tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post103259688833551221..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: FrankenBenchKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-33590494190389364882012-02-27T07:30:52.042-05:002012-02-27T07:30:52.042-05:00Thanks, Sandro. At the bottom of the right-hand co...Thanks, Sandro. At the bottom of the right-hand column on my blog there is a link to where you can subscribe to my RSS feed.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-42433530402293603942012-02-26T21:14:03.136-05:002012-02-26T21:14:03.136-05:00Thank you amazing blog, do you have twitter, faceb...Thank you amazing blog, do you have twitter, facebook or something similar where i can follow your blog<br /><br />Sandro HecklerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-52494411547482510722011-01-25T12:49:09.461-05:002011-01-25T12:49:09.461-05:00D, I'd like to hear about your great great gra...D, I'd like to hear about your great great grandfather. If you will email me directly, I'd appreciate it: goodwoodworkshop@comcast.netKari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-46803281431867451482011-01-25T12:11:48.075-05:002011-01-25T12:11:48.075-05:00This bench was made by my great great grandfather ...This bench was made by my great great grandfather Carl Christiansen. I would love to find one in decent condition and buy it for my shop.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688719381049642640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-80931434139024839122010-05-09T20:58:30.869-04:002010-05-09T20:58:30.869-04:00Adam, the top of your bench looks great after the ...Adam, the top of your bench looks great after the work you did on flattening it. As far as altering the bench by filling the dogholes, some might disagree with me, but I'm all for making tools and benches do what they were meant to do. And if that means plugging up square holes and drilling round ones, so the bench will work better for you, then go for it. :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-7249724649686514702010-05-09T13:44:05.011-04:002010-05-09T13:44:05.011-04:00Kari,
Thanks for the post! Nice work on the old C...Kari,<br /><br />Thanks for the post! Nice work on the old Christensen.<br /><br />I found a bench like this at a going out of business sale at an old tool shop and picked it up for ~$300. Having been used in a machine shop the top was practically coated in grease, embedded metal bits, etc. It had also been somewhat modified. The rear sawdust/tool well had been split in half (not sure why), the Adam Aronsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055081445466087512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-81401105744112212412009-04-20T17:53:00.000-04:002009-04-20T17:53:00.000-04:00I will keep that bench in mind. My wife, kids and ...I will keep that bench in mind. My wife, kids and I are moving to California in a few months so any and all projects are on hold for the time being. My health has taken a dramatic turn for the worse though and as I am no longer able to work (I built high end cabinets and furniture for VERY expensive RV's) I desperately need to get my shop up and running ASAP. I miss the smell of sawdust in the Myelomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526283396528590660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-51710324443925178942009-04-18T00:08:00.000-04:002009-04-18T00:08:00.000-04:00Nice find Kari - and well put to good use. Can't h...Nice find Kari - and well put to good use. Can't help liking the idea of pizza stains and the smell of tarragon though :-)Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-58256349178858014572009-04-17T07:41:00.000-04:002009-04-17T07:41:00.000-04:00Gary, I thought that might be chestnut on some of ...Gary, I thought that might be chestnut on some of the drawer fronts. (The other three might be poplar.) And you're right, if that's the case, the bench was either made before the chestnut blight or they had a stash on hand.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-44844604634220566462009-04-16T22:17:00.000-04:002009-04-16T22:17:00.000-04:00Cute bench!Cute bench!naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971548347815459796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-43438167441335424672009-04-16T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:32:00.000-04:00After some thought... The door fronts look like ch...After some thought... The door fronts look like chestnut. The three odd ones were replaced. The original hardware looks to be c1900 give or take a few. The round inset pulls at the top look just pre-1900. Given the chestnut, I would say 1890-1900 unless they had a stash of chestnut waiting to be used.Garyhttp://toolemera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-63945498629806126172009-04-16T09:01:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:01:00.000-04:00Kari
I had a suspicion that was a C. Christiansen...Kari<br /><br />I had a suspicion that was a C. Christiansen workbench. There is a post over on my blog about another one (try the new Lijit search feature to find it). I also heard from the grandson of Christiansen. The family made workbenches from the late 19th C through the 1940's. He has a catalog that I have yet to get a look at. I'ld say yours was for a vocational school, 1900-1920. I thinkGaryhttp://toolemera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-66842252215266310782009-04-16T08:52:00.000-04:002009-04-16T08:52:00.000-04:00Way to go Kari! It's back doing what it should be ...Way to go Kari! It's back doing what it should be doing.Bob Rozaieskihttp://www.logancabinetshoppe.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-53261972792564310352009-04-16T07:56:00.000-04:002009-04-16T07:56:00.000-04:00Thank you for the comments!
