Clif,

You have a beauty there.  If you need a place nearby to store it for a
few (or more) years, let me know.  I would be willing to move my current
bench out into the rain to make room for it.  :-)

Frank Sronce (Fort Worth Armadillo Works)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clif Palmberg" 
To: "oldtools" 
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 9:38 PM...
>
> Enough about me. The project that gave me pause to post my bio. What
would you
> expect - a workbench! I'm a bit of a photo and web junkie (used to do
photo
> professionally, do webwork on the side). So, I made a quick page on my
bench.
> Check it out at:
> http://homepage.mac.com/maclif/shopprojects/workbench/
> Ok - my bench vitals:
> 7' 1/2" long
>  2' wide
>  33 1/2" tall
>  3 1/2" thick oak top
>  Shaker-inspired closed base
>  enclosed tail vise
>  shoulder vise
>  Woods used: oak, walnut, southern yellow pine, cocobolo
>  With the exception of two pieces of oak, the entire bench was made
out of
> re-used pallet material or wood from my grandfather's farm (ok,
cocobolo was
> given to me by a friend).
>  Tools used: 90% hand tools (disstons, baileys, stanleys, and of
course a whole
> lot more).
>
> My gloat - total cost of the probably 500 lb monster - $150 or so.
>
> Well, if you're reading this far into the long-winded bio, I tip my
hat to you.
> Now, pass the spatoon.
>
> -Clif, Dallas Texas
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