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# The Bench Blog

A Woodworking and Hand Tool Restoration Blog

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## Posts

- [London Pattern Lathe Turning Tool Handles](https://benchblog.com/2019/04/london-pattern-lathe-turning-tool-handles/) - In this post I make London Pattern Chisel Handles for lathe turning tools that I had made by NC Woodturning Tools. Made of walnut and finished with Danish Oil.
- [A Fancy Pants Leather Strop - A Pictorial](https://benchblog.com/2018/10/a-fancy-pants-leather-strop-a-pictorial/) - Building a heavy strop using horse butt leather. A wooden base is made from Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) and filled with molten lead. Finished with oil and wax.
- [A Lucky Score At My Local Flea Market](https://benchblog.com/2018/10/a-lucky-score-at-my-local-flea-market/) - I bought three old hand planes at the flea market. A Stanley No. 10 Rabbet Plane, a Stanley Bed Rock 605, and a Stanley Bed Rock 606.
- [My Take on the New Yankee Router Table](https://benchblog.com/2018/09/my-take-on-the-new-yankee-router-table/) - In this post, I show the router table that I built using (more or less) Norm Abrams design from the New Yankee Workshop.
- [The Lathe That Followed Me Home](https://benchblog.com/2018/08/the-lathe-that-followed-me-home/) - In this post I talk about the new (to me) Grizzly G0766 lathe that I purchased and set up.
- [Western Hemlock at the Sawmill](https://benchblog.com/2018/08/western-hemlock-at-the-sawmill/) - A friend of mine has his own sawmill and needed some help milling some Western Hemlock logs.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 9](https://benchblog.com/2017/12/the-rabbit-hutch-part-9/) - The final post in my rabbit hutch project series. I level the ground and install the hutch. There is also a bunch of project completion photos.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 8](https://benchblog.com/2017/12/the-rabbit-hutch-part-8/) - In this post, I make an insulated box that sits inside the rabbit hutch. I also make a ramp that the rabbits can use to get in and out.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 7](https://benchblog.com/2017/12/the-rabbit-hutch-part-7/) - In this post, I build a roof for the rabbit hutch and make a ramp that the rabbits can use to go from the upper to the lower levels.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 6](https://benchblog.com/2017/07/the-rabbit-hutch-part-6/) - In this post, I make two poop drawers that go under the wire mesh floors in the rabbit hutch.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 5](https://benchblog.com/2017/07/the-rabbit-hutch-part-5/) - I paint, install the floors, make and fit the back panels, and fill the gap in the top of the front. The rabbit hutch is really coming together at this point.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 4](https://benchblog.com/2017/04/the-rabbit-hutch-part-4/) - I make the floor frames for the two levels of the rabbit hutch. They are made from Douglas Fir and are assembled with dovetails and mortise and tenon joinery.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 3](https://benchblog.com/2017/01/the-rabbit-hutch-part-3/) - In this post, I install oak drawer runners and and hardware cloth sides to the rabbit hutch. I also glue-up the hutch into a single unit.
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2016/12/the-rabbit-hutch-part-2/) - In this post, I make the sides of the rabbit hutch.
- [Gerhard the Great, Woodworking King of Namibia](https://benchblog.com/2016/12/gerhard-the-great-woodworking-king-of-namibia/) - Gerhard Marx of http://www.jenesaisquoiwoodworking.com made a hammer and sent it to me as a gift. Here it is.
- [WWGOA Blogger Awards Voting Now Open](https://benchblog.com/2016/10/wwgoa-blogger-awards-voting-now-open/) - Wow... First, a great big thank you to everyone who nominated The Bench Blog in the Woodworker's Guild of America Blogger Awards. I have been notified that I have made it through the initial round and that I'm a finalist in the "Best Hand Tool Work" category. I must admit that I am a little
- [The Rabbit Hutch - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2016/10/the-rabbit-hutch-part-1/) - In this post, I start construction of a rabbit hutch to replace the one that is falling apart.
- [Woodworkers Guild of America Blogger Awards](https://benchblog.com/2016/10/woodworkers-guild-of-america-blogger-awards/) - I was recently contacted by the Woodworkers Guild of America and asked if I would like to participate in their Blogger Awards competition. I was honored to be asked and I have entered in their "Hand Tool Blog" category. There are 5 categories, and I felt that "Hand Tool Blog" was the one that most
- [This Cheered Me Up](https://benchblog.com/2016/10/this-cheered-me-up/) - My roof springs a leak, but my tip gets published in Popular Woodworking Magazine
- [Tool Restoration: Stanley No. 4½ - Part 4](https://benchblog.com/2016/10/tool-restoration-stanley-no-4½-part-4/) - Part 4 of a series of posts in which I tear down and restore an English Stanley No. 4½ Jumbo smoothing plane. This post focuses on the iron and the handles.
