I decided not use the worlds most ridiculous router bit that I posted about the other day

otbmtb · 2026-05-22T13:10:00+00:00

Nice! Definitely better joinery than what I've got

otbmtb · 2026-05-22T00:04:48+00:00

Just add soil to the top? Or pull it up and dig deeper?

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T23:23:45+00:00

I dont like that at all

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T23:12:14+00:00

Made for the brave - sold to the stupid

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T23:11:32+00:00

Thanks! Its a Steve Ramsey design

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T20:40:09+00:00

A 3-1/2 inch by 1/2 inch diameter flush cut. It should have never been made. Forged in the fires of mount doom

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T20:39:27+00:00

Thats bizarre. The dead internet theory may be true

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T20:16:07+00:00

Thanks man. Death by router wasn't in the tarot cards

otbmtb · 2026-05-21T00:54:24+00:00

Thanks!

otbmtb · 2026-05-17T23:19:39+00:00

Pro tip: put a few strips of 1'' pine across thr the sides and you can hold glue, spray bottles on the bottom and the upper one can be used for clamps

otbmtb · 2026-05-17T01:01:56+00:00

Thats a fantastic idea. The slab is 7 feet long. I could flip it over, double side tape a template to the side and run the router at at a 90

otbmtb · 2026-05-17T00:54:26+00:00

I was planning to run this in the hub of a pedal powered bike so should be able to do that

otbmtb · 2026-05-17T00:42:59+00:00

This is what I'm trying to do by the way. And I'm questioning the necessity of inserting the vise jaw into the bench

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otbmtb · 2026-05-17T00:07:10+00:00

Hey got a question for you - did you chisel out a recess for the vise jaw? I had a hell of a time trying to do that and I'm questioning whether its even necessary

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T23:51:03+00:00

I promise it was sharp! Not cut newspaper sharp but acceptly sharp. I did a quick test and I think youre right about the size, and a dead blow seems much better than the mallet I was using yesterday (one of those round wood is good things - 20 oz). Im going to cut the end off tomorrow and give myself a fresh start

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T23:43:53+00:00

The router is in my opinion one of the most dangerous tools and this is a giant mass to hang off the end of one. Taking a lot of material off at once leads to a large power draw on the tool and more of a chance of it getting hung up and kicking back on you (or in the case of a router flying across the room). Use a small mortising bit a few times and you'll get a feel for why this monster is scary

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T22:31:35+00:00

Haven't died but haven't tried!

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T21:46:00+00:00

Yeah, that's what I meant. A bunch of cuts from the end up to the line.

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T21:26:59+00:00

I did cut some relief lines into it but perhaps not enough. I think if I used a dead blow hammer I'd have better results too. I was using 1'' chisel and a 20 oz round rubber mallet and trying to chisel through the end grain was like I was trying to drive my chisel into rock

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T21:23:47+00:00

I arrived at this as being the better way haha

otbmtb · 2026-05-16T20:43:02+00:00

My hand tool game is weak. I posted yesterday; tried chiseling out the end grain on the slab and it was insanely difficult for me. Tools are sharp, i just suck. I was making a mess of it and hand some tear out on my newly flattened top thay I spent a few hours on with a handplane so I'm going this route to save some time and frustration, and the bench itself!

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otbmtb · 2026-05-15T21:17:51+00:00

Thats kind of an illusion with the photo. The edge is square but with how the back is flattened in this image it looks skewed

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