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plywood bench.
http://www.taunton.com/finewoo.....x?id=29507
pretty neat.
I built that workbench last year. It’s an awesome bench and easy to build. Plans were straightforward and worked like a champ. I capped the plywood ends with Cherry to hide the plywood and used cherry-veneered plywood on the front and drawers that I made to fit underneath — definite overkill, but I learned a lot in the process.
I highly recommend — rock-solid bench.
See:
http://www.scottmorton.com/200.....bench.html
Hey guys,
While I really love the contrast sapwood puts in a piece, it does need to “flow”. I had to resaw a recent glue-up because I hadn’t marked the boards with a triangle and put sapwood right next to heartwood. While my wife couldn’t see the problem I had with it, at first. Once I had fixed it, she saw how big a difference it made.
That Final Cut PSA for blades is a great idea for the construction/trim trade because they are in a hurry and being able to use the blade as a sanding disc at the time of cut would really speed things up. But, I doubt I’d put one on my Fusion blade.
I’d heard a rumor Bessey was restyling their K-body clamps, but it looks like that was only a rumor. I think I’ll continue to go with the Jet clamps for at least three reasons: The bigger rubber handles, the more stable stance, and the built-in rule.
Great show!
Heads up regarding Marc’s Safety Reminder on the subject of tablesaw injuries. Don’t go there just before lunch like I did…
Guys, when mentioning grain direction and matching up the grain to your piece I couldn’t help but think about one of T-Chisel’s latest posts about his step stool project. He spends a huge amount of time on this. Check it out to see a real perfectionist at work.
http://www.bobvila.com/RoughCu.....t_107.html
I’m another one of those plywood bench guys. It is solid and heavy. I kinda like the plywood edges on the legs. I even put some high build finish on those edges and and sanded them.
http://i16.photobucket.com/alb.....C00920.jpg