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Workbench finished......
I finally finished refurbishing an antique workbench that my grandfather and father both used in their businesses. My best estimate is that it was built about 1940-1945, was in my grandfather's service station until about 1958 and then was moved to my Dad's business where it remained until about 3 months ago. I had to repair a couple of the legs, replace the front piece and one end of the top working surface (red oak) and sand off about 1/8" or so of the top. It is made of hardwood and is held together by bolts. There are 6 - 1/2" rods thru the top section with a large spring on one end to allow for expansion and contraction. The top is made of tongue and groove construction with the pieces being about 3" thick. It is 10 ft long, 3 ft high and 32" wide. Weight has got to be close to 400 lbs! The top still has some worm holes and gouges, etc, but I think that it adds to the character of the bench. Here are some pictures.
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Cool. Nice looking piece.
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09-30-2011, 04:57 AM
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Looks like a worthwhile project.... Gotta love old stuff that was built to last.
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09-30-2011, 05:01 AM
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VERY nice!!!
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Very cool, and great save!
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09-30-2011, 05:41 AM
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Nice and real patina, nice leg repair. Cheers
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09-30-2011, 06:09 AM
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Very nice bench
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09-30-2011, 06:10 AM
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Wow... Now that's a work bench.
I would love to build something like that. I like the idea of using the half inch rods and springs to hold it together.
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09-30-2011, 06:56 AM
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That's outstanding. Any way to put a complimentary back on it? Just a gutter would help.
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I like!
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Gorgeous. I'm stuck with costco stainless steel and thus no vise.
Why not another 120V outlet mid bench?
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I have several vices. COOL work bench!
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Wow! Very, very nice!!
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Super cool. Looks great and will probably last another 70 years if necessary.
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That is almost to nice to work on
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09-30-2011, 05:54 PM
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That's what my wife thought......
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Too nice. I'd consider putting piece of plywood on one end for the really dirty work.
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Zeus (god of thunder and lightning)
Targa
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