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hello everyone, i just joined lumberjocks, I am far from computer savy, but i am trying to figure this thing out so i can post some projects. hopefully this works and what you are seeing is a picture of my workshop(a few years old)
the workbench is completely of ash, 4 inches thick for the top, and 6×8 inches for the legs. it is 30 inches deep and 8 foot long. i have since added holes for bench dogs and hold-downs, a tool cabinet for the base, among other things. i seem to find a need to change it for every project.
i hope to get some cleanup done soon so i can take some up to date photos. the pileup of shavings and tools right now is embarassing.
-- Junior -Quality is never an accident-it is the reward for the effort involved.
12 comments so far
Derek Lyons
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posted 337 days ago
Why be embarrassed about a pile of shavings and tools? How do you think my workbench looks? :)
-- Derek, Bremerton WA --
Larry
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posted 337 days ago
I agree that there is no need to be embarrassed – just shows your doing something. Anyhow welcome to a great web site – lots of folks here to learn from – except me – I am just a beginner….
-- "Have you hugged your pet today?" ---------- Larry
Andraxia
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posted 337 days ago
Never be embarassed about a pile of sawdust and shavings – it is a sign of a healthy garage – a clean workshop, devoid of saw dust, is a sorry sight.
I look forward to seeing your projects.
-- The wood slayer - Yes dear I did plan to make more kindling out of that wood I have been drying for the last year - honest!
Scott Bryan
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posted 336 days ago
I have to agree about with the others on the sawdust and shavings comments. That makes a shop look like it is being used. I am not sure how much room you have in your shop but have you thought about bringing the bench out away from the wall so that you can access all four sides?
But it does look like you have a nice collection of hand tools to go with your bench.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
CharlieM1958
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posted 336 days ago
Welcome to LJs!
I like your bench…. not over-the-top fancy, but sturdy and functional.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
martin007
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posted 336 days ago
nice bench!
-- Martin, Gatineau, Québec
DonFaulk0517
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posted 336 days ago
Welcome… like you, I am fairly new at this also. You’ll find a lot of help and knowledge from all the LJ’s out there.
Good Luck!
-- DonFaulk0517@gmail.com
Mark Shymanski
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posted 336 days ago
Cool shop, its a place to make sawdust, what could be wrong with that :-) Welcome to LJs!
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
TraumaJacques
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posted 336 days ago
shavings means you are actually working no need to be embarrassed. welcome to LJ
-- All bleeding will eventually stop.
jim1953
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posted 336 days ago
Nice Shop
-- Jim, Kentucky
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 329 days ago
Nice shop.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
WoodSpanker
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posted 286 days ago
fair enough collection of tools… simple, sturdy, functional workbench… requisite shavings and tools piled up… yup, looks good to me! :)
-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!