Bents (Thanks Tom Fidgen)

they look good sitting next to that new tool chest!!

-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)

Nice! I need to make these also, thanks for the reminder :)

-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

Looks good.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

those joints look nice and crisp, great work!

-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch

Thanks for showing your bents – well made and useful. I read Tom Fidgen’s book a while back – what a great talent and inspiration continuing the Krenov tradition. Makes me want to get rid of all my machines.

-- Terry Ferguson, Bend Oregon

I have three sets of these, and need to make two more. One set was among my very first hand tool projects. Light but sturdy they work for a multitude of purposes and are easy to set to the side. Yours look particularly well made. Love the close up shots.

-- From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. Immanuel Kant

I made a set of these about 3 years ago out of poplar and pine.
Still use ‘em regularly; need to make some more of them.
Those look good—nice, tight joints.

-- Gary, Florida. http://www.penturners.org/forum/f70/servicepens-2013-a-98908/

Pardon my ignorance
What is a “bent” and what is it used for?

Just curious.

-- - Terry

They are a European version of a sawhorse. I have to do chores but I will go into more detail after.

-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan

Based on their construction they can be used as an assembly area, or for working with large slabs of wood. They can also be used to store components while working so they don’t clutter your bench, or sawbench. This is the biggest reason I built them.

For the past few days, they have sat next to my bench with my tool chest lid on top, with chisel roll atop that, and parts for the trim of my tool-chest on the lower rail. They got unloaded when I bought a truckload of maple and had to re-organize my shop to get them worked in…the are very useful when moving a lot of lumber around in the shop.

Since they take an afternoon to build, they are well worth the time spent and the materials (I used 1” oak throughout, by the way).

-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan

Nice job Ryan. Glad to see you freed yourself from your, umm predicament. They look and sound handy to have around.

I made a similar set of those years ago and I use them all of the time. You will find that they are a great addition to your workshop.

Thanks for the clarification. I’ve been thinking about making sawhorses, now I have another option.

-- - Terry

No problem Terry.

Also a useful addition to the shop is the sawbench, I have 3 at this point, and they are all handy.

-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan

Darn it!! the projects, they keep piling up!!

Seriously, thanks for that.

-- - Terry