Recent content by Bigmichaelkim

Could I use woodfiller to close the gap? Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I see. I want to salvage this lamination as I don't want to simply throw this piece away so I guess I will do what you suggested with the circular saw and rip the lamination and reglue the two pieces. Hopefully this solves the problems. I will make sure on a dry run the fitment is good and that...

Hi thanks for the advice with the scrub. I scrubbed a little bit and finished it with my 5 1/2. I am still in the process of planing the top flat when I noticed the poor job of my lamination... That unsightly gap only is visible on what would become the bottom of my bench. How should I go...

Unfortunately I do not have a table saw. I do have a circular saw and was planning on maybe ripping off the rounded edges but decided against it because of the possible danger. I do not plan on leaving the rounded edges on the top or bottom of my work surface. My plan is to use a scrub plane...

Started on my build of a proper woodworking workbench based on the Paul sellers style. Started by planing some 2x4's kiln dried Douglas fir from Lowe's to remove surface machine marks in order to make lamination go smoothly. I noticed throughout this process that despite Mr. Sellers suggestion...

Just managed to get my hands on a 5 1/2 corrugated plane stanley type 9. Can I use this as my main jack plane? I was also wondering due to its slightly larger profile if it can serve as a jointer plane? Is this wishful thinking? Did I make the wrong purchase and should I have gotten a dedicated...

Lol, I see your point exactly. Kind of funny now I look at it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Question regarding these gray spots on Douglas fir. I have planed these spots out but they keep seemingly reappearing is this the wood reacting to the air? I just don't want to put my whole workbench together and see these gray spots appear. Would I need to put on a finish to my workbench to not...

Hey thanks guys for all the tips. I wanted to build the bench from the cheapest construction grade lumber possible so that's why I ultimately chose Douglas fir, seems like that's the only wood they carry at the big box stores near me. Anywho, trying to get the surface square with a smoothing...

In the process of building a Paul Seller's inspired bench. And planning on slightly altering his design and making one of his small joinery benches so that the bench is overall around 5 feet wide and around 2 feet deep. Space limitations in the garage does not allow me to make the bench any...

Gotcha thanks for the advice everyone. A lot of people seem to highly recommend a jig with a grinder. Is the wolverine jig necessary or just really a luxury? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No belt sander either. Embarrassingly my garage is rather quite empty of a lot of tools... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As a hand tool woodworker is a bench grinder really necessary? I don't mind sharpening and feel it is a necessary skill set to learn to enjoy this craft but after picking up an old type 11 Stanley no 4 hand plane and trying to square the plane iron blade, which was quite out of square, on a...

My first project was a Paul sellers style saw horse. The fit and finish was quite horrible due to me being totally new to hand tools and sawing. But one of the legs at least fit flushly so I did feel a little bit of pride on that bit. Anywho I am trying my hardest to scribe the legs so that they...

I got it from an estate sale for 5 bucks. And if it is teak, is this considered a hardwood or softwood? I was planning on making the vise jaws for my woodworkers vise out of this material but if the wood is considered an exotic I would keep it for some other project. The wood does have a more...