Likewise.  Make it high enough so it's easy to reach and sweep under, 
but not so high that planes etc interfere with your holdfasts. Mine is a 
tad too high.

Don


On 2021-09-02 8:07 a.m., Spike wrote:
>
> Sent from the seat of my pants
>
>> On Sep 1, 2021, at 8:55 PM, Dan Beck  wrote:
>> Made progress on my bench.
>    ———Snippity doo dah—————-
>>   While it is quite heavy as is, I’ve got enough 2x12” syp that I’m going to
use it to make a lower shelf. While that is prob overkill, I figure it add even
more to its overall weight
>> ——-choppity chop—————
>   While the lower shelf will add weight, I think that you will find that it
also adds considerable utility- it functions like a tool tray but without the
potential obstruction of the top. I have an assortment of my hand planes on mine
that are ready to hand.
>   Best, Spike
>
>
> 
>
>

-- 
“What we are seeing is a decision by the government to get as many people
infected as possible, as quickly as possible,
while using rhetoric about caution as a way of putting the blame on the public
for the consequences...”
- Prof Robert West, health psychologist, University College, London

"extremist individualism … an ideology that claims to be about freedom when
really it means selfishness”.