- [Tool Restoration: Stanley No. 4½ - Part 3](https://benchblog.com/2016/09/tool-restoration-stanley-no-4½-part-3/) - Part 3 of a series of posts in which I tear down and restore an English Stanley No. 4½ Jumbo smoothing plane. This post focuses on the repainting of the plane.
- [Tool Restoration: Stanley No. 4½ - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2016/09/tool-restoration-stanley-no-4½-part-2/) - Part 2 of a series of posts in which I tear down and restore an English Stanley No. 4½ Jumbo smoothing plane. This post focuses on the fettling of the metal parts.
- [Tool Restoration: Stanley No. 4½ - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2016/09/tool-restoration-stanley-no-4½-part-1/) - Part 1 of a series of posts in which I tear down and restore an English Stanley No. 4½ Jumbo smoothing plane.
- [Tool Restoration:  Hand Cranked Grinder](https://benchblog.com/2016/09/tool-restoration-hand-cranked-grinder/) - In the summer months, there is a flea market near my home that opens every other Saturday. I like go and have a poke around to see what old tools show up for sale. I've had a bit of luck in the past and have found some great deals. Of late, I have been getting
- [End-grain Cutting Boards in Sapele, Maple, and Walnut](https://benchblog.com/2016/08/end-grain-cutting-boards-in-sapele-maple-and-walnut/) - In this post, I make two end-grain cutting boards out of Maple, Sapele, and Walnut.
- [A Ramped Shooting Board in Walnut and Maple - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2016/07/a-ramped-shooting-board-in-walnut-and-maple-part-2/) - In this post I complete the shooting board that I made for my Veritas Shooting Plane. It is made from Maple and Walnut and finished with Danish Oil and Shellac.
- [Tool Restoration - Greenlee 1" Chisel](https://benchblog.com/2016/05/tool-restoration-greenlee-1-chisel/) - In this post I restore a Greenlee chisel that I purchased at my local swap meet / flea market. I also turn a London Pattern Chisel Handle for it.
- [A Ramped Shooting Board in Walnut and Maple - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2016/06/a-ramped-shooting-board-in-walnut-and-maple-part-1/) - In this post I start the build of a ramped shooting board made from walnut and curly maple. This is for my Veritas Shooting Plane and uses the shooting track.
- [A Prequel to My Shooting Board Project](https://benchblog.com/2016/06/a-prequel-to-my-shooting-board-project/) - This post is about the fiasco that was my first attempt to build a shooting board. It didn't get very far, and was not one of my prouder moments (I kind of lost my cool).
- [London Pattern Chisel Handles - The Do Over](https://benchblog.com/2016/06/london-pattern-chisel-handles-the-do-over/) - The alternate title for this post should be: Goldilocks and the Three Chisel Handles, or perhaps even, Chisel Handle Mk. III. I anticipate that this will be my last post on London Pattern chisel handles. I never planned to write this much about them, but my earlier attempts at turning these were not to my
- [A Recent Trip to Kelowna, BC](https://benchblog.com/2016/06/a-recent-trip-to-kelowna-bc/) - I took a trip to Kelowna, BC and discovered that they have a Lee Valley store. I ended up buying a shooting plane and a few other goodies.
- [London Pattern File Handles](https://benchblog.com/2016/06/london-pattern-file-handles/) - In this post, I turn five London Pattern file handles on the lathe. I use brass Pex straight couplings for the ferules and Danish Oil for a finish.
- [Tool Restoration - William Marples Hibernia Mortise Gauge](https://benchblog.com/2016/05/tool-restoration-william-marples-hibernia-mortise-gauge/) - I Restore a William Marples Hibernia Mortise Gauge. These are fantastic tools made from brass and ebony. This one is going to my friend Gerhard Marx.
- [London Pattern Chisel Handle](https://benchblog.com/2016/05/london-pattern-chisel-handle/) - I rescued some Pacific Madrone wood from the fire pile and turned a new London Pattern chisel handle on my lathe. The handle is for a Craftsman BP socket chisel.
- [Here Kitty, Kitty](https://benchblog.com/2016/04/here-kitty-kitty/) - Ok... I wasn't going to do this, and I hesitate even now. This post has nothing to do with woodworking or hand tools (unless you count a toothbrush as a hand tool). Feel free to read no further as I derail my blog and veer off course into the automotive world. In my last post, I
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 8](https://benchblog.com/2016/04/chicken-coop-project-part-8/) - In this post, I make the nesting boxes for the chicken coop and also hardware cloth screens for the windows .
