Building a storage bench - Kreg Owners' Community2024-03-28T23:49:31Zhttps://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A412185&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAdriayn,
Thanks for your repl…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-03-09:2900167:Comment:4121852012-03-09T23:57:11.509ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
<p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply.</p>
<p>It's not easy getting a squared board edge, using a block plane---</p>
<p>It takes <strong>lots</strong> of practice.</p>
<p> Practice using scrap lumber pieces, and make very shallow cuts---</p>
<p>akin to slicing a garlic clove---cut it so thin, that it's nearly transparent. </p>
<p>Keep practicing until you can get a butted joint, between two boards, and not have any gaps.</p>
<p> Putting a keen edge on a plane blade, takes lots of…</p>
<p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply.</p>
<p>It's not easy getting a squared board edge, using a block plane---</p>
<p>It takes <strong>lots</strong> of practice.</p>
<p> Practice using scrap lumber pieces, and make very shallow cuts---</p>
<p>akin to slicing a garlic clove---cut it so thin, that it's nearly transparent. </p>
<p>Keep practicing until you can get a butted joint, between two boards, and not have any gaps.</p>
<p> Putting a keen edge on a plane blade, takes lots of practice. One needs the proper sharpening equipment to do that---and ''practice, practice, practice''.</p>
<p> A router is a great investment---almost a necessity, for today's serious wood worker---</p>
<p>you can do so many things with a router.</p>
<p> I can't function anymore, without my routers---they are always nearby and at-the-ready.</p>
<p>I started out with one, then two----now it's........like, ''why the heck do you have/need so many routers?</p>
<p>For some projects, 2, 3 or 4 setup, with different cutter bits.</p>
<p>Each for a different purpose.</p>
<p> It's not that I need them all---it's that I want them---they're fun tools.</p>
<p> PS---make lots of wood chips and sawdust.</p>
<p>Wood chisels are very handy and some great tools to have--- a necessity for any wood worker.</p>
<p>BTW---chisels are easier to sharpen.</p>
<p>=============<br/> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A412119&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2900167Comment412119"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ken,</p>
<p>Haven't been here in a while, sorry for the delay but, thanks for all the tips and advice!</p>
<p>I just got a block plane to help square my board edges. (Big box store doesn't always make the straightest cuts!) and then I had to get a sharpening stone and then a honing guide. Slow progress, but fun. </p>
<p>I agree with you, I'm starting out with hand tools partly because I like them and partly because I need more experience before I risk my hands near all those RPM's. <br/><br/><br/></p>
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Haven't been here in a w…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-03-09:2900167:Comment:4121192012-03-09T01:16:43.196ZAdriaynhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/Adriayn
<p>Ken,</p>
<p>Haven't been here in a while, sorry for the delay but, thanks for all the tips and advice!</p>
<p>I just got a block plane to help square my board edges. (Big box store doesn't always make the straightest cuts!) and then I had to get a sharpening stone and then a honing guide. Slow progress, but fun. </p>
<p>I agree with you, I'm starting out with hand tools partly because I like them and partly because I need more experience before I risk my hands near all those RPM's. …</p>
<p>Ken,</p>
<p>Haven't been here in a while, sorry for the delay but, thanks for all the tips and advice!</p>
<p>I just got a block plane to help square my board edges. (Big box store doesn't always make the straightest cuts!) and then I had to get a sharpening stone and then a honing guide. Slow progress, but fun. </p>
<p>I agree with you, I'm starting out with hand tools partly because I like them and partly because I need more experience before I risk my hands near all those RPM's. <br/><br/><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?xg_source=activity&id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=2#2900167Comment401607"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>FYI---get some scrap lumber, and go-to-it.</p>
<p>Make lots of sawdust and wood chips.</p>
<p>Practice making cuts, use whatever available tools you have at the ready, and make all sorts of joinery methods.</p>
<p>Practice at making precision cuts.</p>
<p>Practice---Practice---Practice.</p>
<p>The more you do, the more you'll learn and you'll get better as you go.</p>
<p>When I started out in wood working, i had to learn to use the basic hand tools---saws, chisels, planes, wood boring bits drilling by hand, hammers, and the like, before progressing to power tools.</p>
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<p>Most persons wanting to get into woodworking and are just starting out, want to jump right into power saws, sanders, routers, and the like---</p>
<p>most don't know how to properly use the simple basic hand tools, such as hand saws, hand drills, hammers and chisels, planes, and make simple joinery methods.</p>
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<p>I encourage one to learn the basics---the tools and their purposes, joinery methods, and then progress from their.</p>
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<p><cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A401391&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2900167Comment401391"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks! And I hope to someday progress to at least "sawdust maker" status <br/><br/><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=2#2900167Comment400935"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nice touch!</p>
<p><br/><br/><cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=1#2900167Comment400855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just grabbed some free clipart and changed my profile pic on the account page.</p>
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FYI---get some scrap…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-05:2900167:Comment:4016072012-02-05T02:55:01.434ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
<p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>FYI---get some scrap lumber, and go-to-it.</p>
<p>Make lots of sawdust and wood chips.</p>
<p>Practice making cuts, use whatever available tools you have at the ready, and make all sorts of joinery methods.</p>
<p>Practice at making precision cuts.</p>
<p>Practice---Practice---Practice.</p>
<p>The more you do, the more you'll learn and you'll get better as you go.</p>
<p>When I started out in wood working, i had to learn to use the basic hand tools---saws, chisels, planes,…</p>
<p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>FYI---get some scrap lumber, and go-to-it.</p>
<p>Make lots of sawdust and wood chips.</p>
<p>Practice making cuts, use whatever available tools you have at the ready, and make all sorts of joinery methods.</p>
<p>Practice at making precision cuts.</p>
<p>Practice---Practice---Practice.</p>
<p>The more you do, the more you'll learn and you'll get better as you go.</p>
<p>When I started out in wood working, i had to learn to use the basic hand tools---saws, chisels, planes, wood boring bits drilling by hand, hammers, and the like, before progressing to power tools.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Most persons wanting to get into woodworking and are just starting out, want to jump right into power saws, sanders, routers, and the like---</p>
