New Benchdog

Re: New Benchdog

William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Blackdawg says "Woof," and invites Rufus to meet him and Benson, Lonnie, bounder and Aphrodite over on the benchdawg, shop security, dust control and cat-chasing forum. (I'd bet Lonnie has some interesting perspectives on the last subject).

Re: Benson Says Hello (pic)

Mark Meier (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Nice looking dog, Derek.

Mark

Look at them Feet!

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>Derek,

Looks to me that Rufus is gonna be one big dingo!

Very nice looking pup Derek, better keep him well fed unless you don't mind you wood stash disappering. ;~)

Nice looking bench also. Any chance we can see more of it before rufus turnings it into splinters?

Todd O.

Re: Look at them Feet!

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Hi Todd

Yes, Rufus promises to be a big guy. Perhaps I should have called him Kujo.

My bench is not really worth showing. I built it in pre-Neander days. It is made out of solid Karri, which came from old railway sleepers I cut up into planks and then laminated together. Karri is similar in looks to Jarrah but is quite an oily timber. The Karri has remained very stable in the course of the past dozen years. It is not heavy enough to avoid racking on its own so it bolted to the wall. Very solid now. It is also quite small (4'6" long x 2'6" deep) since it has to share wall space with a tablesaw, etc when cars are parked (in theory!) in my double garage. I have double face vices to aid in planing long boards.

One of these days, when I refit the shop, I will build a new bench. For the present it is sufficient and fun just to plan and dream.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Re: New Benchdog

Paul M. in San Diego

>"Pawtool" sounds like something Nahm plugs into the wall. ;-)

Re: Benson Says Hello (pic)

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Mark

Ha, I like that!

We are in summer with temperatures often around the 40*C (104*F) mark. Very dry heat so it is surprisingly bearable. Needless to say we spend a lot of time in the water. I live alongside the Swan River (which is really more like a large bay that winds its way through Perth) and about 10 minutes from the closest beach.

It's a tough life.

Regards from Perth

Derek and Rufus

amphibians

William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>In that case, you were wise to have joined into an relationship with a canine with webbed feet.

Re: New Benchdog

Ernie Miller Topeka

>Nice looking pup the head on that thing is bigger than my dog.

Great pup Derek

Dave Anderson Chester, NH

>I suppose he comes with the usual guarantee-- double your dog in 8 weeks or your money back.

HRH Otis, Emperor of Chester and scourager of chipmunks and squirrels sends his greetings. The old boy is too dignified to get up on a bench, so he just lies in the corner of the bench room on his dog bed. Rank and age (12 yo) hath their priveleges.