Building a workbench from pine framing timber
Cutting, bolting and bracing a plain bench in the shed, from a stack of framing to a flat top.
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Plain builds and plain lessons from the tin shed, every other Friday.
Choosing straight framing timber at the yard
How I sight along a length, what I leave behind and how I load it in the ute.
Drawing a bench plan on butcher paper
A pencil, a speed square and a full-size drawing before any timber is cut.
Five clamps every shed workshop needs
Which clamps I reach for most, and which ones I would not buy twice.
Making a pair of sawhorses in an afternoon
Eight cuts, a box of screws and two horses that carry a door.
Squaring up a bench top with a circular saw
A straight edge, a clamped guide and a clean cut along the whole length.
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