Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
So, I finally put the workbench together.
It’s 4 slabs of MDF with 1/2″ of solid Oak on top.
The carriage is 2 legs of 4×4 Pressure Treated pine beams.
In blood, I anoint thee 'The Crappy Workbench'
Top will be Oak, not Maple
Tags: MDF, oak, Rick Waters, splintered board, Workbench
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Take a look at This new blog – Spudwood
‘Garage Sale’ at Designed Stairs in Sandwich, IL
* 24 bdft pink Lyptus (in 7 boards)
* 13”x1”x8’ Hemlock
* 6 short boards of 14”wx1”t yellow pine stairs
* 40 4” C clamps for about $20
* 3 6’x1”dia acrylic rods
* 50’ electrical cord autoreel
* 5’ level
Jim Birch (flooracle) from Erickson Decorating in Chicago, and Barry Gork from Timbermate – Timbermate products
* Used the Walnut on my railing
Jim Birch (flooracle) – free flooring samples
* Somewhere around 200bdft of S. American hardwood flooring samples
* 20 bdft of Oak hardwood flooring
Projects
* Magnetic board project – Finished
* Shop table
* Toy Chest
* Wine Cabinet Door
New Tools
* Adze
* Chisel
* Bench Vise
* Calipers (Free from Rockler )
* Folding rule (Free from Charles Neil)
* Abrasive wheels (free from Dremel)
* Scroll Saw
* Flexible sanding pads (Klingspor)
* Tons of sandpaper (Klingspor)
* Abrasive lathe pads (As seen on RWW)
Tags: barry gork, chisels, flooracle, Furniture, hemlock, jim birch, lyptus, miter, oak, projects, spudwood, stairs, timbermate, Tools, wood
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