I have a saw bench
Stephen Kirk in Quakertown PA
>I'd been wanting a bench for hand sawing for a while, and after seeing Chris's plan in Wooodworking magazine, I decided to make that one. This was my first attempt at making through wedged tenons, and they came out alright. Not perfect, but certainly passable for the bench. I used the chisel method to split the tenon and it worked well. Everything is 5/4 pine (actually, 1 1/8" the way the home store sells it). The top is held to the legs with Miller dowels. I'll probably add the shelf later. Oh, those side pieces are just plywood to add rigidity, though.
I already used it, and the low height and the ability to kneel on it is nice. It's a comfortable way to saw. Once I get my hold down from Lee Valley, I'll add a hole for it. The bench is a good height to sit on for hand mortising work too.
Now, I just have to decide if or how I should finish it.
Oh, some electrons were killed during this construction, but I did use a bunch of hand tools as well.
