Well the work bench is full so I took advantage of the great weather to rip some of my Butternut to make strips which will be steamed to make wooden orbs.

This is the Whiskey barrel hoop version

Nice. Your shop looks a lot like mine except your grass is cut😆

Out here my grass is in isolated little tufts coming up between many rocks!

Currently sitting in my Bench Vise..

While ON the bench..

Will add this to that panel later...

Test Track...

Been doing some Sharpening lately,,,,thought I would take a finished iron, and see how it does...

Jack plane, R 5c...iron?

Was either this one, or a Hercules brand iron...still need to sharpen Hercules up...Stanley will do, for now..

Whomever did that Braze Job...did a very good job of it...

 

 

Hmmm..just finished for today...but..

Parts is Parts...yes, I do sweep the floor when I am done for the day...

From this mess to..

"Clean up! Aisle No. 1  !"

39 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Hmmm..just finished for today...but..

Parts is Parts...yes, I do sweep the floor when I am done for the day...

From this mess to..

"Clean up! Aisle No. 1  !"

 

Are you taking dancing lessons from Arthur Murray😆

Working on adding adjustable shelves to medicine cabinet . 

 

Router jig from NYW plan that Norm made. 
 

 

Since this is ply added edging. Will check back tomorrow when the glue dries

 

A little Fall cleaning.

2 hours ago, John Morris said:

A little Fall cleaning

Love seeing that bench you acquired. Not a fan of the snake on the rock though but the Henry label products would resolve that.😆

13 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Love seeing that bench you acquired. Not a fan of the snake on the rock though but the Henry label products would resolve that.😆

I'll have that bench for the rest of my life Gramps. It is special, and it's served me well. All due respect to the builder of the bench, it didn't take long for me to see it's shortcomings but I've worked around them, but those shortcomings are related to me, not the builder of the bench, he built the bench for him, and we all have our own way of working. When we move I plan on building my bench for me, and this current bench will be a secondary bench in my new shop whatever it may be. 

Big Henry fan here too! 🙂 

On the bench right now?

Dry fits..

Just dry fits...

I don't know...do you think I should be doing a "Build-along" thread about this box?

 

I mean, since I already have done a glue up...

Pine rail in the center?   To keep the long sides from bowing in...

We'll see....

"Hey!  Yer slip is showing!"

On 10/12/2025 at 5:33 PM, John Morris said:

A little Fall cleaning.

I like the dedicated shooting plane. Pretty sweet!

Been steadily moving my boards for some euro mounts towards the finish line. The rustic barn lumber board will have a curly maple shelf for a couple of items of interest. Spent a minute cleaning up all my maple board edges from my jigsaw before I get the router out for them. Yes it's the slow way of doing it but I can do it right there off my bench watching my unsolved mysteries without dragging tools outside. 

 

 

 A LOT LESS!

 

Today was a shop cleaning day

I tripped over a tool box yesterday. That did it.

 

Even today I spilled my coffee, TWICE, during the cleaning.

I did find a box of old spindles that made a nice lamp.

 

Currently sitting on the bench...

Got the 4th corner dovetailed, so I could glue up the box...

 

This was also on the bench, today...

Had 4 rebates to do....and made a mess of my floor..

 

Waiting on glue to cure, again..

Needs more clamps!!!🤣

19 minutes ago, Gunny said:

Needs more clamps!!!🤣

Nah, he's got enough. No way he can get that square out now.😆