<p>most don't know how to properly use the simple basic hand tools, such as hand saws, hand drills, hammers and chisels, planes, and make simple joinery methods.</p>
<p></p>
<p>I encourage one to learn the basics---the tools and their purposes, joinery methods, and then progress from their.</p>
<p></p>
<p><cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A401391&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2900167Comment401391"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks! And I hope to someday progress to at least "sawdust maker" status <br/><br/><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=2#2900167Comment400935"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nice touch!</p>
<p><br/><br/><cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=1#2900167Comment400855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just grabbed some free clipart and changed my profile pic on the account page.</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks! And I hope to someda…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-04:2900167:Comment:4013912012-02-04T17:24:03.885ZAdriaynhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/Adriayn
<p>Thanks! And I hope to someday progress to at least "sawdust maker" status <br></br><br></br><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=2#2900167Comment400935"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nice touch!</p>
<p><br></br><br></br><cite>Adriayn said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Thanks! And I hope to someday progress to at least "sawdust maker" status <br/><br/><cite>Ken Darga said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=2#2900167Comment400935"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nice touch!</p>
<p><br/><br/><cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=1#2900167Comment400855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just grabbed some free clipart and changed my profile pic on the account page.</p>
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</blockquote> Nice touch!
Adriayn said:
I…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-02:2900167:Comment:4009352012-02-02T15:16:05.335ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
<p>Nice touch!</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=1#2900167Comment400855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just grabbed some free clipart and changed my profile pic on the account page.</p>
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<p>Nice touch!</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench?id=2900167%3ATopic%3A396494&page=1#2900167Comment400855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I just grabbed some free clipart and changed my profile pic on the account page.</p>
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Histerically, wood w…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-02:2900167:Comment:4013012012-02-02T15:14:43.797ZKen Dargahttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/KenDarga
<p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>Histerically, wood working has been a guy thing.</p>
<p>I have a sister who is a better wood worker, than most males (sawdust makers) I've seen using a hand saw or drill.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401015"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the replies (which are both helpful and funny!) and the great-looking bench. And, I am indeed female :-) …</p>
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<p>Adriayn,</p>
<p>Histerically, wood working has been a guy thing.</p>
<p>I have a sister who is a better wood worker, than most males (sawdust makers) I've seen using a hand saw or drill.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401015"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the replies (which are both helpful and funny!) and the great-looking bench. And, I am indeed female :-) Why don't they have a girl Kreg avatar?</p>
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</blockquote> I did an image search for "gi…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-01:2900167:Comment:4010792012-02-01T23:59:21.418ZAdriaynhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/Adriayn
<p>I did an image search for "girl carpenter clipart". Be aware that you may get some risque pics, especially if you don't specify clipart. Good luck!<br></br><br></br><cite>Jan Herron said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401047"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Where did you get the girl avatar??? I need one too<br></br><br></br><cite>Adriayn said:…</cite></p>
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<p>I did an image search for "girl carpenter clipart". Be aware that you may get some risque pics, especially if you don't specify clipart. Good luck!<br/><br/><cite>Jan Herron said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401047"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Where did you get the girl avatar??? I need one too<br/><br/><cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401015"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the replies (which are both helpful and funny!) and the great-looking bench. And, I am indeed female :-) Why don't they have a girl Kreg avatar?</p>
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</blockquote> LOL, please don't be sorry, i…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-01:2900167:Comment:4010552012-02-01T23:54:16.759ZAdriaynhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/Adriayn
<p>LOL, please don't be sorry, it was kinda fun picturing my hubby as "the old lady"! That is a beautiful bench. Did you use a plan or make it up yourself? Please share the fun details<br/><br/><cite>David Dean said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment400912"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sorry about that Adriayn.</p>
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<p>LOL, please don't be sorry, it was kinda fun picturing my hubby as "the old lady"! That is a beautiful bench. Did you use a plan or make it up yourself? Please share the fun details<br/><br/><cite>David Dean said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment400912"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Sorry about that Adriayn.</p>
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</blockquote> Sorry about that Adriayn.tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-01:2900167:Comment:4009122012-02-01T23:23:26.511ZDavid Deanhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/DavidDean
<p>Sorry about that Adriayn.</p>
<p>Sorry about that Adriayn.</p> Where did you get the girl av…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2012-02-01:2900167:Comment:4010472012-02-01T22:17:00.040ZJan Herronhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/JanHerron
<p>Where did you get the girl avatar??? I need one too<br/> <br/> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401015"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the replies (which are both helpful and funny!) and the great-looking bench. And, I am indeed female :-) Why don't they have a girl Kreg avatar?</p>
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<p>Where did you get the girl avatar??? I need one too<br/> <br/> <cite>Adriayn said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/building-a-storage-bench#2900167Comment401015"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for the replies (which are both helpful and funny!) and the great-looking bench. And, I am indeed female :-) Why don't they have a girl Kreg avatar?</p>
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