Excellent - John gets us organised…  


as per 7
Slats are never narrow enough to not enjoy gathering in a dust blanket.   (You
may guess how I know this)  Whatever you have on the slats will also enjoy a
coating like snow in winter..




Richard




> On 2 Sep 2021, at 16:43, John Ruth  wrote:
> 
> 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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