- [The White Milk Jug Trick](https://benchblog.com/2016/02/the-white-milk-jug-trick/) - In this post I show how to cut strips of HDPE from the sides of a square milk jug and use them for sharpening an back bevel on plane irons.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 7](https://benchblog.com/2016/02/chicken-coop-project-part-7/) - In this post, I build two screen doors for my chicken coop. I also make a ramp for the chickens to get from the hen-house to the chicken run and back.
- [Eureka!  I Have Found It](https://benchblog.com/2016/01/eureka-i-have-found-it/) - I found my missing Stanley 10-049 Folding Knife. This knife is great for layout lines for joinery.
- [English Woodworking Magazines](https://benchblog.com/2016/01/english-woodworking-magazines/) - I discuss some woodworking magazines that I purchased on a recent trip to England.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 6](https://benchblog.com/2015/12/chicken-coop-project-part-6/) - In this post I make the doors, roosts, poop pit, and steps for my chicken coop project.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 5](https://benchblog.com/2015/11/chicken-coop-project-part-5/) - In this post I complete the walls of the hen house on my chicken coop building. The walls get OSB sheathing, tyvek, windows, cement siding, and insulation.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 4](https://benchblog.com/2015/10/chicken-coop-project-part-4/) - In this post I design and build roof trusses for the chicken coop. I install the trusses and then facia, OSB, drip edge, tar felt paper, and shingles.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 3](https://benchblog.com/2015/08/chicken-coop-project-part-3/) - In this post, I show all of the floor and wall framing for my chicken coop build project. I also build the base floor of my firewood storage shed.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2015/08/chicken-coop-project-part-2/) - In this post, I make concrete forms for a footer. I mix and pour the footer for my chicken coop foundation.
- [Chicken Coop Project - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2015/08/chicken-coop-project-part-1/) - In this post I clear a plot of land in preparation of building a chicken coop. I also run power to my barn and install a sub-panel to feed power to the coop.
- [Tool Review - WoodOwl OverDrive Bits](https://benchblog.com/2015/08/tool-review-woodowl-overdrive-bits/) - A review of a 6-piece set of WoodOwl OverDrive drill bits.
- [Dust Collector Project - Part 5](https://benchblog.com/2015/06/dust-collector-project-part-5/) - How to make your own blast gates for use in your woodworking shop dust collection system. The gates are made from plywood, PVC pipe and a PVC straight coupling
- [Dust Collector Project - Part 4](https://benchblog.com/2015/06/dust-collector-project-part-4/) - In this post, I show how I cantilevered a section of PVC pipe under my roll up garage door. This allows my planer to be added to my dust collection system.
- [Dust Collector Project - Part 3](https://benchblog.com/2015/06/dust-collector-project-part-3/) - Installation of a dust collection system for my workshop. In this post I design and build brackets for hanging the 4" PVC pipe used as my dust collection ducts.
- [Dust Collector Project - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2015/06/dust-collector-project-part-2/) - Installation of a dust collection system for my workshop. Using a 110-volt wireless remote to activate a 240-volt contactor. Wireless remote dust collector.
- [Dust Collector Project - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2015/05/dust-collector-project-part-1/) - In this post I disassemble my dust collector and mount it on the wall. I also build a Thien baffle separator using a metal trashcan.
- [Honey, Look What Followed Me Home, Can I Keep It?](https://benchblog.com/2015/05/honey-look-what-followed-me-home-can-i-keep-it/) - I purchased a Jet 16-32 Drum Sander at a woodworking garage sale.
- [Quick Tip - Adding a Light to the Bandsaw](https://benchblog.com/2015/05/quick-tip-adding-a-light-to-the-bandsaw/) - In this post I attach an IKEA Jansjo light to my bandsaw using rare earth magnets.
- [Royal British Columbia Museum](https://benchblog.com/2015/05/royal-british-columbia-museum/) - Some interesting woodworking tools that I came across while touring the Royal British Columbia Museum.
- [If A Tree Falls In The Forest...](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest/) - A tree fell over on my property and I am debating whether to chop it up for firewood or have it milled into lumber.
- [The Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench - The Unveiling](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/the-ambidextrous-grizz-ubo-workbench-the-reveal/) - The Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench is complete. This post contains a wrap up of the build and a bunch of photos.
- [Lining the Vise Chops with Leather](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/lining-the-vise-chops-with-leather/) - The last step in my workbench build was to line the vises with leather. The ambidextrous grizz-ubo bench in done!
- [A Quick Update on Making Benchdogs](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/a-quick-update-on-making-benchdogs/) - Using a drill press to press in the brass bullet catches on wooden benchdogs.
- [How to Make Round Benchdogs - A Pictorial](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/how-to-make-round-benchdogs-a-pictorial/) - I this post, I show my process for making ¾-inch round bench dogs. Mine are made from sapele and feature a brass bullet catch and leather lined faces.
