What IS Your Workbench?

Vince, that's a very nice carving setup you have there. I have an old red Fuller #5 steel vise, quite a bit like yours there. I like the idea of putting it on a heavy, cast iron stand. I'd really like to get going on some carving, but that will have to wait for a bit, I'm afraid. Getting the house ready to sell takes priority at the 'mo.

Thanks again for showing us your setup.
Jim
 
Brad Bortner said:
Vince

That looks like a nice old English style bench. A big front apron is the give away.
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Brad,

Thanks for the info, it is much appreciated.

The house is 100 + years old. From what I have been told, the bench has always been there, and most likely brought in when the home was new.

It has not been put to good use for many years. I feel privileged to be able to use it, and care for it as best I can.

Sure wish I could look back, and watch it used for it's proper intent and design. Lotta history there.

Hopefully the work I do will add to it's patina & history.


Best regards
Vince
 

Jim,

Thanks for the kind words.

A good friend made the steel stand, and attached the vise a few year ago. Works very well, sure wish I had it many years earlier. Better late than never.


When I look at the benches, and work areas shown on this post, I just shake my head in amazement, way outta my league.

From what I see you are staying very busy and productive, and there are only so many hours in a day.


Lots of master craft folks on Duckboats. Very inspirational.

Brings joy to many, especially during these trying times



Best regards
Vince
 
I had wanted, before the thread dies, to show some simple fixtures that I find useful on and around the bench. I'll make a couple more posts, and if anyone else has some specialty stuff to show, please do!
One of my oldest shop fixtures is this set of plywood beams I made back in '86 or so. My first boat, a Penguin Class dinghy was built on the 4 x 6 x 12' laminated beams. I've used them literally hundreds of times for setting up boat jigs, laminating scarfs and parts, and shaping spars, as well as for low trestles to stage cabinetry elevations on. I would say this pair of beams is the most used shop item I have.

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Here they are in '86, with my first boat on top of them. My poor wife is doing some fairing here.

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And used as a spar bench.

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Next is a shave horse, that I have used for making paddles and shaping spindles, legs, and what not, for chairs or stools. My friend Chris Bickford made this one, and I have been using it for several years.

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I have some more vises, bench hooks, and holdfasts, which I'll show next time. Thanks for looking.
Jim
 
Good morning, Jim~


I really like that beam you use for long stuff! I can see something similar in my near future.....


All the best,


SJS


 
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