Category Archives: Benches & things to sit on

(Commander Cody) This stool is made from white oak branches, great grain, great pain to work. Lots and lots of (liquid) hide glue/sawdust hole & crack filler, which does a pretty nice job of not being obvious and takes finish … Continue reading →

I wanted to be able to level this bench without shims. And I didn’t want to be able to see the levering gizmos. Conflicting goals for which I came up with a very imperfect solution. I found these heavy duty … Continue reading →

All done. The drawers got grunge-ified with walnut Watco (Asphaltum. I hate Watco and want to use it up), a deep red stain (the red is much more obvious in the photo than to my eye), top coated with poly. … Continue reading →

I love it when there is no need for sandpaper! Tools for dressing the outside of a drawer: Narrow bench so I can use a clamp for one side and a vise to hold the other, very solid. A low … Continue reading →

Once I plant this bench (it will replace a 2×4 + door bench), it ain’t moving and will quickly accumulate mountains of crap (same as the old bench). Sooo, to contain the crap, it needs storage (futile, I know). And … Continue reading →

I finally get to see the top of the bench! That 3″ maple slab is a bit really difficult to maneuver. To get it onto the base, I have to do it in stages: lift one end on to something, … Continue reading →

The previous post may have been a bit opaque, here is a photo of the bench base right side up. The top is held in position by the posts and pads (on the bottom of the top, ugggh, see the … Continue reading →

cough, cough, sawdust rhinos. Ouch! it has been two years since I worked on this bench, it is heavy and I had busted my collarbone so I wasn’t able to move it, then my interests drifted onwards … But now … Continue reading →

The table was just too bland/white to just top coat. I took a guess and decided it needed lots of yellow/amber and red. I didn’t want to just stain it because I’m also guessing it is very blotch prone. So … Continue reading →