- [Applying Finish to the Workbench Top](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/applying-finish-to-the-workbench-top/) - In this post I apply three coats of Danish Oil to the top of the ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [My Dog (Hole) Days are Over](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/my-dog-hole-days-are-over/) - I drill all of the dog holes in my workbench top with a wood owl auger bit. I used a router and a chamfering bit to chamfer the rim of all the dog holes.
- [Making the Sliding Deadmen for My Workbench - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/making-the-sliding-deadmen-for-my-workbench-part-2/) - This post is part two of two showing how I made the sliding deadman for my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. These are also known and board jacks.
- [Making the Sliding Deadmen for My Workbench - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2015/04/making-the-sliding-deadmen-for-my-workbench-part-1/) - This post is part one of two showing how I made the sliding deadman for my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. These are also known and board jacks.
- [Flattening the Top of the Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/flattening-the-top-of-the-ambidextrous-grizz-ubo-workbench/) - In this post I flatten the benchtop of the ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. I used hand planes, winding sticks, and a straight edge to check for flatness.
- [Fine Tuning the Vises](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/fine-tuning-the-vises/) - In this post, I fine tune the fit of the Grizzly H7788 vises. Using a handplane, I adjust the fit of the vise chops on my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [Vise Squad](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/vise-squad/) - In this post, I fix the vise skirts on my two Grizzly H7788 face vises. I then install the rest of the vise parts.
- [The Grizz-ubo Bench Finally Comes Together](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/the-grizz-ubo-bench-finally-comes-together/) - Assembly Day has arrived. The workbench top gets glued to the base and the wedged mortise and tenon joints are completed. Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench.
- [Oak Wedges for the Benchtop Through Mortise and Tenon Joints](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/oak-wedges-for-the-benchtop-through-mortise-and-tenon-joints/) - In this post, I cut oak wedges to use in my wedged through mortise and tenon joints. I also cut the kerfs in the tenons. Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench.
- [Completing the Leg Mortises in the Workbench Top](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/completing-the-leg-mortises-in-the-workbench-top/) - I complete the through double mortises that will house the leg tenons and join the benchtop to the base of the ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [The Grizz-ubo Bench Gets Some Shoes](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/the-grizz-ubo-bench-gets-some-shoes/) - I apply some sheet rubber (taken from an old inner tube) to the ends of the legs of the ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. This will seal the end of the legs from moisture in the concrete.
- [Waxing Philosophical on Vise Chops - 26th Attempt](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/waxing-philosophical-on-vise-chops-26th-attempt/) - In this post, I show the finishing process that I used on the vise chops of the ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [Problems at The Bench Blog](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/problems-at-the-bench-blog/) - This post explains the problems that I have been having with my website and a link to my last post that refuses to publish properly.
- [Please disregard this post.](https://benchblog.com/2015/03/please-disregard-this-post/) - I am writing this post in an attempt to diagnose my broken website. Please disregard this post. I hope to be back posting soon. Jonathan White
- [Starting the Finishing Process on the Ambidextrous Grizz-Ubo Workbench](https://benchblog.com/2015/02/starting-the-finishing-process-on-the-ambidextrous-grizz-ubo-workbench/) - In this post, I start applying a few coats of Watco Danish Oil to the underside of the Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo workbench top.
- [Historically Accurate Gas Springs: The Sequel](https://benchblog.com/2015/01/historically-accurate-gas-springs-the-sequel/) - This is a follow on post about installing gas springs on the lid in the bottom of my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [Chopping the Leg Mortises in the Workbench Top.](https://benchblog.com/2015/01/chopping-the-leg-mortises-in-the-workbench-top/) - I start to chop the through leg mortises in the benchtop of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench. I use a Yankee 2101A brace and a mallet and chisel.
- [Applying Wax to the Vise Handles](https://benchblog.com/2015/01/applying-wax-to-the-vise-handles/) - In this post I apply a paste wax mixture made of 50% beeswax and 50% mineral spirits the the handles on my workbench vises. Application is done on the lathe.
- [Cooking Up a Hot Wax Mixture](https://benchblog.com/2014/12/cooking-up-a-hot-wax-mixture/) - I melt and mix up a batch of hot wax to seal and lubricate the holes through the vise chops in my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [Hot Danish Oil](https://benchblog.com/2014/12/hot-danish-oil/) - In this post I experiment with heating danish oil in a crock pot prior to application. This seemed to improve penetration of the finish. Time will tell if it speeds the cure.
