Thread: Precious benches

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Point taken.

I believe the Septics are the worst offenders.

Oh, the pong!

My bench,is a copy of Frank Klaus' design,. The only finish, apart from errant stains is boiled linseeed oil.. I prefer to work on the bench not in it. so there are no tool marks, but believe me it is a worrking bench. I did make a mistake a while back when a drill bit went through the support under the piece I was working on. That got patched. I want a flat , unmarked bench because often I clamp up on it and want my work to be straight and true. Sharp eyes will note the tail vice is yet to be finished. Construction is a mixture of merbeau, recycled bridge timber and tassie oak

Jerry

I'm all for beautiful workbenches, but they only get that way after they have picked up a history of marks that tell you how productive they have been, patina is the word we're looking for here.
I think that they are also, only beautiful in a workshop. They look lost, at best when used as interior furniture and just plane stupid as a window display in a South Yarra frock shop.

My own bench is too young(1+year old) to have any personality, it'll have to earn that over the next 40 years
Ian

That's a nice bench Jerry.

Originally Posted by Ian Wells

My own bench is too young(1+year old) to have any personality, it'll have to earn that over the next 40 years

Forty years! There's a secret 'Pink Panther' button under my bench which when pushed, will transform the bench into a coffin for me and that will happen long before forty years is up.