[Woodcarver] Mike T's shop chat

[GARY CROSBY]

I have one here somewhere...... let me look around If I can't find it I'll 
take a new one and send it to you. The bench is nothing special.

Have a good one Chimo!

Bing



>From: Bob Mau <basswood at aol.com>

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>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Mike T's shop chat

>Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:42:38 -0600

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>Gary"

>do you have any pictures of your travling beanch I am in the process of 

>desinging one for myself. I am courious on how yours looked.

>Bob Mau

>

>gcrosby at sympatico.ca wrote:

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>>Hi all, now that we are on the topic of workbenches and carving benches. I 

>>built one of each last year out of Oak and maple. I have a set of plans on 

>>my web page for my carving bunch. I found this bench an excellent thing to 

>>have around. That is using it for what I want it to do in the shop, like 

>>all tools “use the right tool for the right job”.

>>

>>I used to use a travel bench that I made up out of Maple (2ft x 2 ft). Its 

>>was quite a simple bench, just 7/8” thick by 1 ½” maple with a length of 2 

>>ft, all laminated together much like a standard workbench. Then I drilled 

>>holes to add clamps and posts to hold down my carvings. I used this for 

>>several years it’s simple but effective bench, and it’s now seen three 

>>different continents, 12 different countries and two wars, and it’s still 

>>around. I only use it when I travel now that I have the other benches in 

>>the house.

>>

>>

>>bing

>>http://darkwood-woodcarving.com

>>

>>

>>

>>>From: Mike Troxell <mtro1894 at bellsouth.net>

>>>Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

>>>To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net

>>>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Mike T's shop chat

>>>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:30:55 -0600

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>>>At 11:16 AM 12/31/2005, you wrote:

>>>

>>>>Hi Mike,

>>>>Thanks for the extra pictures. Do you think it would be easier/cheaper

>>>>to make your own table or buy and adjust one? I have been using a big

>>>>assortment of desks, kitchen tables and odds and ends. Beside them being

>>>>different heights and easy to move sometimes I think it would be better 

>>>>to

>>>>have something more permanent...

>>>>Merrilee

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>Merrilee,

>>>

>>>I guess building your own workbench is always better since you can 

>>>customize it to exactly what you want. I didn't have the time or tools 

>>>when I started carving so I did the next best thing. Bought a 

>>>(relatively) cheap workbench and modified it to suit me. Did everyone 

>>>else here build their own workbench or did they wimp out like me and buy 

>>>one? :)

>>>

>>>Almost forgot, I was at Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers in Townsend today, 

>>>spending my Christmas present (gift certificate). I took a few pictures 

>>>of the store and some of the carvings they have and posted the pictures 

>>>to my picturetrails site under the Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers gallery.

>>>

>>>Mike

>>>

>>>http://www.PictureTrail.com/mwtroxell

>>>

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