Yeah, that's my fallback position if I run into trouble. Someone pointed me to a local woodcrafter (his workshop is a few miles from my house) who has a 37" widebelt sander that he rents time on.
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Yeah, that's my fallback position if I run into trouble. Someone pointed me to a local woodcrafter (his workshop is a few miles from my house) who has a 37" widebelt sander that he rents time on.
For what it's worth, I'm getting the wood from a local lumber yard rather than one of the big box stores. They are supposed to have a pretty decent selection, though time will tell. Planning to go...
Sounds pretty much like what I'm looking for. Was even considering the bit with the threaded rods.
Forgot to mention. He has a planer as well.
Found a friend with a jointer. So I'm going to go ahead with plan 2. Figure it's less than $50 worth of wood for SYP. Not a huge risk if I mess it up.
It will be an adventure.
Thanks for the...
Regarding the schwarz design, it's something I've come across a lot in researching workbenches.
Here is a link.
Oh, I'm in St. Louis.
It's funny. I checked with a local lumber yard. They told me their shorter lengths are more likely to be straight and free of knots. (which is different than other suggestions...
My only real power tool options are the table saw and a router table. Of course I could joint the narrow sides of the 2x?, but I don't imagine it will help much with the wide faces that will be...
Probably a dumb question, but:
I am in the process of designing a woodworking bench. I'm looking at two options:
1) 2-3 layers of MDF/plywood with a hardwood top layer of some sort.
2) SYP boards...