I built mine based on Paul Sellers design and if and when I get around to rebuilding another I'll have a bit more experience and not use the cheapo $29 Stanley piece of junk plane that is a gouging machine, but it is very solid and holds up very well. I did manage to flatten a few fingers learning to chop all the mortices and learned to keep the chisels nice and sharp after the fact..
It really took awhile to get used to the idea of using it for work instead of just admiring my handywork so now over a year later it actually looks like a workbench / junk collection station.
Now nothing in my shop even remotely resembles household furniture. It looks like a workshop.
Very nice design. I made mine a bit different with a hinged shelf so I have one row of 15 1" wide clamps and the front shelf for maybe 17 regular narrow bar clamps. I wish I had made the shelves deeper to accommodate more clamps and might rebuild it for that reason sooner or later, but for now it holds 26.. I'm not really good at counting from across the shop with my old eyes. 11 in the back and 15 in front. I used leftover scraps and did a terrible job measuring things starting out, but I did get there eventually. http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q490/atheola/20161214_145529.jpg
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Knockdown Nicholson Bench With Laminated Top
I built mine based on Paul Sellers design and if and when I get around to rebuilding another I'll have a bit more experience and not use the cheapo $29 Stanley piece of junk plane that is a gouging machine, but it is very solid and holds up very well. I did manage to flatten a few fingers learning to chop all the mortices and learned to keep the chisels nice and sharp after the fact..
It really took awhile to get used to the idea of using it for work instead of just admiring my handywork so now over a year later it actually looks like a workbench / junk collection station.
Now nothing in my shop even remotely resembles household furniture. It looks like a workshop.
Clamp Storage Rack
Very nice design. I made mine a bit different with a hinged shelf so I have one row of 15 1" wide clamps and the front shelf for maybe 17 regular narrow bar clamps. I wish I had made the shelves deeper to accommodate more clamps and might rebuild it for that reason sooner or later, but for now it holds 26.. I'm not really good at counting from across the shop with my old eyes. 11 in the back and 15 in front. I used leftover scraps and did a terrible job measuring things starting out, but I did get there eventually. http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q490/atheola/20161214_145529.jpg