Final top glue-up

It took longer to convice myself that all was ready than to actually do it – I glued the front part (about 5 boards or so) to the rest of the top. Now it’s even harder to move around and won’t fit in any jointer I know of.

Workbench legs dry fit

Dry fitting the workbench base. These are all doubled up southern yellow pine, ripped from 2×10 boards from home depot.

WWCA owl house

When I was doing the owl house project with my club (Woodworker’s Club of Austin), the wildlife rescue place brought one of their owls for us to see. It’s such a small but alert little creature.

Tail vise dry fit

Dry fitting the tail vise to the bench front and side. I found an error in the plans, an extra 1/4 inch in the height of the movable vise. Since it’s glued up and the holes are drilled, I have to modify things to move it up.

Totally cheating?

When you have a friend with a 16″ jointer and you need to flatten a benchtop, is it really cheating to do it this way?