Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Left hand work bench
Rob Cosman
>Just found out how to post pictures, da! Here is a lefty I made last year, maple with Birdseye accents. The top is 3inches at the narrowest and 4 everywhere else. Weighs 400lbs. He (owner) had the hardware custom made, $3000.00 stainless, bronze and brass, looks like jewelry, operates incredibly smooth with no slop, if only I could have kept it!
Rob
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Rob Cosman
>Same bench. Birdseye on the tail vise.
Drool, whimper
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Makes my solid core door with the $20 face vice look kinda, um, impoverished. I'm comforted by the Workmutt there in the background.
Beautiful piece of work.
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Harold Blair - Traditional Craftsman
>Well done, Rob!
I am completely humbled...wow
Will in K.C.
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Jim in Burlington Ontario
>Someone is going to saw, hammer and chisel on that? To nice to work on. Great job.
Odd
Russell Seaton
>I'm impressed with the original H frame cast aluminum Workmate. That thing must be close to 30 years old. And has probably seen more work than the bench will ever see in several lifetimes.
Being a right handed woodworker, that left handed bench would be only a little better than worthless to me. Funny how just reversing the vises makes the bench almost useless.
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William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey
>I'm left handed, but I work on a right-handed bench all the time. It's a bit limiting, but you can get used to it. It's a lot better than the limitations inherent in the workmutt.
Left overs
Eric Hedberg
>My wife and oldest son are leftys. She says they're the only two in the house in their right minds. (Entered from my left hand positioned mouse).
Too good to work on. Is it for the living room?
Eric Hedberg
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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Dang, so my workmutt is an anteek? Other than having a top that's been beat to @$#!@#@!#, it's still in good shape (I keep hoping to find a couple of chunks of Baltic birch ply to replace it -- hate to buy a whole sheet).
Ain't no such thing...
Scott in Douglassville, PA
>...I do most of my dry assembly and final finish work on my living room furniture!
I suppose it's alright...
Steve Kubien
>if perfection is what you're after. Me, I'm a little less refined.
That's absolutely gorgeous Rob. Where do the stainless vises come from and when are you teaching in Oakville next? Are students allowed to attend if they don't have your saw or will we just be shunned by the others? (g)
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ontario
Shunned and shamed!
Rob Cosman
>Hi Steve, I lease the furniture studio at Sheridan College. I do the workshop bookings myself. The next week long workshops are in May, next evening workshops are March 1,2 and 3. Choose your own weapon or borrow one of mine.
The hardware was made in a couple of different machine shops. The owner of the bench had them made and sent them to me. Sure makes a huge difference in the performance of the vise.
Rob
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Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont
>Hi Rob,
Nice bench,,,,,,Did you flip the picture??
:-)
take care,
Jim