For sure, clamps are important! There's a gap between the top of the cabinet and the underside of the bench.
I will admit though that's it's sometimes necessary to position the clamp with the bar extending below the surface - in that case not having drawers would be best ๐
I think it should be renamed "red-capped woodpecker".
That photo captured one with a very red belly!! The ones in our backyard have just a blush of orange.
I use an inshave (aka scorp), compass plane, curved scrapers, and sandpaper for my seats. It's laborious! Just started on another tonight and of course it has a few stubborn spots.
Good question about the bench. It's a 5" pine top but it dried funny, curving inward at the top. So I inlaid a maple strip to get the front back to square.
Researching work benches will often show many examples of the sliding deadman. I opted not to put one on my bench because I valued drawer space more.
On the rare occasion when I need to support a piece from the bottom I'll just use a clamp in expansion mode.
Hah I bet we have the same fish spatula!
Go with a carbon steel pan over cast iron. Similar performance but without the weight.
Here's a simple box I just finished. Cherry with dovetailed corners.
It turned out well but I regret using cheap hardware from Amazon,especially the stamped hinges.
Finish sequence:
Check your library system, that's where I read it.