tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post6660740709514585119..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: What Do Our Workbench Designs Say About Us?Kari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-24304387036493871892012-03-21T18:46:08.893-04:002012-03-21T18:46:08.893-04:00Roy Orbinson wrote the lyrics that my previously o...Roy Orbinson wrote the lyrics that my previously owned by someone else workbench now sings to me...<br /><br />Been beat up and battered around Been sent up and I've been shut down You're the best thing that I've ever found Handle me with care Reputations changeable Situations tolerable But baby you're adorable Handle me with careKarin Corbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558132883050492387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-3755251922816043562012-03-16T05:56:09.986-04:002012-03-16T05:56:09.986-04:00My bench doesn't speak. Is there something wro...My bench doesn't speak. Is there something wrong with me?Oliverhttp://www.carpentershrewsbury.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-13538265226624275532012-02-28T10:20:40.800-05:002012-02-28T10:20:40.800-05:00My bench says I'm ugly, cheap, but functional....My bench says I'm ugly, cheap, but functional. Dang, I think your on to something here!Tom Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-11790843396962681822012-02-26T21:43:43.610-05:002012-02-26T21:43:43.610-05:00My bench says I'm pretty simple, solid and dep...My bench says I'm pretty simple, solid and dependable. And I have thick legs.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826832088718362900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-55792691455593970912012-02-24T07:07:50.788-05:002012-02-24T07:07:50.788-05:00Nathan, your bench also shows that you're reso...Nathan, your bench also shows that you're resourceful and clever. <br /><br />Bob, you crack me up. :D<br /><br />Anon, maybe it actually was a woodworker who added the wine rack. Maybe he built wine crates for a living and that was an added perk to his job. ; )<br /><br />Morton, if I didn't have a deadline with this bench, I know for sure that I would not be this far along with it.<br /Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-72418149247197290372012-02-23T23:33:42.938-05:002012-02-23T23:33:42.938-05:00So why are a couple of young chicks like you track...So why are a couple of young chicks like you tracking down middle aged ladies to help move your bench?Pgonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-66121340334234483262012-02-23T16:23:45.085-05:002012-02-23T16:23:45.085-05:00Mine says I have room in the shop for a big bench....Mine says I have room in the shop for a big bench. I'm a pack rat that has held on to some really old barn wood for years waiting for the perfect project to use it in. I like to make even the rustic as contemporary as possible and finally, that I don't mind spending money on quality hardware for something that will be in my shop forever.Vic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-78002322148354361992012-02-23T10:16:38.196-05:002012-02-23T10:16:38.196-05:00I'm still working on my bench.
Does that me...I'm still working on my bench. <br /><br />Does that mean I'm a work in progress? Or that I'm incomplete? Two vises short of a full workbench? Don't have any legs to stand on?<br /><br />Jeez, I need to call my therapist now.McGlynn On Makinghttp://mcglynnonmaking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-59200197288074171552012-02-23T07:34:55.996-05:002012-02-23T07:34:55.996-05:00My bench says I lack the talent on making one beca...My bench says I lack the talent on making one because I never get to finish it because I really have no idea what to do next. Great post!Dining Tables Perthhttp://www.minkz.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-81907768496896115222012-02-22T22:33:10.172-05:002012-02-22T22:33:10.172-05:00My bench is made from a variety of recycled materi...My bench is made from a variety of recycled materials. The top is 6' x 24 of maple--coming from part of a baker's table and part from a work-table from a refrigerated sandwich table, 6' grid of 3/4 dog holes. The rest of it is soft (western) maple coming from pallets. I also have a very thick bottom shelf, 6" from the ground, made up red oak and maple pallets.<br /><br />My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-53729255910487237272012-02-22T15:36:47.789-05:002012-02-22T15:36:47.789-05:00My bench says that I'm slow and procrastinate....My bench says that I'm slow and procrastinate. I've had the wood for it for 4 months now. Still sitting nicely stacked. It's acclimating! :)Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167317950868566497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-3264630256566058572012-02-22T12:28:09.543-05:002012-02-22T12:28:09.543-05:00The way my current project is going, I should add ...The way my current project is going, I should add a wine rack to my bench.<br /><br />Wht is it that projects for the LOML always take a turn for the worst?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-76603922151182763162012-02-22T11:13:19.670-05:002012-02-22T11:13:19.670-05:00My workbench is currently one of those big old hea...My workbench is currently one of those big old heavy wooden office desks from the sixties, big slab of wood over some dovetailed (if sticky) drawers. Which disproves your theory because I am actually a big old heavy thing from the FIFTIES with sticky drawers.rgdanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200147673917128908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-69212956974463454852012-02-22T10:56:45.578-05:002012-02-22T10:56:45.578-05:00My bench says that I am poor, but I'm dedicate...My bench says that I am poor, but I'm dedicated to my craft. I used old weathered doug fir 6x6 that were going to be thrown away. I only had to spend a total of $20 on materials to get a nice sturdy bench.Nathan Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359103717311418107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-3272372139818158972012-02-22T10:40:40.203-05:002012-02-22T10:40:40.203-05:00Forgot to say that at the top of the planing stop ...Forgot to say that at the top of the planing stop were metal teeth to grab your workpiece.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-70478530375909521432012-02-22T10:39:42.201-05:002012-02-22T10:39:42.201-05:00Thanks for commenting, Pedro. :o)
A.J. that is a ...Thanks for commenting, Pedro. :o)<br /><br />A.J. that is a planing stop that slides up through the benchtop just like a bench dog. This bench was relatively small as I recall. Not sure who added the wine rack beneath the top, but it had clearly been used as a workbench for some time.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-48470448422799975412012-02-22T09:59:42.721-05:002012-02-22T09:59:42.721-05:00What is that hanging down under the left side of t...What is that hanging down under the left side of the benchtop? You can see it from the top surface -- could that slide up through the benchtop as some kind of enormous bench dog?A.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-87989661514998680202012-02-22T09:27:39.697-05:002012-02-22T09:27:39.697-05:00Soy solo un aficcionado a la madera y me fascina l...Soy solo un aficcionado a la madera y me fascina la perfección de sus trabajos, disfruto viendo tanta maravilla. <br />Saludos desde Granada (España).pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307361456852624115noreply@blogger.com