Last Weekend's project - Sawbenches

[Jim Becker]

Louis, not only are the benches wonderful in craftsmanship, but you also managed to make them look like a million bucks through your photography! Awesome!

[Louis Bois]

Thanks Jim. It's a good thing I've got a wide angle lens to move around in that little shop!!!

[Vince Shriver]

Why the "V" on the end of the larger bench?

[Louis Bois]

Why the "V" on the end of the larger bench?

Here's a quote from Chris' article, "The V-shaped mouth on the top – called a “ripping notch” – supports your work as you notch out corners with a handsaw or jigsaw.

[Ken Martin]

Luis,

In 2006 Harry Strasil posted a tutorial on building a saw bench.

Part 1
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...=table+strasil

Part 2

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...hlight=Tutoral

Part 3 &4
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...hlight=Tutoral

Part 5

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...ght=Bench+Part

Good luck with building yours.

Ken

[Joe Close]

Here is a source that may help you locate SYP: http://www.southernpine.com

[John Dykes]

Figures -

Nothing in Colorado!

- jbd

[Ted Jay]

SYP is pretty hard top find in the northern and western states....thus the name. Chris Schwarz has mentioned this is his bench writings. I have had good luck with poplar for benches. It is not prohibitively expensive and combined with a laminated maple top, has nice weight for a bench. The green tones turn brown in a couple of years, even indoors. What do you guys think of poplar?

Oh, that stuff... isn't that a weed tree?........


Southern Yellow Pine 1x4,1x6,1x8,1x10,1x12 ................ starting @ .75bf

[Johnny Kleso]

They are to nice to use

[Doug Littlejohn]

I really like mine. Never had one or really thought about it until I read Chris's article. Then I had to make one and boy it sure works nice, just as advertised (I too used the height CS gave and it's just perfect for my knee).

I only had Purpleheart and Walnut in 6/4 and the walnut just called out to me.

It was a lot of fun to build, the only electrons used were for the base material cuts. The mortises, etc., all done by hand.

Here is mine, hope folks enjoy:

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4...27819947_o.jpg