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274497 gtgrouch@r... 2021‑09‑02 Re: Summary of ideas for workbench lower shelf.
Paul, I actually forgot your bench. Don't know how I could do that -
it is a thing of beauty! 

Gary Katsanis
Albion New York, USA
_where my current bench is a harbor freight special with lots of
ballast_

	-----------------------------------------From: "Paul Gardner" 
To: "Greg Isola"
Cc: "John Ruth", "oldtools@g..."
Sent: Thursday September 2 2021 1:12:10PM
Subject: Re: [oldtools] Summary of ideas for workbench lower shelf.

 Yes, I followed the same idea as Greg with the T&G boards. Just make
it
 easy on yourself and leave some way for you to grasp these suckers
for easy
 removal. I made my sectional so I could remove one side or the other
 depending on the situation. I thought about the slatted shelves but
in the
 end ruled it out.

https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Other-Galoots/Paul-Gardner/i-TLkdz6V/A
 />
 I don't store any of my edge tools down there as I've found it to be
a very
 messy and dusty environment and the salty air of the Pacific is
 particularly harsh in my neck of the woods. I prefer to keep those in
 chests and cabinets. I keep my Box o' Sharpening down there, my bench
 hook, unused holdfasts, and other bench appliances. I like the idea
of
 putting planes down there but it just never really worked for me.
YMMV.

 I hope you find something that works well for you.

 -Paul, in LA (temporarily)

 On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 8:54 AM Greg Isola  wrote:

 > Hi John, and all:
 >
 > I'll add one more lower shelf option that has worked really well
for me:
 >
 > Screw narrow battens to the inside faces of your long lower
stretchers and
 > then fill in the shelf space with short boards with tongue and
groove
 > joints between them. This has several advantages. First, it was an
 > opportunity to use my matching T&G woodies. Always fun. Second, no
glue or
 > fasteners for the actual shelf boards, making it easy to pull one
out to
 > sweep out the shelf area. (I never do this, but it would be easy if
I did!)
 > Finally, and I have done this: It's possible to remove just a
portion of
 > the shelf to store something tall on the floor under the bench
without
 > hindering holdfasts and such coming down from above.
 >
 > Not sure any of that makes sense via my description, but this
short-board
 > T&G shelf has been a real plus on my now 15-20 yr old bench.
 >
 > Take care, all of you,
 >
 > Greg Isola
 > Alameda, CA
 >
 > On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 8:43 AM 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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