Finally finished "my" bench

[Cody Cantrell]

Finally got the Shaker base finished for my workbench. It seemed big enough to have storage for anything and everything but it filled up pretty quick. Good way to keep the tool population in check I guess.

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[Lasse Hilbrandt]

Nice work :)

[Mike Cherry]

Very nice. I like your cat too, got one just like it....only mine is pretty fat

[Cody Cantrell]

Thanks guys. She is my shop cat, good cat

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Wow, well done. I love the storage. I did not do drawers because of the sliding deadman but I really love the convenience. I even thought about putting drawers on the back of the bench. Really well done, and cat approved too!

[Chris Hachet]

As a fan of both cats and woodworking, you have two thumbs up from Ohio!

[Dave Anderson NH]

Nice bench. Trust me though, limiting storage space will not limit your tool acquisitions. Its like the 3 theories of how to win an argument with your wife........none work.:D

[David Eisenhauer]

Very nice looking work. Well done.

[Cody Cantrell]

Thanks everyone, I am thinking of a sliding deadman hopefully it wont prove to big an issue, it worked for the Shakers. Dave, it might just be wishful thinking but its worth a try.

[Reinis Kanders]

Nice bench, I also like the seat. Did you make it yourself?

[Cody Cantrell]

Reinis,
I did make the stool. It is made from a bunch of old stuff I had laying around the farm at Grandmas. It is a seat from an old stone rake, PTO cover, and a planter disc.

[Brian AdamsMS]

Great job on the bench. I've been contemplating my own for a while now but every time I get close the love of my life gives me a new project. Just curious, how do you incorporate the red box of Lego's in your woodworking? maybe for quick mock-ups?

[Joe A Faulkner]

Nice job on your bench. There is a lot to like there.

[Curt Putnam]

Well done Sir! Have to ask though, why would any sane craftsman want to limit tools?

[Rich Riddle]

Now we know why you were selling off your old benches. Hope you plan to keep this one.

[Cody Cantrell]

Rich, yes this is why I havent been keeping other benches although I see what the fuss about Roubos is all about. Hard to get rid of an Emmert.
Curt, I still have plenty of tools just try not to have many doubles.
thanks everyone for the positive comments

[Jim Koepke]

Nice bench.


Hard to get rid of an Emmert.

Would you like my address?

Not sure I could afford the shipping...

jtk

[Frederick Skelly]

Nice bench Cody. Good work!

[Megan Fitzpatrick]

My cats and my bench are impressed :-)

[Pat Barry]

Wow, well done. I love the storage. I did not do drawers because of the sliding deadman but I really love the convenience. I even thought about putting drawers on the back of the bench. Really well done, and cat approved too!
I also like the bench. You can use the pull out drawers to support your work in place of the sliding deadman though. Did you use metal drawer slides for the drawers or wooden runners?

[Cody Cantrell]

Wooden runners. I used the same system they showed awhile back in FWW.

[Cody Cantrell]

My cats and my bench are impressed :-)
Thanks Megan, I drew alot of inspiration from Glens article a few years back.

[Prashun Patel]

Pat, wouldn't planing with a deadman and open drawers get all the the very stuff you don't want in your drawers, in your drawers?

But your suggestion got me thinking: what about dog holes in the drawer faces?

[Pat Barry]

Pat, wouldn't planing with a deadman and open drawers get all the the very stuff you don't want in your drawers, in your drawers?
Good point.

[Phil Mueller]

Very nice bench Cody. I like Prashun's idea of dog holes in the drawer fronts...but given how nice they look, I don't think I'd be able to bring myself to doing that. Just use it for awhile...you'll come to know if you need a deadman or not.

[Kevin Hampshire]

Cody, was this shaker bench from plans or something you worked out the design?

[Cody Cantrell]

No formal plans, I wanted to be able to use holdfasts so when I designed it I put the drawer bank in the middle and doors on the side. Now I can put holes in the top on either side.