TRANSPORTABLE BENCH for CONDO or limited space

[ranald]

This bench stores away in a corner or beside a wall. It can be cramped (clamped) to fold up saw horses od clamped to a picnic table or similar sturdy item.




I made this bench based on a Fine Woodworking article some years back. In my travels I have seen guys wood turning from the boot of their mobile home or caravan. Many of my local Woodworking Club (Cooroora Woodworkers Inc) members dont have enough room for a bench so it was shown to them in "Show & Tell" in which I do not usually partivipate. (Meetings are on Saturdays which is usually not convenient for me).


The main bench section is made of Oregon pine that was salvaged from a contraversal Historic demolition site called "Her Magesty's Theatre".
Originally it was part of a 12" by 3" beam that supported the roof. The youngest beams in that building were from renovations around 1901.




The legs are mostly Meranti house steps cut down and faced with Austn hardwood, as are the vice jaws and end cap. There is
a series of standard 3/4" dog holes along the length.

Cheers
Ranald