$5 Bench
Todd Hughes
>Went to my every wed. auction yesterday and one of the first things I saw was this Big Old bench.Was about 8 ft. long with a solid one peice top about 4 in. thick of what looked like maple to me.Top was excellent with no cracks or warping though lots of minor nicks.Tool tray was missing and bench was a bit wobbly. Had huge angled legs dovetailed into the top and the angled leg vice like you see on Benches out of Penn.Bench needed work but think you could put it right with out to much trouble. Never had an end vice,[did see one in another part of the auction though!]
Was big and heavy and I don't need something like this and wouldn't know how I could sell it or even where I could put it but the more I looked at it the more i thought I should get it.Thought maybe I could put it on the back porch.Told my friends Danielle and Joanne that if i got it I think the three of us could unload it into the house and they looked at me like I was crazy with both saying what do you need that for.They were right of course but I still risked standing there as it was sold trusting to my will power not to bid.The girls weren't so sure and stood there to watch over me.Auctioner gets to the bench and after a short try with out getting a bid for the minimal $5 throws in some wagon parts and a guy bids the $5.Auctionner looks at me and asks "Dead Horse ,[the name I bid under] do you want it?" Both girls grabbed my hands and held them down and shouted in unison NO! Was pretty funny and everybody had a good laugh as the bench was sold for the $5 bid......Oh well was probably best I didn't get it I guess but I did moan about it alot all during dinner Todd