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lop of I he bcnch from I he edge. I narrowed jointer and a 12" "lunchbox" planer. And picked through my stock fort he straightcst

and lowered the apron so I could clamp work I didn't need a bench to build my bench, pieces to use for the top. After running one

to the bench in two directions. I was also I made the top first, then placed that on a cdgcover the jointer, I rippcdeachpiccetoa

intrigued by the knock-down joinery on pair of horses. rough widthof3'A*. Then I drcNscd one face

some of the historic Nicholson benches. of each piece flat on the jointer. When I had

While I don't plan on moving my bench very it Straight. 14 pieces ready. I moved to the planer,

often, I decided to make it in manageable One Part al a I imr I wanted the stock to be at least l⁷/«"

chunks, to ease the processofmaking it and The best reason for assembl i ng t he top of t he thick, but stopped milling when I hadtwo

assembling it. bench first is that when it iscomplete, it can clean faces. Each halfofthe topconsistsof

The design is based on function in the be put to work to fabricate and assemble all six pieces glued face to face, and leaving

completed bench, and also on the process the other parts. It's almost as good as hav- the parts as thick as possible allowed me

ofmaking.movingandinaintainingit.The ingaplace tositdown whenyou're halfway to maximize the width. If the stock had

tools I used to make it are basic home-shop through buildinga chair. ended up thinner than planned, I would

equipment-a 10" hybrid table saw, a 6*-inch I began with rough 8/4 ash lumber, and have added a seventh piece. The goal was

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