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
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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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