AWESOME Hand Crafted Tenon Bench 

2 hrs in, over 10% of the way there!

we hit 700! not 1k, but this more than doubles my previous best! plans are free for the weekend, on Monday will be back to the low price of $5. thanks folks!

@@FranksWorkbench so I missed the free plans? I was watching the likes and didn’t see this comment. So now that it is at 1k are the plans free? Good chance to see how your plans present.

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My thoughts EXACTLY!

Thanks man!

Thank you!

Thank you sir!

Perfect timing!! And feel free to take or amend the design... as far as I'm concerned if I post it on the internet it's free for the taking!!

I love that sentiment!

She will love that you used the chisels. I just posted a video of a jewelry box I made for my girlfriend using walnut/maple/cherry that was cut from her family farm. She loved it and it brought her to tears. Check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-inug5ujvQXU.html

@@garynelles Great video, awesome project! everyone should check out his video. Loved seeing your first dovetails and the tools you used, if you hadn't said otherwise they looked like you had been doing them for years - no joke.

@@FranksWorkbench thanks for your kind words. I really enjoyed this build.

Agreed!

Absolutely!

Thanks man!!

I appreciate your kind words!

Thanks! 😎

Hahaha 😎

Heck yeah man, maybe it will catch on!

@@FranksWorkbench great build video. Wishing you continue success! This reminds me of a housed tennon design. However to a next level kinda. Love watching it. Hope I can get to a place in life I can put to practice these things I've learned from folks like you, Paul Sellers, Rex Krueger, and H Carpenter! Others too but I really like y'alls work and teaching manners Blessings abundant Crawford out 🙏⚒️🔥🧙🏼‍♂️

thank you!!

Thank you very much!

thank you sir!

Thank you!

Haha thanks man!

Thank you and you too!

I really appreciate the kind words and comment!

thanks man!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks man!!

thank you so much! Hope the project goes well and any constructive feedback is always appreciated!

Thanks man!

Thanks man!

Haha 😎 Thanks man!

@@FranksWorkbench No problem. Your technique was awesome also. I need more practice but I had never seen that chisel for curves before.

Thank you sir!

I don't currently but I know I should get on that!

Thank you very much!

Appreciate your kind words!

Thanks man!

thanks!

I agree, ending was too abrupt! Thanks for the input and have a good weekend!

@@FranksWorkbench thanks, you too!

Thank you and yes, plan to do it maybe after my next project!

@@FranksWorkbench there are allot of videos about sharpening a plane iron, making the primary and secondary bevels, freehand, houning guides, etc... but I would love to see your method because in every video your handplanes just fly over that wood. I use a 1000 diamont stone and a 16k shapton and cant get the plane to fly like yours.

thank you and noted!

I sure appreciate it!!

You're right, I appreciate your feedback!

Made this with ceiling joists, don't think I needed em 🤣

The strop with green honing compound is the key!

Thanks brotha, I've never been good about following the rules. Sometimes it comes to bite me and I learn the hard way and sometimes I end up with a technique, style or method that works better for me than traditional

Also will add that with kids that sit on edges, I had a choice of either keeping the tenon close to the edge or splaying the legs/sides so that it won't tip or flip over with full edge pressure. Felt my chances of splitting off the top were very low, especially since they are just light splines and not full wedges.

@@FranksWorkbench Your logic is reasonable, and "rules of thumb" are more guidelines than a ridged rule...There are also methods for "strengthening" a relish area when (like in your case) the general rule is ignored. So, if a student stated (like in your case kids sitting near an edge (a tripping hazard) and not wishing a squinted leg (aka splayed) then a strengthening trunnel (wood nail) would be in order...Another note of point is that even though a tenon shim (I think what you are calling a spline...???...since a "spline" technically is a "free tenon"..."tusk"...or..."toggle" most often in English parlance, were as a "shim' is a small, often wedge-shaped member meant to lift and/or separated another working member) may be small, then generate a great deal of leverage over time...However, one thing I did not really account for in my first post observation is that you "glued" this assembly together with modern adhesives. That does, as I'm now sure, was your thinking as well when you designed this fine example of a sitting stool/bench. I'm accustomed to designing such things in only green wood and in fully traditional modalities with only the joinery doing the labor of holding it all together...LOL...which is a different world for sure...Thanks again for some great content...

@@JayCWhiteCloudgreat ideas, I especially like the wood nail idea to strengthen the ends! Thank you!

@@FranksWorkbench Try it...!!!...I think you will like it...Trunnels are great and solve all kinds of little issues like this...and I'm already enjoying more of your content...Thanks for taking the time to share it with us...

Haha thank you!! Yep it's just my preference, lot of folks do it just as well with a drill and chisel down the sides!

No issues with snipe. Was originally planning to buy the fold down leaves or make a shop made extension, but there's been no need. I've had snipe once or twice but it was 100% on me not supporting a long board on the way out.

Gotta have a permit for em in 37 states 🤣. The regular Stanley/record replacement irons

YES!

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@@FranksWorkbench besides the cockroach thing, I really like this project. It seems easy for us beginners and as your experience grows you can really make it fancy. Lining up the top and sides will be difficult but I would love to try it. Thanks for showing us.

@@deborahf3738 absolutely and thanks for the kind words!