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Glued up trestle base

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Glued up trestle base

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>We're almost done with the grandkids workbench and so I thought I'd post a pic or two. Just got the stock for the 1� vise screw and so we'll be adding a couple of vises soon.

Used through tenons for the stretchers and secured them with gorilla glue. I used a #7 to flatten the top and finished smoothing with a LN low-angle smoother.

I think I've figured out how to put a leg vise on one side and a twin-screw centered on the other. We'll see........;>)


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Unfinished top 

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

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Rob in Kansas

>Good job Frank,

This is something that the kids will treasure the rest of their lives. I remember doing a little woodwork with my Grandpa. I wish I could have done more with him. It was amazing what he did in such a small shop with such few tools. My most prized tool is his Stanley #4. Unfortunately my sister took the china hutch and dining room table/chairs he built. :(

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Nice to see boys without ear protection

Matti Kuikka

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Lucky Boys!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Man to have that as a kid! Nice looking benches adn kids too. How long are those k-bodys?

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Thanks, Scott.

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>The K bodies clamping the trestle are 48" and the ones the boys are using are 24". One of their projects will be making their own smaller clamps with wooden screws.

Right now, after school, they practice hammering nails and making straight saw cuts. They are cutting out practice tenons. I have them cross cut to the tennon line and then instead of ripping along the side of the tenon I let them chisel out some waste.....that's their favorite part! When paring the cheek of a tenon they let out a 'woooooooo' when they saw the shaving curl up.......they're hooked ;>)

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Victor Parisian

>What a great kid. You should call him Logan, he looks like a bit of a ham.

Victor - Who hasn't decided whether to watch the dabate or watch the Astros.

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