Comments on: French Workbench Class – Day 1

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:33:48 +0000

It’s titled “Cassidy Buxom” by Peter Hawkes and is found on Acoustic Guitar Vol 4. on freeplaymusic.com

http://freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=1071

By: tjhenrik

tjhenrik — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:59:40 +0000

I want that song

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:07:59 +0000

I was a framer in a past life, and regardless of the material or weather, we were never allowed to wear gloves. My boss told me, and I experienced that you can “feel” that cutter coming too close to your hand. I too wear nitrile around the shop (usually just after a nick or cut that won’t stop bleeding on my project), except when power tools are used. They also dampen that “feel” of the cutter.

By: wklees

wklees — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:16:46 +0000

I’ll ask again. What is the musical piece and who are the artists that accompany this video? The piece is beyond superb.

By: tsstahl

tsstahl — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:03:02 +0000

The front two at least need to be square to the front of the bench. One is half the leg vise, and the other is an integral part of the vise when it comes to long stock.

By: cbf123

cbf123 — Tue, 17 May 2011 23:36:36 +0000

If you are wearing a tough glove it’s possible for a moving cutter head to “catch” in the glove material and drag your hand in further rather than just slicing your skin.

I’ve found that nitrile gloves do a pretty good job at protecting from splinters and I’m pretty sure they’ll rip rather than drag my hand in if they get caught in any tools.

By: rmcnabb

rmcnabb — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:57:37 +0000

I would think that building a workbench for hand tool woodworking would be a good opportunity to use hand tools. And why do the legs need to be square? All they need to do is hold the top up. They could be twisted like licorice.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:47:25 +0000

In the machine shop where I served my apprenticeship, if you were injured while opereating a machine and you were wearing gloves, you’d get a disiplinary mark on your records. If the result was a lost-time injury, no sick pay. Gloves aren’t to be worn while the machine is running.

I watched a guy in the foundry pattern shop I worked in cut a thumb off by getting a glove caught under a piece of plywood he was ripping (he was not one of the pattern makers). No more using the machines for employees outside of our department.

The benches were made of wood that wasn’t good enough to crate castings.

By: willcon

willcon — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:07:26 +0000

Love the sliding dovetail ala Festool Track saw! That probably saved a few hours of hand work!

By: wklees

wklees — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:01:06 +0000

Ok, I floored, infatuated and in love. Please leave credits for the musicians.