DIY Workbench Build - Oak Base

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[@AC-cg4be]

For drawboring, you wanted to chamfer the end so that it can go into your offset hole. Alternatively, make the dowel about 1/32" or 1/16" smaller on one end as opposed to the other. What I do is take a 9 grain rasp and chamfer the end I'm driving into the tenon so that it is smaller than the oblong hole your offset creates. And please, please, please don't hold your work in one hand while pushing a chisel toward the hand holding the work. The first time you drive a chisel into your hand will make you understand why. Overall, nicely done! I greatly enjoy watching you make stuff.

[@ryangoodson5745]

I, too, have bought quite a bit of lumber from Hacket’s Great video

[@FritsvanDoorn]

I love watching videos like this. They take me away for a short moment forgetting everything else. Thank you for making them.

[@e.dbogan6266]

Nice bench, and thanks for showing the problems with the dowels. It's good to know that even professionals have problems sometimes. Keep up the good work. I enjoy your builds.

[@Wildevis]

Beautiful and sturdy

[@Orxenhorf]

FYI when drawboring you typically go 1/2 radius of the hole offset and make sure the end of the dowel is chamfered, but the problem you had was due to wood selection. You don't want a stiff hardwood for the dowel, you want something straight grained and springy. It'll end up being bent into a shape like a speed bump inside the joint and be trying to straighten itself back out tightening the joint.

[@larchejacquesclarel9451]

exactly. dowels must be able to bend a little without breaking.

[@rinyuli_dori293]

I understand a lot of cutting and bonding for assembly. It seems to be a completely strong and functional workbench. great job!

[@reforzar]

Y’all are gonna love having this bench.

[@LogHouseFarm]

I am looking forward to seeing the completed project, great work so far!

[@darbinorvar]

Thank you!

[@tomdenny8507]

In order to use the draw bore technique the dowels need to be slightly tapered on the end.

[@Orxenhorf]

And a wood with springy-ness to it for the dowel material.

[@alans1816]

And riven wood for the dowel avoids runout.

[@anthonyeaton778]

The most important part of draw boring is that you rive the dowel pieces and not turn them. There is just too much grain runout otherwise. You also need to taper the ends as others have said. Timber framers most certainly offset drawbores with lots of success. Takes a bit of practise though and eventually you'll get it. I used it on my bench base and was amazed how good it works.

[@tomdenny8507]

@@anthonyeaton778 No argument that rived dowels are technically better but I have used nothing but turned dowels and never had a problem.

[@joeycastillo1496]

I really like the way you present the work. Been there, just a lot of work.

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Du très joli travail ça va faire un établi vraiment très solide à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉

[@nicandkathy]

thanks, really enjoyed that. looking forward to the top video!

[@makermaniacdiy]

davvero brava

[@darbinorvar]

Thank you so much Nic!

[@kady5398]

That was a great video and very informative. Looking forward to the next one on this bench.

[@floridaman5411]

Been wanting to upgrade my roubo bench to a hardwood version for a few years now. Not super practical but sure would be pretty! Can’t wait to see how this one turns out!!

[@makermaniacdiy]

un bel risultato

[@wattscreates1977]

+Jeremy Nance Look for oak pallets or scrap wood. I work in a warehouse and I managed to find oak 4x4s that they use for shipping heavy pipe on trucks and ships, it's called dunnage. Try to find local places that you can check, heavier goods get shipped on oak pallets and they are quite common. I'm sure you already know all this if you've built your own workbench. I guess it's just too remind you... It's a lot of work but it beats paying $20 for oak boards at the big box stores. Also I found a local mill write that sells oak for supper cheap. An even better alternative. Hope this helps to motivate you. 😄

[@floridaman5411]

@@wattscreates1977 Thanks Adam! I’ve found lots of great wood in pallets, I even made a nice spear gun out of pallet mahogany. I’m waiting/watching for some nice maple for a new work bench because I want a really tight grain. Never underestimate pallet wood!

