November 24, 201213 yr My ol bench is outdated, and subpar for the type of work I do anymore. When I built my bench over 10 years ago, I was a caseworks guy. I built lots of cabinets, cut lots of ply, and all my work was machined. Here is the bench I have currently. This is the rear of the bench, I typically work on the opposite side where you see the palm sander lying. That is where I have the underside doors as well that access the below area where my power tools are stored, of which I might add I hardly ever use anymore!!! You can see when I built the bench, that surface area was important to me at the time, I needed the real estate for assembling panels and cases, and this bench also serves as an out feed table in my little shop. So this is the only place a bench will fit in this shop. I also have my vise on the wrong side, when I installed it I was not hand planing any of my work, now I am. The vise is completely on the wrong side now. I need a bench that is friendly to hand work now. I need a tail vise, a sliding deadman and leg vise, and dogs, and storage underneath. The Roubo design would work, I could incorporate that but I need the storage underneath as well which the Roubo does not traditionally have. The bench of my dreams that I am looking at is the one pictured below. It is a bench typically built by the Shakers, plenty of real estate top side and plenty of storage below. It has the tail vise and leg vise with deadman, this one is found at the Stuart C Blanchard site, a great place to look around and have fun with. This bench will be my 2013 goal. I will collect the materials piece by piece, to purchase it all at the same time would be completely cost prohibitive. But hopefully by the end of 2013 I'll have a nice blog about building a bench like the one above. I am excited for the prospect of making this. And I think it will fit my woodworking style more closely to how I work today. Thanks for reading and bearing with my rambling. John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 24, 201213 yr That is a fine looking bench. Being that I have visited your shop, that would work out well with your layout. I really need to make a new bench as well, but since I have to have everything mobile it makes things more of a challenge. Of course all of those other pesky projects that keep coming up push back the time frame for making a new benchAllen WorshamCorona, CAallenworsham@earthlink.net'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee
November 24, 201213 yr Author I think making a new bench is the same for most of us Allen, we just keep putting it off. It is one of those things that we just take for granted, yet spend so little time thinking about? I need to just allot some time for it, and do it.Allen Worsham said:That is a fine looking bench. Being that I have visited your shop, that would work out well with your layout. I really need to make a new bench as well, but since I have to have everything mobile it makes things more of a challenge. Of course all of those other pesky projects that keep coming up push back the time frame for making a new benchAllen WorshamCorona, CAallenworsham@earthlink.net'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGeeJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 24, 201213 yr Author I am at your service John! John Hechel said: Make a second one for me right away John John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 25, 201213 yr I don't like that Shaker bench..............I LOVE IT!Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
November 25, 201213 yr That's a sweet looking bench John! I wish I had the room for a bench like that. Just make sure to post a blog during the construction.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
November 25, 201213 yr Author It is nice isn't it Gene? Thanks for the sentiments.Gene Howe said:I don't like that Shaker bench..............I LOVE IT!Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. ChestertonJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 25, 201213 yr Author I'll do a blog on it for sure Mike.Mike Dillen said:That's a sweet looking bench John! I wish I had the room for a bench like that. Just make sure to post a blog during the construction.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our TroopsJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 25, 201213 yr I'll be in Palm springs the first week of February, think the airlines would let me put it in the overheads? John Hechel said:John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 26, 201213 yr Here is another nice onehttp://oudluthier.blogspot.com/2010/02/collaborative-effort-shaker-bench.html
November 27, 201213 yr John here's a set of plans as well. They're from www.woodsmithshop.com in the free plans section.http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/601/shaker-style-workbench.pdfwww.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
November 27, 201213 yr Now that's what I'm talking about. That is one super nice bench. Boy oh you could I use that. I sure hope Santa can fit that in the big bag of his. That would look so great sitting in my shop. As a matter of fact it would make the shop look so much better. I have got to find some time to do that.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
November 27, 201213 yr John have a look at this one:Â http://lumberjocks.com/projects/74742www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
November 27, 201213 yr here is a full set of planshttp://www3.telus.net/steve_n_shelly/WW_files/WW_images/WW_workbenc...This fellow is a boy genius who has explored making screws for his own vices along with a full blown, over the top, Ruobo and Scandinavian bench with three vices.http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCartersAccountSomebody find that kid a scholarship at MIT.
November 28, 201213 yr Author Sure John!!! And while your here, let me know, maybe I can swing out and shake hands with ya! I am 40 minutes away!John Hechel said:I'll be in Palm springs the first week of February, think the airlines would let me put it in the overheads? John Hechel said:Round Barn WoodCrafts, Plymouth WIroundbarnwoodcrafts@hotmail.comJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 28, 201213 yr Author Wow Cliff!!!! That is beautiful, and I love the site as well!Cliff said:Here is another nice onehttp://oudluthier.blogspot.com/2010/02/collaborative-effort-shaker-...John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 28, 201213 yr Author Great Mike!!! I down loaded it, that'll get me started for sure! All I gotta do is add some more cabinet space, easily done!Mike Dillen said:John here's a set of plans as well. They're from www.woodsmithshop.com in the free plans section.http://www.woodsmithshop.com/download/601/shaker-style-workbench.pdfwww.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our TroopsJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 28, 201213 yr Author Isn't it a beaut John? Let's make one!John Moody said:Now that's what I'm talking about. That is one super nice bench. Boy oh you could I use that. I sure hope Santa can fit that in the big bag of his. That would look so great sitting in my shop. As a matter of fact it would make the shop look so much better. I have got to find some time to do that.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.comJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 28, 201213 yr Author That is close to what I need Mike, it's a beaut for sure, Brian did a great job on it. Mike Dillen said:John have a look at this one:Â http://lumberjocks.com/projects/74742www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our TroopsJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
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