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My latest version of my bench
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Hand tools and general Maintenance type work (read bashing stuff with a hammer :U
DIMENSIONS in mm: 2800 L x 800 H approx with 7.6 cm (3 inch) thick top
MATERIALS (timber species etc): Jarrah and more Jarrah
VISES INCLUDED: Record 53 and a 52 1/2 plus in the picture is an old Dawn metalworking vice that bolts on through the dog holes.
LINK TO YOUR BUILD THREAD (if applicable) I didn't do a build thread.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Solid Jarrah bench that I made about 2006 out of old jarrah posts and laminated 3 inch timber.
THINGS YOU PARTICULARLY LIKE :
solid and doesn't move plus nice and long so that I can work from both ends on different jobs with several vice options, plus the sliding dead-man is nice.
THINGS YOU PARTICULARLY DIDN'T LIKE : too wide and first time I made it too high but I lowered it to match my table saw and my other cabinets so all is good.
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD CHANGE (in retrospect):
I would install a twin screw face vice (which i have but have not installed) and I would make the dog holes closer to the edge for better holding, also not sure I would make my next bench with a face board along its length as it interferes with any possible storage / drawers under the top.
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD INCORPORATE NEXT TIME : See above, plus maybe a wagon vice.
WHAT or WHO INSPIRED SOME OF THE INCLUSIONS (provide links): too many different influences to pin down, its a bit of a mongrel bench.