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Outdoor Workbench part 3, Tools Needed

The first tool I show on the bottom right, is an open ended wrench.  the closed end can be ratcheting, but a good open end wrench will last a very long time.  A small set of the basic wrenches can be gotten for about $20, and is a must have tool set.  Probably an SAE [...]

Outdoor Workbench part 2, Details

This is continued from the original post

First a few more details on the table,

The bottom most part of this table is ground contact treated 4×4.

Big holes are drilled halfway up through the base for the bolts to fit.  Smaller holes are drilled through so that the holes shown above allow washers and nuts to be [...]

Outdoor Cedar Workbench

I have a fun idea!  I want an outdoor workbench.   I like to work outside when I can.

So here it is:

The vise is one that clamps onto the bench,  so it can be put up.   Hopefully the rest of the table will take the wear and tear of outdoor  living and do [...]

Toolmaking Resources VI; Rob Hanson's Evenfall Woodworks

Rob Hanson, Evenfall has been kind enough to all of us to provide a large collection of books, resources and his own observations.  His website is a delight.  His Library of online books is also quite amazing.   Evenfall is a regular contributor on the WoodNet Handtools Forum.   His responses to questions there, are often articles [...]

My Forge

Here is how I built my forge.  Inexpensively.  The boards you see are treated dog eared pine picket fence that has been run through a planer.   The supports are scrap 4×4 from old fences, cut with a 30 degree taper on two sides to support a hexagonal shape.   Like a bee, a lot [...]