I had some other 4x6s in the shop.     Might as well do something with them.      I needed four pieces for bench legs.    I had them cut to length awhile ago.    Now, I needed to add some stretchers to keep them in their places.     Simple joints, just BIG is all.    I got out the backsaw, and nothing happened, too big a board.    went over and grabbed a full sized crosscut saw.    Sawed down to a line, and then a framer chisel knocked out the waste.    It works, but it takes a long time to do it right.  Framer chisel isn't much of a slick, so to get the joint smooth like this, a couple other toys were usedA#4 plane, and a sharp 1" chisel.     A small block plane as well.     This is taking way to long.     Each leg had two of these to do!    Went over to the old bench and picked up that circ. saw, again..Reset the depth of cut to match the stretchers, and made a bunch of kerf cuts.    Knocked out the wasted wood, and cleaned things up.   We're moving now!!    Time for a dry fit, before the Titebond gets put to workMore of them UGLY Legs??    A few screws to help the Titebond along, and we are ready to stand on our own four feet well, so far, so good, at least it stands on it's own...  what next in this project?     Stay tuned, this could get interesting......

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

That's coming along nicely.  Like the circular saw.  Especially like the metal vice in the background.

Rustic, heavy, poundable, not too pretty you gotta worry about scratching it up, just my kind of bench Steve, great job buddy.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops