The Woodshop Shed

work bench upgrade

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i had this bench i got from my dad for many years and i always looked at it as a wasted space under the top.now we never have enough storage space especially in a shop so it was time to fix that problem.cabinet is just a simple box made from melamine.drawers are baltic birch and drawer fronts are clear grain doug fir which has gotten quite expensive at 11.40 a board foot.full extension slides with wire pulls.just a stain for finish.last pic shows the wheels i had on it.they were a big POS ! id be moving it and they would drop.adding the weight i have they had to go.replaced with 3” poly wheels which sound small but i dont want it rolling too easy.they work fine.

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Birch Bowl

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This guy has a bit of spalting but the real challenge was the knots and splits. CA glue was needed in a couple of spots to keep it together while the larger holes and gaps were filled with clear epoxy. Finish was multiple coats of Wood Turners Finish with sanding between coats with progressively finer grits to achieve a high lustre finish.Thanks for checking it out. Appreciate any and all comments/suggestions.Cheers
Bryan

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Forstner Bit Box

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Picture #1 is original box – the rest are pics of the new box
Sometime last year I got a Freud Forstner set. I had never had a complete set of good bits before so I was excited about having them and even more excited on their performance compared to what I had been using.
This build was totally unnecessary because the box they came is was quite sufficient. However, I had a piece of American chestnut left from a tree that was given to me and thought it would be perfect. It was (please note was ) perfect until I started millwork. Somehow I ended up with a 'short' board so I performed stretching exercise on one piece. I made a butt joint with a 45 degree as opposed to a lap or even a dowel joint. Now it must be said that when I glued this joint I merely put glue on ONE edge and made the marrige and held it for 15 or 20 seconds. in 2 hours or so I scraped off excess glue and ran all of the components thru the drum sander and kissed both edges on the table saw and ran the rest thru for same dims.
I wasn't concerned about losing heigth because not only being a poor planner I did have the foresight to leave plenty for the top and bottom.
Now, for the top and bottom – both are 1/4” laun and set in dados. After I got the box complete I took it and the original to our local graphics store. Tiffany ran the original thru their copy machine and got a pretty good image. I asked her if she would install the graphic when it was done – sure I'll call in a couple days. When I went over to pick it up I remembered that I failed to ask HOW MUCH ?
Imagine my surprise when she showed me the box and then I finally asked – with tax $16.01 I couldn't get to the money in my pocket quick enough. I didn't have a penny but she had already got one out of the dish by the register when she saw that I had a $20 in my hand. I told her thank you and left – I thought $20 was cheaper than I thought it was going to be.
Bottom line – I have a new home for the bits albiet a flawed home but one heck of a nice roof and again a totally unnecessary build but it shows what I've been saying all along – That's what I meant to dobelow are pics of my error – more later about gluing things and thanks for looking
blast away about my glue process and the butt joint – i'd like to hear opinions

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