Hello George,
Yes, I used edible flaxseed oil and cured in the oven, the same way one would cure a new cast iron pan. The finish is very hard after cooking. It's pretty dry here and I don't have a big issue with rust, but might be fun to try, so long as cooking at 500 F won't warp the tool.
Cheers,
C
Hello Jim,
The thread is getting pretty aged as well--it's been a long process
C
Hello all,
Brief update. For better or worse, I decided to "unsplit" my split-top bench. After 3 years, I did not once pull out the spacer and use it as a split top, though will admit that I haven't been in the shop much during the last year and a half. The gap, well, it just bugged me. So I milled a snug fitting gap, glued all three pieces together and decided it was a good time to re-flatten the top and do a bit of other tuning up. As a process, the split-top is a great one and I was able to do all of the work myself except a flipping of the top after it was completely glued together. Thus, I would build as a split top again, with a final jointing as I did in the end.
Here are a couple of shots, including a ~1/16" benchtop onthe floor in front of the stove.
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Last edited by Christopher Charles; 07-25-2016 at 2:25 PM.
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Nice looking bench!
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
Nice bench.
On the other hand I use my spacer gap quite often as a planing stop or crosscutting stop or sometimes I remove it and then use the gap for clamps. Mine is the setup to be a bit less than 1/2 inch above the bench when in the elevated position.
Thanks Brian! I took the other fork in the road and built a Roubo rather than scand bench after much hand wringing, as documented in this (long) thread. After all the back and forth, I must say that I'm pleased as a peach with my bench, but there is something about the aesthetics of a scand bench that still has a strong pull. If I were to build another, I might go the other way. And a scand bench would be most likely if I could only have one bench (I have a second bench slated to have a dedicated dovetailing vise).
Best,
Chris
Thanks Reinis! Glad to hear you're finding a split top useful.
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Nope, not dead.
Yes, complicated build!!
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Hello Robert,
That's a beauty! I'm sure you're pleased with it. Is the tail vise wooden/traditional?
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
Robert, my hat is off to you. I stared at plans for that vise for a long while, but in the end went with a metal vise.
Brian, sounds like the answer is simple. We both 'need' two benches and the culture war can end
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
Double good on you then for sticking it through. Interesting to hear that you think a wagon vise would be more practical; I've wondered the opposite My only lingering doubt is whether I would be getting more use out of a traditional (metal) tail vise. I nearly ordered the LN one. That said, thus far I haven't encountered any real issue and don't really anticipate one. The BC install was a bit fiddly, but straightforward.
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra