would have seen them.
> Happy to put them up again for you. : )
>
> It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
> requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
> messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)
>
> Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
> mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
> surround is Jarrah.
> Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
> years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
> according to material size.
> Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
> any racking.
> Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
> longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
> Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
> sourced from a
> re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02
>
> diggerop

Oops, I failed to look at page 2. Disregard. Tom

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "diggerop" on 07/11/2009 2:05 AM

07/11/2009 9:58 AM

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:05:11 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
<toobusy@themoment> scrawled the following:

>Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
>would have seen them.
>Happy to put them up again for you. : )
>
>It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
>requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
>messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)
>
>Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
>mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
>surround is Jarrah.
>Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
>years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
>according to material size.
>Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
>any racking.
>Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
>longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
>Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
>sourced from a
>re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

Cool bench! I especially like the jarrah surround and the bent bar
vise stop.

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