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Some photos of my workbench and cabinet during construction showing various details.
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For those who are interested in building their own bench and feeling a little insecure about their capabilities or how certain things are accomplished, I will provide email consulting services for $10 per email question/issue (please, one question per email) or for $250 I will provide email support for your entire bench building process, less the tool chest.  Tool chest support is an additional $100.  My responses and instructions will often include additional photos not posted here.  If you are interested in this type of service, send me an email and I'll send payment options/instructions to you - dave@swigerwoodworks.com.

Dave...thanks for all of your help; I could have made some non-recoverable errors along the way without your advice.  

Don Hall
Radford, VA


Workbench_020.jpg (44591 bytes)     The first step, marking out of parts.

 

 

Workbench_012.jpg (42328 bytes)    Trestle feet and legs showing mortises and tenons. 

 

 

Workbench_015.jpg (39061 bytes)    Dry fitting of trestle ends.

 

 

Workbench_009.jpg (30666 bytes)    Dry fitting of complete trestle base.

 

 

Workbench_011.jpg (20968 bytes)    Trestle foot thumbnail profile and fitting of mortis and tenons. 

 

 

Workbench_029.jpg (39805 bytes)    Glue up of stretchers and trestle ends.

 

 

Workbench_023.jpg (41665 bytes)    Lots of slab strips.

 

 

Workbench_035.jpg (44449 bytes)    Slab section glue up.

 

 

Workbench_037.jpg (38278 bytes)    Dry fitting of front apron and end caps.

 

 

Workbench_038.jpg (37425 bytes)    Detailed view of box joint.

 

 

Workbench042.jpg (35860 bytes)    Fitting/mounting of front vise.

 

 

Workbench_053.jpg (31581 bytes)    Cutting of thumbnail profiles in vise jaws.

 

 

Cabinet 015.jpg (346115 bytes)    Cabinet glue up.

 

 

Cabinet 004.jpg (685936 bytes)    Drawer assembly and glue up.

 

 

Cabinet 006.jpg (760182 bytes)    Assembled drawers.

 

 

Cabinet 018.jpg (366311 bytes)    Drawer slide mounting.

 

 

Cabinet 033.jpg (878174 bytes)    Finished assembled cabinet.

 

 

 

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