Workbench by David Boyle
My first ever joinery project! My late father in law who I never had the pleasure of meeting had been a keen woodworker. I had noticed a plane in his garage a couple of years ago and hadn’t known what it was. It turned out to be a rusty no4 record. In researching the plane and how to restore I happened upon Paul’s YouTube channel which is an invaluable resource. I restored the plane and built the bench to begin to learn its use and maintenance. I know my bench isn’t the finest example but it’s solid and heavy and feels fantastic to use. The vise is a heavy brute of a thing that I saved from our previous house, a Parkinson, also restored and working well. I really like the idea of continuing to use old and once forgotten tools and in a sense bringing them back to life. I sometimes think of the people that used them previously. Thanks for this amazing resource and the opportunity to think about the past and learn new and valuable skills