Hi from Cheltenham

[Jables]

Quick hello as a new forum member and a new woodworker . By day I work as a digital product designer with my spare time now spent dreaming of overambitious fine furniture projects. I'm in the process of converting a single garage into a workshop with the aim of building all of the shop furniture from scratch to learn 'on the job'.

I attended a great power tools course at The Makershed in Bristol which gave me enough confidence to buy a few toys with an appreciation for how to use them safely. I'd highly recommend their courses by the way if you're in the area. Having produced a stool to sit on for head scratching I've started work on a basic mobile workbench, the plan being to build two with one acting as an MFT.

Chris

 

[Spectric]

Welcome to the forums, there are plenty of good workbench threads if you do a search and as many differing ideas. You will also find plenty of reviews on tools and such which can be a real money saver because hopefully you don't make some of the mistakes of others. What jointing methods are you using on that bench, you say a power tools course so I would assume not M&T's ?

 

[MarkAW]

Hi from Malvern. Nice workshop space!

 

[DeBangis]

Welcome to UKW.

 

[Fitzroy]

Welcome, workshop looks good. Making your shop furniture to practice is very sensible, and a decent bench with good work holding will make all future jobs easier.

Fitz.

Ps do as I say not as I do, my workbench was started 7 years ago and I’m just getting back to it after completing most of the pieces we needed for the house.

 

[Sachakins]

Hi and welcome to our insanatorium

 

[Bingy man]

Hello welcome

 

[Peter Sefton]

Hello from Upton upon Severn.

Enjoy the journey

 

[Jables]

Thanks all for the warm welcomes.

What jointing methods are you using on that bench, you say a power tools course so I would assume not M&T's ?

I went with half lap joints. We did a few mortice and tenon's on the power tool course that would have worked well here too.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

What jointing methods are you using on that bench, you say a power tools course so I would assume not M&T's ?

You can see the joints are halvings.

 

[dgs2001]

Merry Christmas Jables.

Lovely place Cheltenham

 

[Fred48]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Jables]

Merry Christmas everyone