[@davidconaway2830]

Loving the workbench build. Just my opinion.....I like to listen to your voice and the machinery versus the background music;-)

[@jeffforbes3772]

Very nice and a very clean and shiny dado stack. You should wear shades when using that.

[@larchejacquesclarel9451]

a tapered dowel would do the trick for the drawboring techiques.

[@friendsonearth]

nice trick, use large bit to make the mortise, then small one for the corner

[@GrahamDallas]

Looking good, love the dark stain

[@darbinorvar]

Haha me too!

[@kerolos.sattia3100]

I love it, and i am waiting for end

[@paulsylvester1394]

Just curious why you didn’t use the fence and a spacer block to establish the location of the shoulders on all the tenons. It looked like you eyeballed them and that caused you to have to clean the shoulders with a chisel.

[@adrianthomas4163]

Very nice build. Enjoyed the video.

[@makermaniacdiy]

un bel video davvero

[@darbinorvar]

Thanks Adrian!

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful work, Linn! The workbench is looking fantastic already! 😃 Soon enough I'm going to build my own as well... It's not going to be bigger than yours at all, but I want the tool tray in the middle of the bench. 😊 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@darbinorvar]

Thanks MC, let me know how it turns out!

[@charlieleidholdt7785]

the design book that you use in this video to show your sketches, could you please identify it's maker and maybe where you bought it? it is the famous engineering calc paper only bound. thank you!

[@2CPropertiesTeams]

That was a great video. Thanks

[@Grunt49]

Very well done

[@MaruNoNamae]

il giappone e sopratutto la cina hanno tecniche davvero intelligenti per fare costruzioni col legno , anche senza usare viti o colla , la cina ha una storia di migliaia di anni con il legno e sono i migliori credo

[@ICSDroid]

Hello, Anytime I've seen people using draw boring they taper the end of the dowels so they will start into the holes easier. Great video, thank you. Bill

[@darbinorvar]

Good point!

[@Conan117117]

PVA wood glue swells up the joints, making it harder for the dowels to go in. Try using epoxy to lubricate the chamfered dowels

[@hassanal-mosawi6049]

Thanks for sharing that

[@pinterelectric]

I don’t feel comfortable drawing my wood back across the running blade. I feel the slightest movement side to side will grab the wood and kick it back. But that’s just me

[@Django44]

That's for sure.

[@aldocoin]

Are you going to have plans available ?

[@sadidiker]

Great video...😙😙

[@rickmellor]

Dado stack on the big SawStop? Did you guys give up on the jobsite saw for dados?

[@darbinorvar]

Decided that one table saw in the shop was enough ;)

[@makermaniacdiy]

ottimo lavoro like 253

[@chakireladraoui9331]

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[@billyhill101]

You are an amazing person I am in aw of you

[@darbinorvar]

Thanks Billy :)

[@josephkrug8579]

If you run into issues with the default sawstop throat plate not being zero clearance enough for small cuts (non-dado), I found that a video by Rob Cosman where infinity tools has a zero clearance insert replacement. I just ordered one for my sawstop saw as I had issues where some smaller pieces wanted to fall down in the slot after the riving knife. A while back I made a super heavy 4x4 carving bench with pegs and a different type of cross locking timber framing joint. I didn't even need glue with the pegs and I drilled straight holes. The joints didnt need glue either as it held so tight, and with the pegs I doubt mine will ever come apart either, and so far it is super stable and no racking at all. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXqWc5SjjcSjjsk Good video as always :)

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

Building a workbench step 1: build a workbench to build your workbench on.

[@neokyra]

I didn't know you had such hairy arms lol jk. Really nice video, looking forward to the next one.

[@gregorcykf]

Wow they are really packing the ads into your videos. Had to get through six ads.

[@darbinorvar]

Wow, that's quite a few! I have a solution: To avoid seeing any ads, I offer ad free versions of my videos to my patrons - patreon.com/darbinorvar

[@RickFarris]

Who is "We"? I only see "You." You keep talking about "we." Who else is involved?

[@rickmellor]

Her husband Matt. Look closely and you'll see the hairy arms. 😃