Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

diggerop

On Nov 6, 11:05 am, "diggerop" toobusy@themoment wrote:
Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

diggerop

Thank you! But the photos of the router fixture are gone, now! Tom

On Nov 6, 11:05 am, "diggerop" toobusy@themoment wrote:
Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

diggerop

Oops, I failed to look at page 2. Disregard. Tom

"tom" wrote in message
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On Nov 6, 11:05 am, "diggerop" toobusy@themoment wrote:
Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought
most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the
middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods
prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

diggerop

Oops, I failed to look at page 2. Disregard. Tom


My fault for being too lazy to organise the photo's into sets. That would
save people from scrolling through the whole lot looking for a particular
subject.

diggerop

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:05:11 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
toobusy@themoment scrawled the following:

Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

Cool bench! I especially like the jarrah surround and the bent bar
vise stop.

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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:05:11 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
toobusy@themoment scrawled the following:

Tom, I posted these a while ago, took them down again after I thought most
would have seen them.
Happy to put them up again for you. : )

It was my first attempt at building in wood, about 9 years ago. Basic
requirement at the time was for something portable yet solid. ( I was
messing around with a wooden boat at the time.)

Base is pine, dowelled to locate stretchers and then held together under
mild tension with threaded rod. Top is Douglas Fir glulam, the protective
surround is Jarrah.
Used to be a filler board in the centre gap on top, I haven't used it for
years, - find it convenient to be able to clamp either side or in the
middle
according to material size.
Built 8 or 9 years ago, it is still rock solid, - the tension rods prevent
any racking.
Disassembles in less than 15 minutes, re-assembly takes a few minutes
longer. (Pics give better idea of this)
Built without plans, just made it up as I went. Material including vise,
sourced from a
re-cycling yard that was closing down. Cost about $100

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32473839@N02

Cool bench! I especially like the jarrah surround and the bent bar
vise stop.



Thank you sir. The vise stop is an adaption of a *very* old idea.

diggerop