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http://www.americanfurnituredsgn.com/acorn_workbench.htm

Interesting, I wonder if they reprinted the story for a new issue? Unless your Wal-Mart still had a stash of old Woodworker's Journals?? Would you mind checking the issue you have?

So I'm still trying to work out construction details for a workbench, read Landis' and Schleining's book on workbenches, and heard lots of good things about the article in Woodworker's Journal...

I'm building a workbench based on a pre-made maple slab (2-3/8" thick) and a metal leg set. I haven't decided on what vises to get for it but am considering the following few:

Front vise with...

Thanks Jim, I think I will forego the skirt and simply screw/glue a piece of maple underneath the benchtop where the vise will be mounted and thereby creating a taller vise jaw.

Another, but bench...

So I have an Adjust-A-Bench legset and casters, a front vise (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31137&cat=1,41659,41661&ap=1) but not a benchtop yet.

Now here my ignorant question....

I applaud those who take on the challenge of building their workbench but I don't hold the dogmatic belief that everyone should go down this path. The decision of whether to buy or build is one based...

Hi Terek,

I had my tools in storage for almost a year, no regulated temperature or humidity. A lot of the tools developed some surface rust. The planes covered in a plane sack came out without so...

Hi Tyler,

Can you elaborate on what the place is of the #7 vs. the #8? If one were to have both jointers, which situations would call for the #7 instead of the #8? I can see that the #7 and #8...

I have a 60-1/2 LA block plane and a 4-1/2 smoothing plane, which have taken care of most of my planing work so far. By now, I would like to add a jointer plane to my arsenal for panel flattening and...

Very nice bench, Bryan! Where did you get he inspiration from for the design?

May I also ask where you got the maple? I have been on the fence for while on whether to build or buy a bench, and...

Norman, Doug,

This is interesting. I have ordered several items via woodcraft.com (IIRC, the last time sometime in 2005) and never got charged sales tax. The sales tax policy is also...

Norman,

It's nothing "to get away with". The Woodcraft stores in Texas and the woodcraft.com outfit are not related other than by name, hence why the sales tax collection requirement does not...

I can't seem to find any information on the Woodcraft site about their return policy, so perhaps you are right.

As for sales tax, woodcraft.com only charges sales tax when shipping to addresses...

Dan,

I can't say for sure but I just went to woodcraft.com, added the MFT-1080 to my basket, went through the entire checkout process, short of actually clicking the 'place order' button. The...

If ordered from woodcraft.com, you don't pay sales tax (at least not with a shipping/billing address in Texas). There is also the added benefit that you can return it within a year for a full refund...

I have the Blue Spruce small marking knife (http://www.bluesprucetoolworks.com/tools/index.htm), which because of its small size, works exceptionally well for dovetailing. The Veritas knife from Lee...

I bought a refurbished one at a B&D outlet for $35, couldn't tell the difference from a brand new one. I use it mostly for rough work out on the driveway (cutting panels, 4x4s) and does a good job,...

I use the 1/4" and 3/8" mortise chisels the most for chopping. I also use larger size bevel-edge chisels (1/2", 3/4" or even 1") for cleaning up the mortise walls.

Well I have embarked on the journey to learn cut dovetails by hand. I invested in some useful tools such as a LN dovetail saw, Titemark marking gauge, a dovetail layout gauge, striking knive,...

I'm starting to add some planes to my toolbox and am shopping for a #60-1/2 LA block (to augment my Stanley HA block), a #5 jack, maybe a #7 jointer at some point, and definitely a #4 or #4-1/2...

Thanks for all the replies so far. I'm glad to see that at least I'm on the right track! As mentioned by some of you, I forgot to list rather basic items such as marking & layout tools, clamps, and...

I have been lurking around for a while and given the knowledgable bunch out here, I thought I would post my first question. So here goes...

I have been woodworking for a while, making projects...