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Sitting on a planter bench brings nature close to hand. While you can make this project with red cedar boards just as they come from the lumberyard, your planter bench will last longer and look better if you mill the wood first see Working with Red Cedar, below . The joints will definitely be stronger because mating surfaces will be flat.. The top of this DIY Workbench is made from three layers of MDF. Some might not like the idea of MDF for a workbench surface, but there are a lot of reasons it makes sense. First, it s really inexpensive. Second, it will stay flat as long as it s supported well, that s why there are so many cleats under the top of this bench.
Lay out and drill the bench dog holes on the top, using the drill press. Then glue and screw together the bench, using lag screws to secure the fixed jaw and the feet. Make sure to drill adequately-sized through and pilot holes for the lag screws and wax each screw to ease installation.. The Rob Cosman Bench has become a popular woodworking tool because it is both practical and beautiful. If you are a beginner woodworker, the Cosman is a great place to start with your woodworking. It is moderately priced, yet provides excellent value for the money.
Build the bench by starting with the legs K and L . Glue the pieces together. Mill the long and short rails M and N . Cut double biscuit slots in the ends of the long rails and in the legs Photo 4 . Use a 1/2 thick board under the plate joiner to space the slots.. Bench hooks can be almost any size. The sizes shown in this article make a bench hook that s convenient for most sawing. Glue and nail the three parts together, using a square to ensure the fence is square to the bed. With your bench hook assembled, mark a scale on its fence in 1 2 or 1 4 increments. The scale helps you cut short bits to length.
In the December 2019 Popular Woodworking article: A Modern Parametric Bench , I showed how any woodworker could build the project. Over the next few blog posts, I ll get into additional project details, how to build the project with a CNC, how to build it using the Shaper Origin hand-held CNC, plus a few tricks for using less expensive plywood for projects like this.
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