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Working Bench Contest
Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>This is spurred by a previous thread about pristine looking work benches.
I am not saying I am the winner of this contest but here are my entries (I have 3 work benches in my shop).
This is the workbench I built and use most of the time, viewed from the side.
Stephen
Re: Working Bench Contest
Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>Here is my bench from the front, what the public sees.
Stephen
Re: Working Bench Contest
Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>This is one of the other benches in my shop.
Stephen
Re: Working Bench Contest
Stephen Shepherd in the State of Deseret
>And the last.
As you can see my benches are used.
Stephen
Re: Working Bench Contest 1 of 2
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away
>I don't know anything about any bench contest, but here's my entries.
This is my buddy Tough Guy, and yes, he earned his name. As a kitten he was always beating up the other kittens. When I took him to the vet to get the big chop-chop I had to leave him overnight, and the next day the vetnerian had me go into the back room to get him out of the cage as Tough Guy wouldn't let him near him. Before I opened the cage Doc went way to the back wall for safety and was astounded when he saw how nice Tough Guy was with me. Definately a one man puss, er, er cat.
I took this pic just a few minutes ago, and the reason the bench and the shop is so neat is because I have just finished up re-organizing. Got lots o' space now. Just a teensy bit more work and it's Shop Tour time.
T.O.
Re: Working Bench Contest 2 of 2
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away
>Not long ago my bench looked like this.
T.O.
Stephen, #1 is ...
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>... only just a valid entrant. The others are definitely not --- you can still see the bench top!
Come back when your top looks like this ...
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: Working Bench Contest
Marv
>Thank you Stephen,
I was beginning to feel ashamed of my shop. I feel much better now. It's not that my shop is more tiddy, it's just that it isn't any less tiddy. These are some of the small things that bind us tool users together.
Marv
Re: Huh????????
Kevin French, Antrim, NH
>You're have a WB contest. OK I've been gone for a couple days, What are you looking for Best, Messiest, Curdest??
illustrates value of a flat top(lol)
John Pappas
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Re: Working Bench Contest
Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio
>I'd take a picture of mine, but every flat, horizontal surface in my shop looks pretty much like that, and somewhere, on one of them, is my camera. Now, if I could just figure out which one...
Re: Working Bench Contest
Bart Leetch
>My bench which is also the outfeed table for my Unisaw.
Re:Dual use Bench!!
Kevin French, Antrim, NH
>sounds like a disqualifcation.
Re: Working Bench Contest (w PIC)
charlie b
>Though I haven't seen it look like this since
this picture was taken (it's typcially under
at least two layers of "stuff"), here's the
one I made. Spent a lot of time working out
the "accessible from both sides of the bench"
drawers - and never opened one of them from
the back side of the bench. Seemed like such
a good idea at the time.
Should've shortened the shoulder vise screw.
charlie b
That's truly disgusting!
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
>
Re: Did you forget to sweep the floor?
Marv
>
pretty bench
Jack Guzman from Maine
>That's a nice looking bench Charlie. What species is the base made of?---Jack
Re: pretty bench *LINK*
charlie b
>The legs are old growth, tight grained pine.
The details on the evolution of Das Bench is
at the attached link if you want to wade
through them - all 35 pages.
charlie b
Das Bench
Re:Dual use Bench!!
Bart Leetch
>My shop is small I don't have any other choice.