My new workbench. (Done)

[landman]

All those offcuts and remnants are now a desktop.

First coat of finish.

Edited December 16, 2020 by landman

[wayne swayze]

Nice work Pat! You have every right to be extremely proud of your talents.

[landman]

Added some finish to the top. I like the way all the different species take on a character of their own.

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by landman

[misterNNL]

Good looking bench with a great finish to the natural wood.Thanks for sharing.

[landman]

Done. Now I need to load it.

Edited December 16, 2020 by landman

[DrKerry]

Looks awesome!!!! Great job!!!!

[XJ6]

That is very nice...wish mine was like that

[wayne swayze]

That turned out terrific Pat! Looks great and you have loads of room for your projects. Well done!

[Dodge Driver]

Downright beautiful workbench. Great craftsmanship, Pat!

[afx]

Very nice Pat.

[landman]

Thanks for the kind comments. It was a fun project. Now I have to scratch it and paint it and drop some glue.....

[alan barton]

That is a stunning bench you've built there Pat. 

Now do yourself a favour and go and have a piece of glass cut to place on top of your bench. Your craftsmanship will be visible forever and you will be able to clean up instantly every drop of glue paint or slime that ends up on it.  You can mix putty, or paint, all sorts of things, then scrape it off with a blade.  You can fabricate chassis or bodywork straight on the glass, and a little flick breaks it free the next day.  Plus, every car you build will ALWAYs have all four tyres on the ground. 

I have had my glass top for over 25 years and there is no way I would ever go back to a wood or laminate top. 

For cutting, just have a small, say A4 cutting pad just off to one side for when you need it.

Cheers

Alan

[landman]

That is a stunning bench you've built there Pat. 

Now do yourself a favour and go and have a piece of glass cut to place on top of your bench. Your craftsmanship will be visible forever and you will be able to clean up instantly every drop of glue paint or slime that ends up on it.  You can mix putty, or paint, all sorts of things, then scrape it off with a blade.  You can fabricate chassis or bodywork straight on the glass, and a little flick breaks it free the next day.  Plus, every car you build will ALWAYs have all four tyres on the ground. 

I have had my glass top for over 25 years and there is no way I would ever go back to a wood or laminate top. 

For cutting, just have a small, say A4 cutting pad just off to one side for when you need it.

Cheers

Alan

I follow you there Alan. However that piece of glass would cost 10 times what the entire desk cost me. The single most expensive component of the top is either the bottle of glue or the electricity used for the table saw and planer. But I appreciate the thought that my "crafstmanship" is worth preserving.

[alan barton]

A man after my own heart - don't buy what you can recycle! There will be a piece of glass out there somewhere that someone doesn't need - just keep your dimensions in your head and grab it when you see it!  It will happen.  (An old patio door would be a good start!

cheers

Alan 

[1930fordpickup]

Pat that even looks better all together. I like the glass idea. I was grabbing the glass doors from entertainment centers a few years back when people ditched them by the curb. They would not cover the whole top but would cover the area by chair.