Travel Tool Chest & Workbench Build Process

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In a bid to put off thinking about the front, I grabbed an offcut of ash and drilled four holes before turning them into slots with fretsaw and chisel. I then screwed it to the back of the chest and tried out another work holding method. This also worked well:

This was one I'd been a bit concerned about: having access to the whole of the top surface of the workpiece, but it worked fine, so I needn't have worried.

The final test before I completely run out of excuses to get on with something useful: ploughing a groove with the fence attached to the router plane. I had to make a longer doe's foot for this one, but the shorter one was useful to support the front edge of the to-be-grooved off-cut:

I am a hobbyist metalworker and woodworker. I work as an electronic design engineer and spend most of my working days in front of a computer so I enjoy having the opportunity to use my hands and make things in my spare time. I particularly enjoy making tools as I can then use them on other projects. This website showcases some of the things I've made.

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