On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:17:06 -0800, the infamous "Jim Hall"
scrawled the following:

Finished this today. Took a few pictures for posterity. You know before I
add the woodworker's patina of scratches, dents, stains. Instead of a tool
tray built into the bench top, I added a pullout tray for that purpose.
Guess I'll see now if in practice it actually functions that way.

Tool troughs give you a love/hate relationship. If you put tall tools
in 'em, they gouge wide boards which are set on top. If you put
smaller tools in it, they collect screws which chip the irons or
scratch the cheeks. Or wider projects cover up the tools you need to
get to which are stuck in the trough. (Murphy Rules! Just ask him.)

Tool benches are a great place to use Watco or Waterlox finish. As
low-solids rub-ons, they'll hide the daily scratches without adding a
thick and slick coating which'll mess with you.


The vise
on the far end has/uses two rows of round holes across the bench to add a
little flexibility for using hold down gizmos. Glad its done..

Very well done, Jim. I love those Veritas vises, too. drool

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