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Tool well a catchall for junk, huh?   I can understand that.

Edited November 18, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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I'd be afraid to use my bench if It was refinished. I do take the paint scraper to the top every once in awhile to get the glue drops off.

I need a workbench, I mean a workbench for hand tooling, I am very tired of the shortcomings of my current bench.

2 hours ago, John Morris said:

I need a workbench

I'd settle for a shop to put one of any kind in...

8 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I'd settle for a shop to put one of any kind in...

Nothing like a little context wake up to make me stop whining, and appreciate what I have!

One of my first serious ww projects was a Tage Frid cabinetmaker's bench.   I think it was a good exercise because it had many common joints in it - rabbet, groove and spline, mortise and tenon, dovetail, bridle, half-lap, and probably a few more I don't remember.    I just wish it was a bit wider -- does not work well for assembly and glue up -- hence the auxiliary assembly table.

49 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Tage Frid cabinetmaker's bench

First off, I love Tage Frids work and his writings. Keith, was that bench from one of his Tage Frid Woodworking books? If yes, which book?

I was from when I first joined the Cincinnati Woodworking Club.  We'd just had Tage in for a weekend seminar. They bought the lumber, the hardware, and FWW plans.  Unfortunately, there was a typo in the plans and it turned out way too high.   Fortunately, it was too high by just the amount of the tenon on the leg, so cut it off and re-cut the tenon.   I'd already adjusted up for my height.

3 minutes ago, kmealy said:

I was from when I first joined the Cincinnati Woodworking Club.  We'd just had Tage in for a weekend seminar. They bought the lumber, the hardware, and FWW plans.  Unfortunately, there was a typo in the plans and it turned out way too high.   Fortunately, it was too high by just the amount of the tenon on the leg, so cut it off and re-cut the tenon.   I'd already adjusted up for my height.

That is so neat, what a great class that must of been, and you have bragging rights, you worked with Tage!