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Issue 65 September 2002 publssher Donald B. Peschke edbtor Terry J. Strohman associate edstors Bryan Nelson Vincent Ancona art director Cary Christensen sr. graphic designer Kurt Schultz senior illustrators Roger Reiland Mark Higdon CREATIVE RESOURCES Creative Director: Ted Kralicek • Sr. Project Designers: Ken Munkel, Kent Welsh, Ryan Mimick, Chris Fitch • Shop Craftsmen: Steve Curtis, Steve Johnson • Sr. Photographer. Crayola England SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS Corp. VP.: Douglas L. Hicks • Art Director: Douglas A. Flint • Sr. Graphic Designer: Chris Glowaeki • Graphic Designers: Vu Nguyen, Jonathan Eike • Associate Editor. Craig Ruegsegger * Asst. Editor. Joel A. Hess • Editorial Intern: Cindy Thurmond CIRCULATION Subscriber Services Director. Sandy Baum • New Business Dir.: Wayde J. Klingbeil • Circulation Marketing Analyst: Kris Schlemmer • Assoc. Circ. Ma rketing Analyst: Paula M. DeMatteis • Renewal Manager. 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Postmaster: Send change of address to ShopNotes, P.O. Box 37103, Boone, IA 50037-2103. Subscription Questions? Write to: ShopNotes Customer Service, P.O. Box 842, Des Moines, IA 50304-9961. Or call 1-800-333-5854, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Central Time, weekdays. FAX 515-283-0447 Email: ShopNotes@shopnotes.com Internet: http://www.shopnotes.com PRINTED IN U.S.A. EDITOR'S NOTE CutoffsQuick — what comes to mind when you think of a traditional-style workbench. For me it's beefy mortise and tenon construction, a thick glued-up hardwood top, and large, heavy-duty vises. Now there's no doubt that these features make for a great workbench. After all, they've proven themselves in woodworking shops for hundreds of years. The only problem is this type of bench usually requires investing a substantial amount of time, effort, and materials to build . So what if you want to build a traditional style workbench — without spending weeks or even months in the process? That was the goal as we began working on the feature project in this issue — a new-style, traditional woodworking bench. The first step was to tackle the base construction. It had to be sturdy and easy to build. We started with two end assemblies that couldn't be simpler — just two thick posts connected by a plywood panel. But the results are impressive — a rock-solid assembly that won't rack or twist. To complete the base, we tied the end assemblies together with a couple of stretchers. Here again, there's no tricky joinery involved. All you need to do is drill a few holes and install some draw bolts. Besides being easy to install, this draw-bolt system has a couple of other benefits. First, you can "snug-up" the joint when the wood shrinks with changes in humidity. And you can take the base apart if you want to move the bench. As for the top of our bench, again we took a different approach. Instead of traditional hardwood we chose MDF. It's flat, durable, and inexpensive. Plus it goes together quickly — all you have to do is cut it to size and glue three pieces together. Of course a woodworldng bench wouldn't be complete without vises. We chose two different styles for our bench: a simple bolt-on front vise and a unique twin-screw end vise. About the only thing that we didn't address with this bench was storage. But don't worry, we're working on a storage system for the next issue. Be included, as a part of the Woodworking Shop Tours On the Web Visit other ShopNotes subscribers' workshops and see photos of the shop projects they've built. It's all online at Woodworking Shop Tours on the ShopNotes web site: We want you to be part of our shop tours! To submit photos of your favorite ShopNotes projects or views of your shop, just follow the instructions you'll find on our web site. jl^pilllliPifiPB I'! 'JJII 'ijjlliM^BilWlpWIMIiWPPJ^^ BlWi^jiiPPiiiPjW 2 ShopNotes No. 65 |
