Although many of us have misgivings about it, the magazine industry is on the way out. For the reasons alluded to here, woodworking is not particularly suited to the magazine format anyway. The...
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Although many of us have misgivings about it, the magazine industry is on the way out. For the reasons alluded to here, woodworking is not particularly suited to the magazine format anyway. The...
I built mine prior to publication of the book and it is not very similar to his; in fact, I think he would disapprove of mine. There are different reasons for building a chest. The way my shop is...
A Millers Falls Acme miter box with a 28" backsaw is perfect for your application. 8" is no problem.
I was concerned about the same thing, but you don't bend over and dig. I put my chest on a platform with casters about 6" high. Larger tools are on the bottom, so you are grabbing a saw handle or...
The finished vise:
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Thank you all for the many helpful suggestions and links. Just what i was looking for.
I know. They are a tremendous value, but they are big and heavy. I thought about buying them and cutting them off. In the end, I like the wooden handles as I have a tendency to find metal with my...
Based on a great article in Shopnotes detailing the construction of an etau, a historical vise from France, I made screws for my Moxon vise using acme threaded rod from McMaster-Carr and shop made...
My concept was a welded steel trailer frame and plywood floor. The sides and top would be "sandwiches" with baltic birch plywood on the inside, 2x2's with foam insulation and cedar strips/fiberglass...
I am interested in building a teardrop travel trailer. If you don't know what they are, they are very small, light travel trailers, typically no more than 5'x5'x10' that were popular homebuilt...
I was amazed the first time I tried it. Can anyone explain why it makes such a big difference, even with a corrugated sole?
Nice bench Karl. Douglas fir is a great choice but it definitely tears out and splinters easily. Creative recoveries like yours are a real plus.
I was lucky enough to have 2" boards that were full width, so I didn't glue any boards together. However, I don't see why edge gluing 2x6s or 2x8s together would be a problem. Although I felt...
Not for now, though I did plan for a twin screw vise on the end at a later date if I decide to add it. I am going to try relying on a nice Moxon vise and using the workholding methods outlined by...
Joe,
Thanks. Yes, the cleats are glued and screwed to the "transverse bearers," as Nicholson called them. The bearers are attached to the top boards with screws in elongated holes. I debated...
I apologize if I unknowingly broke a rule.
Alex,
Mike Siemsen is writing an article on a Nicholson bench he made recently that I think comes apart for transport. He hopes to publish it around Christmas time. Check his blog periodically. ...
I completed my Nicholson workbench today but unfortunately the picture files are too large to post here. You can view them on my blog. It is made from clear vertical grain douglas fir rejected for...
Pete,
The criticism I have heard is that it gets in the way of clamping but I have never understood this. Why not just use a longer clamp? The offsetting advantage, as you know, is that you can...
Maybe it depends on where you live. Here in southern Oregon, UPS is painfully slow. It can take nearly two weeks to get something from the east coast. Even then, they wait until nearly dinner...
Here's one: http://logancabinetshoppe.com/blog/2010/12/quick-tip-7/
Doesn't make a very hollow grind, does it?
If it's the Millers Falls/Langdon, it is a very nice one. They are very well made and work like a charm. I bought one that was quite rusty and it cleaned up very well. I think you will really...
These "in house" workshop posts are very interesting to me. Even though I am fortunate enough to have a somewhat larger dedicated space, I can see that amazing work can be done in a very confined,...
At long last, I have begun the process of building a Nicholson workbench. While I think a majority prefer a Roubo or other continental style bench, a number of us really like its practicality and...