- [A Quick Apology](https://benchblog.com/2014/12/a-quick-apology/) - I was doing a little clean up this morning on my blog website, and saw a button on my wordpress dashboard that said feedback. I never noticed it before. Well, apparently I have a string of questions that people have sent me going back to June. Don't I look the jerk? If you sent me
- [Staining Vise Handles, Cutting Grooves for the Deadmen, a Dying Router, and a Big Screw-up.](https://benchblog.com/2014/12/staining-vise-handles-cutting-grooves-for-the-deadmen-a-dying-router-and-a-big-screw-up/) - In this post, I apply finish to the vise handles, route grooves for the sliding deadman, and fix a screw-up where I routed a dado in the wrong place. And my router died
- [Installing the Vises on my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Bench](https://benchblog.com/2014/12/installing-the-vises-on-my-ambidextrous-grizz-ubo-bench/) - In this post I install the Grizzly G7788 vises on the ambidextrous Grizz-ubo bench.
- [Making the Vise Skirts](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/making-the-vise-skirts/) - In this post I make the skirts that will hide the vise hardware on my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. The vise skirts are made from sapele (african mahogany).
- [Drilling the Holes in the Vise Chops](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/drilling-the-holes-in-the-vise-chops/) - In this post I drill the holes in the chops for the vises on my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. The chops are made from Douglas fir with a mahogany veneer.
- [Making the Vise Chops - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/making-the-vise-chops-part-2/) - In this post I cut out the blanks to make the chops for the vises on my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. The chops are made from Douglas fir with a mahogany veneer.
- [Making the Vise Chops - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/making-the-vise-chops-part-1/) - In this post I design and start making the chops for the vises on my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench. The chops are made from Douglas fir with a mahogany veneer.
- [Halloween Tool Buys - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/halloween-tool-buys-part-2/) - This post is about the bandsaw and air filtration system that I bought from a man selling all his woodworking tools.
- [Refinishing New Vise Hardware](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/refinishing-new-vise-hardware/) - In this post I take a brand new Grizzly H7788 vise and refinish and repaint it prior to installation in my Grizz-ubo workbench.
- [Tool Restoration - Union Tool Co. Boxed Measuring Set](https://benchblog.com/2014/11/tool-restoration-union-tool-co-boxed-measuring-set/) - In this post I explain how I came to buy a boxed set of Union Tool Co. machinist measuring tools. They were rusted and the foam in the box had to be replaced.
- [Halloween Tool Buys](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/halloween-tool-buys/) - I went to a tool sale this morning and bought some new tools. I got a Delta bench grinder, a starrett combination square, some lathe tools, an micro pin nailer and a few other goodies.
- [A Quick Update On My Workbench Build ](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-quick-update-on-my-workbench-build/) - This is a short post about my Grizz-ubo workbench build. I wedge the shelf boards in place and add a few coats of Watco Danish Oil to the underside.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 7](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-7/) - In this post, I discuss the type of hinges to be used for attaching the frame and panel lid / shelf in the bottom of my ambidextrous grizz-ubo workbench.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 6](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-6/) - In this post, I install the flush ring pull in the top of the frame and panel lid that will be installed in the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench base.
- [Historical Accuracy](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/historical-accuracy/) - I discovered the hidden gas springs in Andre Roubo's Plate 11 from L'Art Du Menuisier. I drew out some plans and ordered the needed parts from McMaster-Carr.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 5](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-5/) - In this post, I cut and install boards that will close the gap around the frame and panel lid that will be installed in the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench base.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 4](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-4/) - In this post, I continue construction of a frame and panel lid that will be installed in the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench base.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 3](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-3/) - In this post, I continue construction of a frame and panel lid that will be installed in the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench base.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-2/) - In this post, I continue construction of a frame and panel lid that will be installed in the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench base.
- [A Frame and Panel Lid for the Workbench Base - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/a-frame-and-panel-lid-for-the-workbench-base-part-1/) - In this post, I begin construction of a frame and panel lid that will be installed in the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench base.
- [Fitting the Boards for the Workbench Shelf](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/fitting-the-boards-for-the-workbench-shelf/) - In this post I show how I fit the tongue and grooved shelf boards into the stretchers in my Grizz-ubo workbench base.
- [Making the Boards for the Workbench Shelf](https://benchblog.com/2014/10/making-the-boards-for-the-workbench-shelf/) - In this post, I mill and resaw the lumber to make the boards for the bottom shelf in my Grizz-ubo Workbench. I also attempt to use a Union No. 41 Tongue and Grooving Plane.
- [The Workbench Base Finally Comes Together](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/the-workbench-base-finally-comes-together/) - In this post I assemble the base of my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo bench. The mortise and tenon joinery is assembled and the drawbore pegs are hammered home.
- [Designing, Laying out, and Cutting Double Tenons to Attach the Workbench Top - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/designing-laying-out-and-cutting-double-tenons-to-attach-the-workbench-top-part-2/) - The second of two posts in which I discus the design of the tenons used to attach the workbench top top the base, then lay out and cut the tenons.
