I underredet på bänken från Vasaskeppet är en längsgående underslå intappad i benen. Förutom att slån har en stabiliserande funktion är den också upplag för ett flyttbart stöd.
Möte mellan höger framben och underslå. Foto: Roald RenmælmoMöte underslå/ben sedd från insidan och tvärslå. Ett stycke av benet har lossna vid sidan av tapphålet. Foto: Roald RenmælmoBänkens framben. Tapphålet i vänster framben är 113 x 38 och 10,2 cm djupt. Tapphålet i höger framben är 113 mm x 38 mm och 8,5 cm djupt. Efter uppmätningsritning av Fred Hocker.
I uppmätningsprotokollet som vi fick av Fred Hocker på Vasamuseet anges måtten för underslån till 2480 x 80 mm. Uppgifter om bredden saknas. Tappen som går in i benen ser ut att vara lika bred som hela stycket och är lika bred som tapphålet dvs. 113 mm.
Huggning av tapphål
Jag använder samma teknik som vid huggningen av tappålen i skivan. Lockbetteln är en knapp 1/2″ tjock. Tapphålens underkant är placerade 82/83 mm från benens underkant i Vasaskeppets bänk. Hålen huggs 8,5 cm djupa i båda benen. Foto: Tomas Karlsson
Hi Paul, thank you for your interest. Tomas write in Swedish. You could try Google translate from Swedish. I write in Norwegian.
In this post Tomas writes about the front stretcher on the original workbench from Vasa. The workbench did have a sliding deadman that was mounted on the stretcher. When Tomas is working on his copy of the workbench he tries to find out how the original bench was made. The original bench have some parts missing and other parts that are wery worn and we have to figure out how they have been when the bench was new.
Tomas are chiseling the mortises in the legs for the tenons on the stretcher. He uses a ½ inch wide mortise chisel and work on both sides first and remove the wood in the middle with a wider chisel. This way he feel that he have more control and with the use of less power.
Høvelbenk 
Anybody out there know how to get English translation?
Enjoying the photos, trying to guess what’s going on!
Hi Paul, thank you for your interest. Tomas write in Swedish. You could try Google translate from Swedish. I write in Norwegian.
In this post Tomas writes about the front stretcher on the original workbench from Vasa. The workbench did have a sliding deadman that was mounted on the stretcher. When Tomas is working on his copy of the workbench he tries to find out how the original bench was made. The original bench have some parts missing and other parts that are wery worn and we have to figure out how they have been when the bench was new.
Tomas are chiseling the mortises in the legs for the tenons on the stretcher. He uses a ½ inch wide mortise chisel and work on both sides first and remove the wood in the middle with a wider chisel. This way he feel that he have more control and with the use of less power.