OzzyOcker Workbench Build Part 8 - Top Slabs and Dog Holes

[@stevecollins9450]

I feel like one lucky guy to have the opportunity to watch a master craftsman like yourself, Kuffy.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Thanks mate but master craftsman may be stretching the truth a little 🤣

[@andrewnielsen3488]

‘Ah there’s a bloody gap’ gold ! Great work Kuffy, looks like a very practical bench

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Hehe, there wasn't supposed to be a gap 😱

[@JesperMakes]

Love this bench mate. Awesome build.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Thanks mate. The bench is a favourite build of mine

[@Gumbootsnail]

Love the drum solo at 4:00 .... that's one proud bloke. Onya kuffy

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Hehe. I'm pretty happy with it. Mostly I like how well lit the bench will be for future videos. Much better than trying to film on my current benches to the side.

[@Gumbootsnail]

@@kuffyswoodwork its a nice bench. Real nice bench. Yeah you look nailed the production value on this vid bloke - lookin forward to your next project

[@DsHardWoodCreations]

Best feeling when u go to put in place and it just fits so good

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Hehe yeah it is. I always have expectations of needing to fuss with joints after first fit. Love it when I get lucky

[@Nedswoodworks]

Bloody Good 👍, is an understatement mate.....just brilliant!!

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Thanks mate. I'm pretty happy with it so far

[@TakamiWoodshop]

It's getting there aye! That thing is more solid than a Rolls Royce idling at 700 rpm but with less gaps in the body work. Are you going to balance a coin on edge and then test drive it for us?

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Dunno about balancing a coin on it, but I'll certainly give the bench a good test over the next 1000 years

[@DavesShed]

That's a very nice bench. Lucky you made it out of free recycled timber. Otherwise it would be too good to mess up with work. Thanks for the series.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

The series isn't over. There is still three more videos before the grand finale! I am not so secretly hoping that someone asks me to build a bench for them out of US Maple and Walnut

[@woodturnerjosh]

I'm loving this series and learning so much as always! But you're making me want to spend money on a new bench with HNT hardware! 😂 Cheers

[@kuffyswoodwork]

The money spent on the HNT vice hardware is nothing compared to the time spent building the bench. Luckily it is a fun time 😂

[@briansbuildsandoutdoors4936]

Looking 'bloody good' mate!

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Hehe, she's a bloody rippa! 😂

[@roofermarc1]

Sweet. I really have to build a bench like this, what an inspiration

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Thanks mate. I really wish I had built something like this a looooooong time ago.

[@allea89]

Its looking really good mate, gotta love the curly shavings.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

So true. It was like peeling back a long snake skin each time. 🐍

[@sumosprojects]

G’day mate, I was talking to Chris today about your video series & we both agreed that it’s better you making the intricate joints & attention to detail because if we tried to replicate this we’d both have heart attacks or get a lot of splinters 😔😮🤔🤠🤠🤠anyhow should Australia ever get invaded we made a pact to come & hide under the Ocker ok 👌, ps I was embarrassed that I incorrectly spelt Stawell as Stall 😢😱 but you didn’t make me feel bad so kudos to ya Kuffmeister 🇦🇺🇦🇺🍻🍻👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Lol, I didn't even notice you spelt Stawell incorrectly. If it is any consolation, I can't pronounce the majority of Australian town names. Tangambalanga! 😟

[@sumosprojects]

Kuffys Woodwork Tangambalanga 😳🙄🤔 mate I cant spell it either but you’re safe to know Australia is proud of you & your bloody grouse workbench 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺👍

[@OneManBandWoodworks]

Fantastic mate

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Cheers mate 👍

[@paulharriss1192]

Very impressive, like the way you explained fitting the top. Would be beneficial to fill the checks and voids with with expoxy and then scrape them smooth? Awesome bench with great fitting on the joinery EXCELLENT work. Thanks for the videos Kuffy.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Yes, I will fill the cracks and checks with epoxy. I first need to smooth plane the top, then I'll fill the voids, and then scrape the epoxy back. I've never had much luck planing epoxy, but it scrapes well enough.

[@davep616]

I'm still with you following looking good!

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Thanks for sticking with me mate 👍

[@berniesr]

Looking really good. Your luck is down to prescision marking out.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

I think you hit the nail right on the head. 👍

[@Pghpete5]

Awsome seeing it come together. Your new mic sounds great too.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

I like the new mic, but it chews through batterys so quickly, so I often switch back to the older shotgun mic because that uses a lithium rechargeable battery.

[@meawayfromhome]

Hi Kuffy, another great video, bench looks great 👍🏻 but mate how the hell will you sleep 💤 with that gap, a bloody hair might fall in geez mate, fix it 😜

[@kuffyswoodwork]

I considered not fixing the gap, but it is annoying me so much. It'll be fixed before the final product is revealed to the masses. 👍

[@djmdog8754]

Nice accuracy in your work with good looking joints. Hope my bench build comes out half as good as yours. If its close to your finish standard I'll be massively pleased. Lovely bench What router bit did you use for the mortices?

[@kuffyswoodwork]

It's a 1/2" spiral upcut bit from Timbecon. "Spiral Upcut Bit SCU-127-XH" www.timbecon.com.au/1-4in-1-2in-shank-spiral-upcut-bits

[@michaeljude4001]

Beautiful work there Kuffy. How have you gotten this far without having a game of dominos?

[@kuffyswoodwork]

The domino is nothing special. It just makes holes, same as my router or chisels 👍

[@grahamparsons6620]

Wow the bench is looking fantastic mate, and those H&T Gordon fittings are a bit sexy definitely wood porn 👍👍👍👍

[@kuffyswoodwork]

For sure. I already have it planned in my mind that I need some super slo-mo sweeping flybys for the vice hardware in the final video. All to the tune of "I'm sexy and I know it" 😂

[@sumosprojects]

Graham Parsons Porn, what the 🤔😮, did I miss sumfing Graham lol 😂, Kuffy is absolutely annoyingly talented 🤠🤠🍻🇦🇺👍👍👍👍👍

[@grahamparsons6620]

@sumo’s projects yes he certainly seems to know what he’s doing’ he’s a bit ocd with his tolerances though 😂😂 @ kuffys woodwork good choice mate the flyby and music would absolutely be the right choice to end the series 😂😂😂

[@kuffyswoodwork]

I'm being OCD on the numbers just to demonstrate how to fix it. Some of it is important

[@grahamparsons6620]

@kuffys woodwork yes mate I realise what your doing and just kidding around. To be honest I am far worse than that without the skill level so imagine the problems I have 😂😂😂😂

[@farmcat3198]

What's the width of your bench?

[@kuffyswoodwork]

It's 2100mm long and 660mm deep.

[@farmcat3198]

@@kuffyswoodwork Thanks. Have you ever wished for more depth? I'm designing a workbench now and not so sure about the depth. Any thoughts?

[@kuffyswoodwork]

@@farmcat3198 The majority of projects will be no more than 600mm deep (chest of drawers, side tables, coffee tables etc). When it is wider than 600mm, it's probably something big like a bed or a dining table. In those cases, you'll be assembling on the floor anyway.

[@farmcat3198]

@@kuffyswoodwork Okay, thanks. That should make my design a little easier to make.

[@DavesCave]

Feel-a-vision 'wouldn't a lot of guys like that' ... penny dropped on second viewing lol

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Hahahahahah! 😂

[@DavesCave]

@@kuffyswoodwork yeah was a bit slow on the uptake till round 2. Either I'm ignorant and naive or just slow on the uptake lol