Stacey,


Good plan: Clean it and "let it talk to you."  You may see signs of changes and
repairs made over the several decades, perhaps more than a century, since the
bench was made.


Look for dates and names, which are always fun to find.  With today's on-line
resources, you may even be able to identify any name that you find.


This bench has a story. Your job is to discover that story and document it here
to whatever extent you can.


Joints dovetailed? What sort of fasteners, factory-made or blacksmith made? Wood
species? Tool marks?


And, hey, the recent thread about removing crud may be very helpful. 


John Ruth

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From: OldTools  on behalf of sdarring@i...

Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 11:47:46 PM
To: Ed Minch
Cc: oldtools@s...
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Bought an old bench.

Thanks everyone. I really didn't need another bench, but just could
not walk away from it. It needs a few repairs, but should turn out
great eventually. (When I get around to it...)

For now, I plan to just clean it, then see what it wants me to do.

Stacey

Quoting Ed Minch :

> Beauty, eh?
>
> Ed Minch
>
>
>
>
>> On Mar 15, 2018, at 11:05 AM, sdarring@i... wrote:
>>
>> I picked up an old woodworking bench a few days ago at a yard sale.
>> It is about 8 1/2 feet long. I will add more pictures in the next
>> few days, along with a couple of questions.
>> By the way, I paid $300 CDN for the bench, & 2 metal dogs.
>>
>> https://imgur.com/a/CzUOk <https://imgur.com/a/CzUOk>
>>
>>
>>
>> Stacey Darrington
>
>



Stacey Darrington
604-617-4754
Mission, BC
V2V 7E8

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