February 6, 201511 yr After drilling a few holes in the work bench's top for those B&D Workamate dogs......got to looking AT the bench's top a bit...... After over a year of use, and abuse, it was starting to look a little bedraggled. Pine top had "moved" a bit, was in dire need of a clean up. Cleared all the stuff off the bench, that took awhile, right there! Then grbbed a few wood bodied fore planes,,, Had to drag the bench out away from other things, got tired of the planes hitting things. Went at the top at a diagonal to the grain. Even had some end grain to plane down, as the legs go all the way through the top. Used a 22" long try plane as well. Then, once the top was cleaned off and almost flat, got out the iron bodied small jointer plane And level the "Playing Field" a bit. had a few scallopped areas that needed smoothed over, so...a smooth plane was used a bit Now, since all that bare wood was shinning up, and a cup of that SMELLY BLO stuff was handy..... Gave things a decent coat. I also drilled two more dog holes. Still debating about a second row of them.... Dryer "BUZZED" as the clothes were dry. Loaded them up, and went upstairs. That way, I don't have to smell the finish drying.... Bench might be good for another year or so???
February 6, 201511 yr I thought the "Quack" said to take it easy?!? Of course, you do more in a day that I do in a month!!
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