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[Reinis Kanders]

Which video is that? I am also thinking of building an outdoor bench or a bench that can be quickly setup and stored in a shed during a week and winter.

Thanks to all for the kind words.

@Kees, agree. It sort of is, but at this point in my life it will have to be outside, covered. I am watching (the very long) Morovian Bench build vid. The bench (without the tray) has some appealing characteristics. I am already hunting for decent SYP boards at the BORG.

Pedro

[Pedro Reyes]

Which video is that? I am also thinking of building an outdoor bench or a bench that can be quickly setup and stored in a shed during a week and winter.

If you google moravian workbench you'll get hits

It is by Will Myers and you can buy a DVD, I am watching it on the Pop Woodworking site (subscription), perhaps there are other alternatives.

Pedro

[Brian Holcombe]

Pedro, I know plenty of guys who use two sturdy saw horses and a planing beam with success. It happens to also be quite easy to breakdown and put away if you dont have space for a big bench.

[Kent A Bathurst]

Pedro, I know plenty of guys who use two sturdy saw horses and a planing beam with success. It happens to also be quite easy to breakdown and put away if you dont have space for a big bench.

Brian - qu'est-ce que "planing beam"? Photo of example? I may need to know this in the near future.

[Barry Dima]

Pedro, I know plenty of guys who use two sturdy saw horses and a planing beam with success. It happens to also be quite easy to breakdown and put away if you dont have space for a big bench.

Brian - qu'est-ce que "planing beam"? Photo of example? I may need to know this in the near future.

You're talking about a setup like this, right, Brian?

JapaneseBench.jpg

Here's a quick write-up.

Excuse me for the link to Schwarz; Odate's probably the best source, followed by Jay van Arsdale, but I can't find a scan of Odate's pages, and Schwarz is just so succinct. (I can't believe I called Schwarz "succinct." It must be Friday.) Plans for knockdown trestles are hiding in my "To Build" bookmarks folder somewhere. If anyone's interested, I can dig them up, although plans--written and YouTubed--abound. Oh, and if I recall Odate correctly, a flat slab elevated on one end and jammed against a wall works too. Maybe this is the apparatus specific to jointing long boards?

[Brian Holcombe]

Brian - qu'est-ce que "planing beam"? Photo of example? I may need to know this in the near future.

You're talking about a setup like this, right, Brian?

JapaneseBench.jpg

Here's a quick write-up.

Excuse me for the link to Schwarz; Odate's probably the best source, followed by Jay van Arsdale, but I can't find a scan of Odate's pages, and Schwarz is just so succinct. (I can't believe I called Schwarz "succinct." It must be Friday.) Plans for knockdown trestles are hiding in my "To Build" bookmarks folder somewhere. If anyone's interested, I can dig them up, although plans--written and YouTubed--abound. Oh, and if I recall Odate correctly, a flat slab elevated on one end and jammed against a wall works too. Maybe this is the apparatus specific to jointing long boards?

Yes, that is exactly what I'm talking about. I believe the ket to this setup is that it has to be fairly heavy. All of the Japanese saw horses I've seen have been hefty since they're actually purposed for timberframe.

[Mike Allen1010]

Pedro, very well said!

One of my Dad's favorite expressions was "the Indian is always more important than the arrow". I hope that's not politically incorrect- no disrespect intended. The older I get, the smarter my Dad was!

I can only hope someday my Boys think the same of me. Not likely, but there's hope. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Best, Mike