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Thanks for the information, gentlemen.

Ken, portability isn’t an issue for me. I like the design of the bench and am looking forward to the build, but I’m not planning on moving it around. Sure,...

Bench build coming up! I've decided to build the Moravian bench. Now, I've got a decision to make regarding which vise(s) to use. There will be some form of face/leg vise and a tail vise, as the...

Thanks for the details. I just ran across your blog while doing a bit of research about benches. I’m planning my 2nd bench at the moment. My first bench is a Paul Sellers style doug fir bench. I like...

Ken, that’s a good looking bench. Thanks for the pictures! I’m planning my 2nd bench. (First is a Paul Sellers style) and I’m beginning to warm to the idea of a 18”-ish deep worktop with a rear...

Ken that’s a nice looking too holder. If you have a chance, I’d live to see a better picture of the bench with the tool well.

Mike, thanks for posting. I've really been enjoying watching this come together. Regarding your comments about your saw bench, if it isn't too much trouble, could you describe the rough dimensions...

Raymond, I am very sorry to hear about your family's lost. I never truly understood the phrase, "the saddest thing is for a parent to outlive a child" until we had our first child. Now I understand....

Wow, Sean. That's a beautiful stool. Nice detail on the cabinet, too.

Wow. Great post. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. It makes me think I might even be able to pull this off.

Thanks for the information, Gary.

The bench is moving right along. It looks great so far! Man, those are big dovetails

Leo, I like it! It looks well thought out. I've been tasked with doing something similar. I like how you added a closet as well.

Cody, that looks great. I'd say you are making good time on that build as well.

Michael, that saw looks great. I'm getting ready to build a Gramercy BS kit. It's good to hear that you liked the parts enough to use them again. Good luck with the saw.

Graham, thanks for the advice and encouragement. Yes, those were my very first hand cut M&T's. For the first 50 mallet blows or so, I was pretty nervous, but I settled down after that. After that,...

Noah, thanks, I had not seen that one. He sure did make it look easy! If mine went that smoothly, I never would have even considered a mortise chisel. I'll practice some more and see how I do. I...

Noah, on the through tenons, yes, I came from both sides to prevent blowout...after blowing one out doing it wrong. I just measured carefully and they met up in the middle just fine. There were 8...

And Chris, you must be tough. Fixies are for monsters!

I'm not sure of the reasoning for mounting the vise this way either. Since this was my first try at this, I just stuck to the plan. It's tough building anything without a bench, so I wanted to...

Prashun, thanks for the encouragement!

Christopher, thanks. My next couple of projects are 'shop' focused. I'm going to build my skills on items where if I mess up and it comes out ugly, it isn't a big deal. I'm going to go through Paul...

Jim, thanks for the information. Yes it helps, greatly. I will use this on my next post with pictures.

Edward, yes there are some great people here. I've seen some fantastic work displayed.

Will, Ha! I ride mountain. I have owned a SS in the past, but my knees didn't like it. And to be honest,...

Garrett, I started with a pretty average 16-ish oz mallet, but I wound up switching to a bike (Park Tools) non-marring mallet that weighs about twice as much. It went smoother after that. However,...

Well, I've been lurking around here for long enough without introducing myself. I've been waiting until I had something to say. Well, i'm William and I am just getting started with hand tools. I...