Making a workbench
I don’t have a large space for a workshop yet and I need something which allows me to work on projects and also allow me the possibility to move it from place to place. I found inspiration in japanese atedai planing board. It’s simple and effective with plenty of possibilities.
I wanted a couple of horses for the benchtop so it would be a literal sitting bench to work on. I’ve had this idea of working differently with my body in contrast to my fulltime job. So I drew it up, rendered it and got going. I chose beech, which is appropriate.
I bought a couple of short dogs and clamping tools of fine-tools, which I’ll try out for a while. I’m not ready to invest to much in little workbench accessories before I try it out and figure out what I need. But I believe this will be a good start.
The dimensions are thick. 1500x350x70. In beech that is heavy. Might be too heavy. I glued up a laminated board for stability and to get the dimensions. There are 8 pieces, 1500*43,8*70. Right now the outer two, nr1 and nr 8, are wider to I can make the final cut to match up the other ones.
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