Reloading Bench Build

[JohnnyEgo]

Slapped the sled on the table saw and started trimming:


Then cut some drawer bottoms:




Marked them out for Domino holes, and then taped up the edges; I have learned that my Domino cutter is not real kind to face veneer and tends to blow it out near the edges of thru-domino mortises.





Then carved a lot of domino mortises.




Made some custom dominos out of the trim I'd previously glued up:


And drove them home:

[JohnnyEgo]

I am using Promark slides, which are much more economical knock-offs of Accurides. Made a spacer to make sure the mounts were consistent.


Also countersunk to accomodate a #8 screw:






Busted out the hardware positioning tool to keep things relatively consistent between drawer mounts for the pulls"






And picked a pretty board I've been saving for a while to make some drawer fronts:

[JohnnyEgo]

And two years later I should probably update this.

I made a classic mistake, which was making it just useful enough that the utility outweighed my interest in completing it. Basically I moved the top down into my basement and set it on some saw horses so I could temporarily have more bench space. Two years ago. Anyways with family coming to visit, I finally got off my rear and slapped a coat of stain on everything, and then dragged all the parts and pieces to the basement:



My dog had thoughts:


Braced the unsupported end with some 2x4 offcuts and then drove some locking wedges home for hopefully the final time:



Slapped the drawer boxes on and got a last look at the back of the bench nobody will ever see again:


Slid the base under the top, which is too heavy and awkward for me to lift when it is bolted together. Then drove in the top plugs and flush cut them.



Little Dog Approved:


As she sits:


Still plan on getting around to building an under cabinet and a hutch, but that may be a while. For now, I am a long way from where I starte

[Griff79]

Excellent work!
Griff

[BladesNBarrels]

Great finished project!
I know about letting things get delayed.
I was setting up my Shark 4 CNC a while back and life got in the way.
6 years later, I uncovered the CNC, and found my stack of MDF boards.
I checked my Vectric Vcarve Pro program and the Version 9 I had originally had to be upgraded to Version 12.5.
I finished up this week completing and installing the spoil boards,
The old file ran with no adjustments.
Now, I can start using the Shark.