Thread: WIP - Groggy's Workbench

Originally Posted by Lignum

Groggy, you could almost build a 1/4 scale replica of the Titanic on that bench



Welcome to the forum Ron and Eiji

Thanks very much. I've been lurking for quite a spell on this wonderful forum. Lots & lots of great information flows from it.

Originally Posted by RONWEN

Thanks very much. I've been lurking for quite a spell on this wonderful forum. Lots & lots of great information flows from it.

Its good to have a few more Festoolians in the house.

Originally Posted by Lignum

Its good to have a few more Festoolians in the house.

I was an engineer throughout my career and really only became interested in woodworking/furniture making more seriously the past couple of years so I have lots to learn. Festools really solved many issues that I had working in a fairly small garage shop -- dust collection and MFT's being high on that list. I'm also attracted to the relaxing quiet of working with hand tools so I've been buying a few quality planes and things. i have the Leigh dovetail and mortise jigs as well as a Domino which make machine joinery fast and easy but I'm also trying to develop my skills on hand cut dovetails and other hand joinery.
I love quality hand tools and as far as tools with "tails" Festools are hard to beat.

After nearly a month with tennis elbow I've decided the hell with it, I'm going to keep working on the bench anyway. This thing just isn't going away so I may as well be productive. Tha last end cap needs to be done so that looks like a good place to start. Spent all morning clearing the junk out of the shed that accumulated while I was doing 'nothing' (actually, I built a box), amazing how stuff climbs out of drawers and boxes while you are not looking.

Originally Posted by Groggy

After nearly a month with tennis elbow I've decided the hell with it, I'm going to keep working on the bench anyway. This thing just isn't going away so I may as well be productive. ....

Has it crossed yer mind that it may not be the bench that is causing it?

You should have been a midget Cliff, you're a master of the low-blow.

Originally Posted by Groggy

You should have been a midget Cliff, you're a master of the low-blow.

Keep it clean.

OK.

I was going to mention the virtues of Voltaren cream but won't now.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Has it crossed yer mind that it may not be the bench that is causing it?

Called "old age" I think I remember?

I'm in a similar state............ shoulder which flared up after pressure cleaning outside walls, and has persisted through grouting, plastering, planing, ....everything.

Reckon you've got it right Groggy, it won't go away, and have to just work through it. What I'm trying, anyway

good luck

Seems to me the solution is obvious, give up tennis.

... or at least play with a straight arm.

Originally Posted by Groggy

After nearly a month with tennis elbow I've decided the hell with it, I'm going to keep working on the bench anyway.

Also, it could be VB elbow. If you change hands, you should have another 50 years before it flares on the other elbow!

Cheers

Graeme

Darn painful, I've been out in the yard most of the day and have had to call my son in for a number of tasks. Probably time to go see a Dr.