- [Designing, Laying out, and Cutting Double Tenons to Attach the Workbench Top - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/designing-laying-out-and-cutting-double-tenons-to-attach-the-workbench-top-part-1/) - The first of two posts in which I discus the design of the tenons used to attach the workbench top top the base, and lay out and cut the tenons.
- [Fitting the Draw-bored Mortise and Tenons](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/fitting-the-draw-bored-mortise-and-tenons/) - In this post, I miter the ends of the tenons on the workbench stretchers. I also drill all of the holes for the drawbore pegs.
- [Cutting the Mortises in the Workbench Legs](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/cutting-the-mortises-in-the-workbench-legs/) - With the mortises allready laid out, I drill and chisel the mortises into the workbench legs.
- [A Lucky eBay Find](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/a-lucky-ebay-find/) - A Japanese mortising chisel that I bought on ebay and restored to use.
- [The Workbench Base Slowly Continues](https://benchblog.com/2014/09/the-workbench-base-slowly-continues/) - In this post I show the process I took when building the base of my workbench.
- [Vise advice, or lack there of.](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/vise-advice-or-lack-there-of/) - My frustration over the lack of instructions or a drilling template for installing the Grizzly H7788 Cabinet Makers Vise.
- [Cutting the Tenons on the Workbench Stretchers.](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/cutting-the-tenons-on-the-workbench-stretchers/) - In this blog post, I document the process of how I cut the tenons on the end of the stretchers for my Grizz-ubo workbench.
- [A Hand Planing Epiphany](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/a-hand-planing-epiphany/) - I made a breakthrough and my smoothing plane is working exactly as it is supposed to.
- [Making the Stretchers for my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Bench](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/making-the-stretchers-for-my-ambidextrous-grizz-ubo-bench/) - In this post I make the stretchers for my Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Bench
- [I'm Finally Starting on the Workbench Base](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/im-finally-starting-on-the-workbench-base/) - In this post I start making the base for my workbench.
- [Patching my Broken Dovetails](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/patching-my-broken-dovetails/) - When I glued up the benchtop sides, I broke off two of the dovetail pins. In this post I make patches, apply them, and plane it all flat.
- [Gluing Up the Dovetailed Side Board, Take 2](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/gluing-up-the-dovetailed-side-board-take-2/) - I glue on the other side board to my workbench top and plane it flat.
- [Just When It Was All Going So Well...](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/just-when-it-was-all-going-so-well/) - Gluing the dovetailed side boards onto my workbench top.
- [Draw-boring the Breadboard Ends](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/draw-boring-the-breadboard-ends/) - The breadboard ends of my workbench are attached to the bench top with draw bore pegs.
- [Woodworking With Just A Machete](https://benchblog.com/2014/08/woodworking-with-just-a-machete/) - A man in the Dominican Republic making wooden parrots with only a machete.
- [The Workbench Build Resumes](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/the-workbench-build-resumes/) - Construction continues on the Grizz-ubo workbench. The dovetail pins are cut into the breadboard ends.
- [A Tool that I Don't Have to Restore?](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/a-tool-that-i-dont-have-to-restore/) - A Delta 17-950L Floor Standing Drill Press that I bought at a garage sale.
- [Tool Restoration - Disston D-8 Panel Saw](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/tool-restoration-disston-d-8-panel-saw/) - I bought a Disston panel saw at a garage sale. This post show the steps I took to restore it.
- [A Sweltering Day in the Shop](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/a-sweltering-day-in-the-shop/) - A tongue-in-cheek post about the temperature in my workshop.
- [Dunlap 10" Draw Knife Restoration](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/dunlap-10-draw-knife-restoration/) - I bought a Dunlap 10" draw knife at a garage sale. This post shows how I restored it.
- [Union No. 41 Tongue and Groove Plane - Clean Up](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/union-no-41-tongue-and-groove-plane-clean-up/) - The process I took to restore a Union No. 41 Tongue and Groove Plane.
- [Garage Sale Finds](https://benchblog.com/2014/07/garage-sale-finds/) - I Bought a Disston Panel Saw and a 10" Draw Knife at a Garage Sale.
- [Union No. 41 Tongue and Groove Plane](https://benchblog.com/2014/06/union-no-41-tongue-and-groove-plane/) - A Union No. 41 Tongue and Groove Plane that I bought at a flea market.
- [Cutting the Tongues on the Workbench Top](https://benchblog.com/2014/06/cutting-the-tongues-on-the-workbench-top/) - Cutting tongues on the ends of the workbench to fit the breadboard ends.
- [Cutting the Dovetails on the Workbench Sides](https://benchblog.com/2014/06/cutting-the-dovetails-on-the-workbench-sides/) - After making and fitting the breadboard ends, I cut the dovetails on the benchtop sides.
