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Maybe add a shelf on the stretchers....
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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Bandit, yes that's on my mind. Just trying to finish the tough parts first before I tackle the easier stuff. I was even thinking of maybe putting in a second shelf, for small, flat things. We'll see. My next task it to attach the vise, then try to make something!
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Well done on the the flip!!
As for those gaps, splinters, sawdust a little glue..... gone.
Mark Singleton
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Very creative on the flip! Now that it is right-side up, it looks even better. When you mentioned removing the legs from the top, I thought that could be asking for trouble. I am glad you found a work-around.
I like the idea of filling those gaps with sawdust and glue. I have done that before in a pinch. Small gaps like that just disappear. I used hide glue for that, but I am not sure it matters.
I have thought about shelf spacing under my yet-to-be-built bench. If you put them too high, it could interfere with clamping or hold-fasts. Of course, there is always the issue of chips falling through the top onto the shelf. I thought about putting a light shelf under the top to deflect those droppings.
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I have 2 cedar 1X6 boards across my bench’s end stretchers that I use as a shelf for bench planes, clamps, my bench hook etc. When I need a fence for moldings etc, these are the boards I use.
