Woodworker's Journal summer-2009, страница 42

Woodworker

Combining two workbench plans, both from Woodworker's Journal, created one bench for this reader.

"The oak benchtop is made from the flooring of an old railway car. It's so old that the bolt holes that mounted it to the steel frame were made with a hot poker."

Larry Bush Roseburg, Oregon

Steve Knight both makes and uses planes (his shop doesn't have a planer).

He started making planes in Portland, Oregon, because he wanted "some nice tools for myself, but since I couldn't afford to buy em, I thought I'd try making a few." It grew into a business, with his four sharpening wheels as his most specialized equipment.

Passing along favorite tools to the next generation is one of the top joys our readers share with us. Generations of woodworkers have had fun with this family's "shop toy."

"Here's a photo of one of the neatest shop toys for kids. Mine used the scroll saw as they grew up, and now my grandson is having fun with it."

George Trusk Mercer Island, Washington

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