- [Sapele Breadboard Ends for the Workbench Top](https://benchblog.com/2014/06/sapele-breadboard-ends-for-the-workbench-top/) - Making the bread-board ends for my workbench.
- [Gluing-up The Workbench Top](https://benchblog.com/2014/06/gluing-up-the-workbench-top/) - Construction continues on the ambidextrous Grizz-ubo workbench top.
- [The Workbench Top Continues](https://benchblog.com/2014/04/the-workbench-top-continues/) - Construction continues on the ambidextrous Grizz-ubo workbench top.
- [Milling the Lumber for my Workbench Top](https://benchblog.com/2014/04/milling-the-lumber-for-my-workbench-top/) - Construction begins on the ambidextrous Grizz-ubo workbench top.
- [New Beginings](https://benchblog.com/2014/04/new-beginings/) - My Dad instilled the love of woodworking in me and hopefully I can pass that on to my son,
- [Purple Douglas Fir?](https://benchblog.com/2014/04/purple-douglas-fir/) - An unusual purple color revealed in some douglas fir lumber that I was milling.
- [The Workbench Build Begins](https://benchblog.com/2014/03/the-workbench-build-begins/) - Finally.... after a year-an-a-half of waiting, delays, other projects, and tool acquisitions, I started milling my lumber for my workbench. I wrote previously about my plans for my "Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Bench", here. I cleared off the junk that was sitting on top of my wood pile and set up the jointer and dust collector. I
- [Craftsman (Millers Falls) Hand Drill](https://benchblog.com/2014/03/craftsman-millers-falls-hand-drill/) - Restoration of a Craftsman hand drill. It appears to be a Millers Falls 2A drill in every way but the name stamp.
- [Eclipse 77 Saw Sets ](https://benchblog.com/2013/12/eclipse-77-saw-sets/) - Restoration of an Eclipse no. 77 Saw Set
- [Tool Restoration - I. Sorby Tenon Saw - Part 5](https://benchblog.com/2013/11/tool-restoration-i-sorby-tenon-saw-part-5/) - This is part five of my restoration of an I. Sorby 14 inch tenon saw.
- [Tool Restoration - I. Sorby Tenon Saw - Part 4](https://benchblog.com/2013/10/tool-restoration-i-sorby-tenon-saw-part-4/) - This is part four of my restoration of an I. Sorby 14 inch tenon saw.
- [Tool Restoration - I. Sorby Tenon Saw - Part 3](https://benchblog.com/2013/10/tool-restoration-i-sorby-tenon-saw-part-3/) - This is part three of my restoration of an I. Sorby 14 inch tenon saw.
- [Tool Restoration - I. Sorby Tenon Saw - Part 2](https://benchblog.com/2013/10/tool-restoration-i-sorby-tenon-saw-part-2/) - This is part two of my restoration of an I. Sorby 14 inch tenon saw.
- [Tool Restoration - I. Sorby Tenon Saw - Part 1](https://benchblog.com/2013/09/tool-restoration-i-sorby-tenon-saw-part-1/) - This is part one of my restoration of an I. Sorby 14 inch tenon saw.
- [The Bench Blog Bench](https://benchblog.com/2013/09/the-bench-blog-bench/) - My plans for building a woodworking bench. It will be based on a Roubo style but with four vises and set up for use either left or right-handed. I call it "The Grizz-ubo Bench"
- [2013 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival](https://benchblog.com/2013/09/2013-port-townsend-wooden-boat-festival/) - Hand Tool woodworking demonstrations at the 2013 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
- [I went a little crazy on eBay this summer.](https://benchblog.com/2013/09/i-went-a-little-crazy-on-ebay-this-summer/) - Here is my blog entry about the woodworking hand tools that I bought while on vacation this summer.
- [So… You’re Gonna Start a Blog?](https://benchblog.com/2013/08/so-youre-gonna-start-a-blog/) - My first blog post.

## Pages

- [The Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench](https://benchblog.com/projects/the-ambidextrous-grizz-ubo-workbench/) - The Ambidextrous Grizz-ubo Workbench I started this workbench in March of 2014 with locally harvested Douglas Fir that I had been drying for 18 months. I documented every part of this build from start to finish with meticulous detail. I must be mad, or at least a glutton for punishment. The bench was completed
- [Tool Restorations](https://benchblog.com/tool-restorations/) - One of the main reasons that I started this blog was to show the methods and techniques I use when restoring old tools. My goal in these restorations has always been to return them to a beautiful condition and ready to use for woodworking. I'm not a conservator and I'm not setting tools aside for
- [Disston D-8 Panel Saw](https://benchblog.com/tool-restorations/disston-d-8-panel-saw/) - Tool Restoration: Disston D-8 Panel Saw Just a single post on a small panel saw that I restored. Click the title below to read in full: Tool Restoration: Disston D-8 Panel Saw Cleaned and polished the plate, re-sharpened the teeth, and re-finished the tote.
