Well, right now...this is sitting there..

Had a couple hinges to modify...

needed to wrap over an edge...

Right at the moment?

I think that MAYBE I should put away a few items...ya think?

5 minutes ago, steven newman said:

think that MAYBE I should put away a few items...ya think?

Nah you're good; still plenty of open spots. 

Work in Progress?

Just enough room in there, to park another plane..

Stanley No. 4-1/2c, Type 11...same width as the Stanley No. 6c...Nickel plated handle doing the "Photo Bomb"?   Stanley No. 66...

How old is your workbench? Looks older than me and almost as beat-up. Steve

I think it will be 9 this coming September?   It is beat up, just like it's owner...took an afternoon to build it, then refined things over the years...

 . . . the summer I almost melted    but did manage one or two woodcraft projects   

 

( what I wouldn't give for a cast iron tilting-bed high-precision miniature joiner ...  )

 

 

 

 

 

On 7/15/2025 at 11:30 AM, steven newman said:

needed to wrap over an edge...

 

Lovin' the Dovin' !!

 

I'm not a hinge guy.  then again, I also avoid rush hour traffic and healthy meals 

 

 

11 hours ago, Woodman said:

 . . . the summer I almost melted    but did manage one or two woodcraft projects   

 

( what I wouldn't give for a cast iron tilting-bed high-precision miniature joiner ...  )

 

 

A large hand plane upside down in a bench vise works wonders, and you can clamp an angled fence to it for small scale coopering like you are doing.  With a sharp blade, you won't even miss a powered machine for small work.

11 hours ago, JWD said:

cwamp an angled fence

Thanks!  I've seen folks working against clamped planes but have not tried it. Though finally have a real-ish bench with vises on it.

 

Those 30 staves are ½" x ⅛" and the angle was 6º.  I'd need a rabbet plane and a "variable angle fence" ???  

 

I'd prefer a fence with a cutout for the blade, which I could clamp on a larger plane I already have ... 

 

When planing the arch on an ebony violin / viola / cello fingerboard, we use a plastic template.  I could have used something similar when fashioning the sections of that cylinder.

 

 

2 hours ago, Woodman said:

Thanks!  I've seen folks working against clamped planes but have not tried it. Though finally have a real-ish bench with vises on it.

 

Those 30 staves are ½" x ⅛" and the angle was 6º.  I'd need a rabbet plane and a "variable angle fence" ???  

 

I'd prefer a fence with a cutout for the blade, which I could clamp on a larger plane I already have ... 

 

There are lots of ways to approach any task, but I was thinking more along the lines of a #5 plane or a #7 if you're doing longer work, and a purpose cut wooden fence clamped to it.  Make that fence out of 5/4 white oak and it should be large enough for anything you want to do and will take a coat of paste wax like a dream.  Cut out for the blade is easy.

 

I once made a door out of Lyptus (bad idea  ) and saved the scraps as I tend to do.  Later on I started making router fences and other jigs out of Lyptus scrap, it works as well as white oak with a coat of wax!

1 hour ago, JWD said:

a purpose cut wooden fence clamped to it. 

Hey, I can see what you're saying.  Use a nice piece for the fence, miter-rip both edges, clamp it to the plane with my beefy 2" c-clamps, and secure the whole within the vise on the bench. 

Refinished the top and lower shelf on this coffee table for my daughter and her boyfriend. It had rough sanding marks and looked like someone spilled a can of walnut stain on the top and tried to wipe it up, it was awful. 

29 minutes ago, Zack said:

Refinished the top and lower shelf on this coffee table for my daughter and her boyfriend. It had rough sanding marks and looked like someone spilled a can of walnut stain on the top and tried to wipe it up, it was awful. 

Looks awesome now!

@Zack...excellent! Great save.

Edited July 23, 2025Jul 23 by Grandpadave52

Working on longleaf forms of the secanted ellipse 🙈

 

 

24 minutes ago, Woodman said:

Working on longleaf forms of the secanted ellipse 🙈

 

 

 

Awesome!

3 hours ago, Woodman said:

Working on longleaf forms of the secanted ellipse

Spectacular. Mesmerizing.

Ok..what WAS on my bench until a little bit ago...

Tip of the iceberg?

Yeah, you could say that....need to clear the deck for action!

Looking better?  

Needed to do the same with the Tablesaw..

That Plane Til in the background is where these 2 are headed..

So..when I haul a few planks to the shop, I can rotate the saw out to where I can use it...

Wonder how long that bench will stay cleaned off?

We'll see..

Soon to be on the bench...

AFTER I get rid of a few UGLY spots....first 3 planks...