Stephen, I agree wit...Thank you for the comments! <br /><br />Stephen, I agree with you about the tool tray even though some people really like them. Mine always seems to be such a mess.<br /><br />Wooden1, I have seen perfectly useful workbenches made from a hollow core door and a simple base. You can do it!!! ; )<br /><br />Heinrich, the link you provided says that my bench was built in 1912. There is a bench almostKari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-80408976415868555802009-04-16T06:52:00.000-04:002009-04-16T06:52:00.000-04:00Kari - great job, I like what you've done to that ...Kari - great job, I like what you've done to that old bench...the top and working parts seem to be in excellent order, in fact the top hardly seems to seen any shavings of any sort - RobWoodblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573880625129679293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-51167134863698012492009-04-16T01:43:00.000-04:002009-04-16T01:43:00.000-04:00I found this about the bench http://toolemerablog....I found this about the bench http://toolemerablog.typepad.com/toolemera/2007/11/index.html<br /><br />HeinrichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-26322850209841830812009-04-15T20:00:00.000-04:002009-04-15T20:00:00.000-04:00wooden1,
No one should be benchless
http://www.wo...wooden1, <br />No one should be benchless<br />http://www.workbenchdesign.net/bench1.html<br /><br />I built one from these plans in a week of evenings. Cost was minimal and it worked GREAT!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-18630300247336873322009-04-15T18:55:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:55:00.000-04:00Well, of the few workbenches I have seen that were...Well, of the few workbenches I have seen that were for sale, all were waay outta my price range. All I can say is, if you're ever unhappy with it, it will have a very nice home in my shop. Until then, or when I finally find one I can afford, I remain... benchless.Myelomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526283396528590660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-42255291363226470712009-04-15T18:37:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:37:00.000-04:00VC,
Considering what the bench has been through in...VC,<br />Considering what the bench has been through in its history, you did a good job. Removing the tool tray is the best thing you can do in my opinion, to which everyone is entitled.<br /><br />It is now serving its original purpose.<br /><br />StephenStephen Shepherdhttp://www.fullchisel.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-27301933124191742872009-04-15T16:56:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:56:00.000-04:00Erik and Bob, I couldn't agree more!
Gary, the c...Erik and Bob, I couldn't agree more! <br /><br />Gary, the collar reads: C. Christiansen Chicago ILL <br />Thanks for offering to do some sleuthing. P.S. I don't have enough money to be a collector. ; )Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-25636895864707477772009-04-15T16:39:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:39:00.000-04:00I realize you're not a collector... but... what is...I realize you're not a collector... but... what is the name on the bench screw collar? Looks to me as if this is a vocational style bench from the Manual Arts Press era. The base was most likely covered with a tinted varnish, hence the different woods. Just a guess from looking at it. But who knows, with a makers name we might pin it down.<br /><br />Not that you're a collector, of course.<br /><Garyhttp://toolemera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-82872231159782579172009-04-15T16:06:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:06:00.000-04:00It's a beautiful bench. You're lucky to have gotte...It's a beautiful bench. You're lucky to have gotten it. As for altering it, it appears to have been altered several times before you got it, so whatever you do won't matter. Besides, benches are made to be used. If you can't change it to match your way of working, what use is it? Pretty to look at? Gah!Bob Tinsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925965417241048148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-67787212696717682902009-04-15T15:53:00.000-04:002009-04-15T15:53:00.000-04:00While some may not approve of altering the bench, ...While some may not approve of altering the bench, if they thought for a moment, surely they would approve of it's current use compared to what you rescued it from. <br /><br />Tools are happiest when they are being used.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com