- [Hibernia Mortise Gauge](https://benchblog.com/tool-restorations/hibernia-mortise-gauge/) - Tool Restoration: William Marples Hibernia Mortise Gauge A couple of years ago, I restored one of these for myself. My friend Gerhard wanted one, so I restored a second one for him. Click the title of the post below to read in full: Tool Restoration: William Marples Hibernia Mortise Gauge Disassembly, cleaning, polishing, and
- [Projects](https://benchblog.com/projects/) - I have discovered that it can be quite hard finding things on my site. So, in an effort to curate things in a more sensible manner I have created this page to organize my posts by project. I will try to add past projects to this page from time to time. My Projects:
- [Cutting Board](https://benchblog.com/projects/cutting-board/) - End-grain Cutting Boards in Sapele, Maple, and Walnut: The project was a single post. Click the title below to read in full. End Grain Cutting Boards From stock selection to milling and glue-up. The complete project.
- [Greenlee 1" Chisel](https://benchblog.com/tool-restorations/greenlee-1-chisel/) - Tool Restoration: Greenlee 1" Chisel This restoration was just a single post. Click the title below to read in full. Tool Restoration: Greenlee 1" Chisel The neck was slightly bent and it needed a major clean up.
- [Tool Reviews](https://benchblog.com/tool-reviews/) - Tool Review - WoodOwl OverDrive Bits
- [How To's](https://benchblog.com/how-tos/) - From time to time I will add "How To" projects to this page. How to Set-up A Wireless Remote Control Switch For Your Wood Shop Dust Collector. How to Make Blast Gates for Your Woodworking Shop Dust Collection System How To Make Brackets to Hang PVC Pipe for Woodworking Shop
- [Contact](https://benchblog.com/contact/) - Please feel free to drop me a line with any questions or comments. You can reach me by using the below form or by commenting on any of my posts.
- [About Me](https://benchblog.com/about-me/) - My name is Jonathan White and I live on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. I have been into woodworking to some degree or another for more than ten years but in the past four or five years it has become my primary hobby. In late 2011, I read "The Anarchist's Toolchest" by Christopher
- [Stanley No. 4½](https://benchblog.com/tool-restorations/stanley-no-4½/) - For this project, I show all the of the steps that I took to restore an English Stanley No. 4½ Jumbo Smoothing Plane.
- [Shooting Board](https://benchblog.com/projects/shooting-board/) - A Ramped Shooting Board in Walnut & Maple I bought a Veritas Shooting plane and the accompanying track. I needed a shooting board on which to use it and this is what I came up with. Click on the title of each post to read further: Part 0 - My aborted first attempt I
- [How to Make Blast Gates for Your Woodworking Shop Dust Collection System](https://benchblog.com/how-tos/how-to-make-blast-gates-for-your-woodworking-shop-dust-collection-system/) - How to make your own blast gates for use in your woodworking shop dust collection system. The gates are made from plywood, PVC pipe and a PVC straight coupling
- [How To Make Brackets to Hang PVC Pipe for Woodworking Shop Dust Collection System](https://benchblog.com/how-tos/how-to-make-brackets-to-hang-pvc-pipe-for-woodworking-shop-dust-collection-system/) - In this article I show how to make brackets to hang PVC pipe from your shop ceiling. I used 4" PVC pipe for the ducting in my dust collection system.
- [How to Make Round Benchdogs](https://benchblog.com/how-tos/how-to-make-round-benchdogs/) - I this post, I show my process for making ¾-inch round bench dogs. Mine are made from sapele and feature a brass bullet catch and leather lined faces.
- [How to Set-up A Wireless Remote Control Switch For Your Wood Shop Dust Collector](https://benchblog.com/how-tos/how-to-set-up-a-wireless-remote-control-switch-for-your-wood-shop-dust-collector/) - Installation of a dust collection system for my workshop. Using a 110-volt wireless remote to activate a 240-volt contactor. Wireless remote dust collector.
- [The Chicken Coop](https://benchblog.com/projects/the-chicken-coop/) - Building my chicken coop from land clearing to final completion. An eight part series.
- [Tool Review - WoodOwl OverDrive Bits](https://benchblog.com/tool-reviews/tool-review-woodowl-overdrive-bits/) - A couple of months ago, I was contacted by Star-M, the company that makes the WoodOwl line of drill bits. They had read some of my earlier posts in which I had used one of their Ultra Smooth Auger bits to drill all the dog holes in my benchtop and also all the holes in my sliding deadmen. They

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