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Thanks Joe, you can see the thread I did a few years ago on building my bench here:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?60706-Das-Bench-(-the-bench)-pics

Here is what it looks like with just two coats of dye.

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Here's some pics before I rubbed out the shellac. Too high a shine and I wanted a inviting touch to the...

Sure, start to finish about 120 hrs. The technique I used was to use a thin wash coat of the water based aniline dye. That has two purposes. It puts a coat of dye in the soft grain ( the figure) and...

Lol, that would be a good option!

Here's some pics of a king sized bed and two end tables that I just completed for a client. The wood is tiger maple and the finish is golden amber maple aniline dye,followed by boiled linseed oil ,...

I've been following your thread with great interest since building a guitar is getting higher on my "bucket" list. Do you make your own body templates or do you buy them somewhere?
Beautiful and...

Here is my bench.It' made of white oak. About 8ft long, 24 "wide (without the tool tray.) The top is 4" thick on a trestle base.The end vise is rosewood.
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I built this toolbox a while back and never posted it. It's my version of a design from Fine Woodworking magazine. At the time I built it, I was having some financial problems, so I made the toolbox...

LN makes both a right and left handed version. If I'm planing end grain, and the grain is going the other way( I'm left handed) you use one or the other. You don't HAVE to have both, but it's the...

I think it will be the right choice,I have both DVD's. Really great instruction.

I ordered the 5.5. with a plane sock, with an extra blade, yikes!

BUT, it's only going to hurt once. Until I have to get two #140's, Thanks again.

Thanks, I'm probably going to go with the 5.5. I have a woodie smoother that I made in the Krenov style, and since I finally learned how to get a truly sharp iron and scraper, I prefer a hand planed...

Does anyone have any thoughts on which plane I should choose? I intend to use the plane for several purposes. (duh, that's why it's called a "jack" plane) My shooting board, as a fore plane, jointing...

I think that $29 bucks is a bargain for about an hours instructional DVD from a pro that I can keep studying, be it Rob Cosman or David Charlesworth . All this carping about who is better etc. is...

The trestle base of my workbench had 24 wedged tenons to make.:eek:
This is way I do them, but I'm sure everyone has their own preferences.
I laid out the mortises in the 12/4 white oak and cut...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/robmill54/workbench18.jpg

I fussed about this when I built my bench, I think the answer is also how long the bench is. My bench is 7ft 4" long and the dog holes are 5 inches apart until you get to the tail vise where I...

If the plywood panel is lighter than the solid wood, or the other way around, you can put the panel ( without the solid wood) out in the sun for a few hours to darken the cherry until you have a...

I really like this plan:

http://www.woodcraftplans.com/wmcly.htm

Look on the "bay" for set of Stanley # 750 chisels. I would buy 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, and 3/4."
Expect to pay about 20 bucks for a nice example. These are quality chisels. The new Lie Nielsen chisels are...

Chris, here is a link for a bench that I made out of white oak, so far it has been a terrific bench.
My aplogies to everyone, I have been gone for quite a while as I have been having severe personal...

I'm the builder of DAS BENCH which is all white oak. I originally wanted to use maple, but I got a great deal on some white oak that I couldn't pass up. I laminated the top to expose the vertical...

I bought the oak from Alva Hardwoods in Alva Fl. www.alvahardwoods.com
Merrill is a terrific guy, but he is closed till November.

The bench is a hybred of a couple designs.
The base is a design...

Beautifully done Terry. A testiment to your Grandpa and now to you.
Just awesome. The french fitting looks terrific and is a fitting home to your fine tools.
Congrats!

Once I finally got the hang of sharpening the card scraper, it brought a whole new way of thinking to my work. The scraper cuts the wood fibers instead of grinding them like sandpaper does. It's...