Saturday, July 19, 2008
FIRST GLUE UP
some of you know i'm embarking into the world of woodworking so that i can build a few things (ok, ... many) for the house. in order to do so, it only makes sense to have a workbench to work upon. never one to do things the easy way, i took on a beast of a first project. if you wanna see the goal, click here
today i glued up the frame which consisted of not your traditional 4 pieces of wood, but instead a crafty 20 pieces if you can believe it. this had better be the most solid bench ever after having put this much effort in.
i've got my vise on the corner that is hidden from view. oh, and a word about what you're seeing...it is the base sitting atop the top of the bench...i'm not working on the thing upside down.
that's not even the beginning either. i still have a pile of perhaps 40 pieces that have to find their way into this thing before i call it done. progress none the less.
it must also be said that i'd be a liar if i said everything was totally square - it isn't ... but i'll make it work. that's the joy of woodworking. don't look too hard, you can't see any of the poor cuts in the image. when it is rainy and grey, a woodworking i will go...
so, who has tried their hand at that brain teaser i posted previously? anyone? e-mail me if you got it...i'm curious.
some of you know i'm embarking into the world of woodworking so that i can build a few things (ok, ... many) for the house. in order to do so, it only makes sense to have a workbench to work upon. never one to do things the easy way, i took on a beast of a first project. if you wanna see the goal, click here
today i glued up the frame which consisted of not your traditional 4 pieces of wood, but instead a crafty 20 pieces if you can believe it. this had better be the most solid bench ever after having put this much effort in.
i've got my vise on the corner that is hidden from view. oh, and a word about what you're seeing...it is the base sitting atop the top of the bench...i'm not working on the thing upside down.
that's not even the beginning either. i still have a pile of perhaps 40 pieces that have to find their way into this thing before i call it done. progress none the less.
it must also be said that i'd be a liar if i said everything was totally square - it isn't ... but i'll make it work. that's the joy of woodworking. don't look too hard, you can't see any of the poor cuts in the image. when it is rainy and grey, a woodworking i will go...
so, who has tried their hand at that brain teaser i posted previously? anyone? e-mail me if you got it...i'm curious.