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274490 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2021‑09‑02 Summary of ideas for workbench lower shelf.
Time to start a dedicated thread with a helpful subject line! Not in any order,
and credits from memory.

1) Make it heavy to add overall weight. [Don.]

2) Store your handplanes there, thus adding even more weight. ( There are at
least 12 Baileys in a full set, plus rabbets, scrapers, etc. ! ) [Spike]

3) Make it removable by lifting-out. [Richard]

4) Make it high enough so it's easy to reach and sweep under, but not so high
that planes etc interfere with your holdfasts. [Don]

5) Consider an enclosure with drawers and a layout tool tray. [Richard]

6) Shelf should allow one to sweep beneath the bench without moving the bench
[JRR]


7) Slatted shelf to let sawdust and shavings fall through. Slats could be spaced
strategically such that no plane rests upon its iron. [JRR]

J.R.Ruth
Whose community got 8.9 inches of rain yesterday.

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