It’s been over 3 weeks sine my last post, so I think it’s time I give everyone an update. Since my last post, I have been diglently jointing, planing and gluing up boards for my bench tops. It’s boring work so I will spare you the details, but the good news is I’m done with that phase of the project. I’m now into the flatening phase, but thats for a different post.
Thus without further ado the photos .
About half way done with one top
A close up
One glue-up done, one to go.
Last night I finally finished one of the two utility benches, I’m about 80% done with the second one. To finish the top I used BLO (boiled linseed oil), spar urethane, & Johnson’s paste wax. A lot of traditionalist woodworkers will scoff about applying a film finish to a workbench, but this bench is going to be exposed to a lot more than glue dribbles.
To see some additional shots from this project check out the following posts:
- The design concept
- Welding the frame together
- Welding together the leveling feet mounts
- Rough cutting the lumber for the top
- Gluing-up a top
About half way done with one top
A close up
One glue-up done, one to go.
