Comments on: 84 – Duane’s Steamer Trunk Pt. 3

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:42:31 +0000

Hey Alan. The bench is lacking in three major areas: weight, stability, and work holding. Those are some important detail in a bench, lol. So any new bench I build will be much more functional with more work-holding options, a thicker top and a 4-legged base.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:11:59 +0000

Hi Marc!
I love watching your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us!

You mentioned in the video that your bench wasn’t designed for heavy-duty hand tool work. What specifically is lacking in it and what would you change? Thanks!

-Alan

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:31:10 +0000

Not rude at all. Problem is, I can’t even give you a ballpark number. It would vary dramatically depending on the choice of wood and the location in the US. The quarter sawn white oak I used for this project was an old stock I purchased years ago while still in California. I believe I payed about $5/bf. I haven’t priced the stuff in AZ yet.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:28:39 +0000

The primary glue for this project was Gorilla Brand PVA glue. Its very similar to Titebond.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:27:27 +0000

Thanks Steve. That’s a Lee Valley straight edge. Check it out: http://www.jamestowndistributo.....ar+Varnish

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:17:27 +0000

Hey Marc!

Well done on the save. As stated by others, it’s stuff like that that really makes the show stand above. That and the fact we can all drool over you’re amazing collection of tools.
Speaking of which, I’ve never seen a straight edge like that before. Do you mind me asking what brand it is?

Thanks!

By: BCB

BCB — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:16:16 +0000

Great Job on the trunk and the fixes, What type of glue is that you use? Really Enjoy the videos. Keep them coming.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:08:56 +0000

Hi –

Great video — wish it came out about 6 months earlier. I am a relative newbie tackling a similar trunk project and found myself with the identical challenges — but not the identical set of tools (no jointer or #7). Ultimately, I found solutions that worked, but none as fast and effective as yours.

Thanks for helping struggling (i.e.), real world newbies.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:36:00 +0000

hi marc

very nice episode. i like the fact that you admitted to a mistake. just for fun sometime you could maybe run a poll to what percent of project finish without any mistakes.
keep up the good work.

mike h

By: Rob Horton

Rob Horton — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:29:19 +0000

Bravo, Marc.

You’ve found a real niche here, one that shows us an important side of woodworking and one that usually gets edited out of a half-hour network TV show.

Keep up the good work.