Well, today i worked on my HD Ash Bench a bit more, it's time to get a couple shelves on it... I got started by cutting another chunk of 3-1/2" thick by 18" wide plank off, the extra 8' 6" piece i milled out of an ash log, the other day,
I marked out all the cuts i needed to make two uprights to hold a shelf, and because it was so thick, i had to cut it from both sides,
It didn't matter that the cuts weren't "clean" because now that the planks were cut to a size i could handle, i could take them later on up to the shop and clean them up!
I also had to knotch them out, because of the two thicknesses of the bench top,
So i cut the knotch, and then took them to the shop and ran them over the jointer and through my planer,
I still needed a couple uprights for a second shelf, so i grabbed a 1-1/2" x 12" and ran one edge over the jointer,
And then ripped 8" off it with the tablesaw and ran it through the planer too...
So, back at the bench, i had another full 2" x 12" that i needed to cut to length and rip down to 8", so i marked it,
And ripped it with my circle saw,
And, with the uprights in place,
I muscled the shelves into place too!
So, that's how the ash Bench looks today, but i still have some changes coming to those legs, so after the holidays, i'll get to them!
DM
