Table of Contents
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Finished!
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Applying the finish, and dismantling the old bench
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Vise liners, wellboard beading & wedge retainers
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It's a workbench!
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Fitting the front apron
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Cutting the rear apron leg recesses
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Installing the leg frame bearers
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Completing the second leg frame
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Fitting the second top rail
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Finishing the second frame mortises
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Starting the second leg frame
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Gluing up the frame
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Preparing the frame for glue-up
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Fitting the fourth tenon & assembling the leg frame
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Fitting the third tenon
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Fitting the second tenon
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Fitting the first tenon
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Two legs complete!
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Turns out, the third time *is* a charm
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Finishing the first leg
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Starting to cut the second mortise
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Finding a skew in the first leg mortise
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Cutting the first leg mortise
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Laying out the leg mortises
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Planing the laminated aprons
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Untwisting the final apron piece
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Sharpening the plane blade
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Preparing the second apron
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Laminating the first apron
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Repairing the failed lamination
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Cutting the benchtop to length
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Trimming the benchtop end
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Planing the benchtop underside
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Planing the benchtop surface
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Finished the benchtop lamination
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Laminating the benchtop
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Preparing the clamps
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The remaining clamps arrive
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Vice arrives
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Shopping success!
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The treated pine blues