Comments on: ‘Petite Roubo’ Not So Petite After All

By: 7-Thumbs

7-Thumbs — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:29:39 +0000

The bench looks great. However, I have another observation. Why can’t women acknowledge that they sweat? You noted that you worked up a “sheen”, my daughter claims she doesn’t sweat, she “glistens”. Come on, admit it, you sweat, it’s a good thing.

By: Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:48:45 +0000

Looks like a good spot for some woodworking. I have a potential place with a skylight, but I have to figure out how to protect the baseboards from plane shavings. Oh and I need to make a bench too. No worries about stairs or newel posts though, as it would be a single step and a straight shot from the sidewalk.

Is the moxon vise leather lined yet?

By: David Cockey

David Cockey — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:30:58 +0000

Finish the dissertation.

By: Knowles

Knowles — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:58:24 +0000

Well done Megan, just needs a few chisels, planes etc thrown on it to look the part. I think the curtain will need some regular washing.

Regards

John

By: miathet

miathet — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:38:07 +0000

You could have put it outside the window and saved everybody the trouble of lifting it upstairs. I would also hope you don’t have a homeowners association……

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:23:43 +0000

oops! Thanks – fixed. (I’d also need cathedral ceilings.)

By: yelkereb

yelkereb — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:20:39 +0000

No joke, at 28 feet tall that is not petite in the least! You’re also clearly much taller then you seem. (Sorry, I’d say I hate to be that guy but I’d be lying.)

By: xMike

xMike — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:32:19 +0000

I get the keep the floor pristine thing.

Something that some remodelers do to protect a floor about to be exposed to prolonged hard traffic is to put down a layer of resin paper (cheap, comes in rolls, absorbs stuff, protects against dust and abrasion) under a layer of (also cheap) 1/8″ – 4′x8′ brown hardboard sheets, put down like a floor (cut to fit), but without adhesives, nails, or screws – weight holds it in place.

The combination actually looks nice for a workroom if you fit the hardboard together to the room, and, most important it provides long term protection for the floor against almost any indignity.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:58:17 +0000

Probably not going to add the wheels – and I hope I won’t be moving the bench around a lot. If I find I need to, I’ll have to get a couple of those rubber mats that I used to see under office desk chairs. I don’t want to mess up the floor because If I ever move, I need that room to look like a study — I don’t think a second-floor workshop is going to have mass buyer appeal

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:55:10 +0000

Yeah – I’m dithering as to what type of tool storage – I’ll likely go with something along the lines of Chris’s ATC – maybe a smidge smaller. I helped him lift his when it was empty into a car, and it’s doable. Better yet, I’ll just call my neighbors again

But I expect my saws will go on a peg rail above the bench (one reason not to put it in front of the windows — there’s no place to hang anything!)