Comments on: Build a Bench, Help a Serviceman

By: stanley02

stanley02 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:47:34 +0000

I am active duty and love woodworking, any help as you stated chris, I would be overjoyed, I am in the early stages of trying to find the right features for the bench I want to build, it is a shaker style , the top will be four in thick made from hard maple, pecan, walnut, and ambrosia maple, I would love to get my hands on one of those benchcrafted leg vise kits, but so expensive, I have the perfect piece of spalted maple for the legvise, for the tail vise I was thinking about the veritas twin screw, any thoughts from anyone would be appreciated, thanks so much and god bless

SFC Bell

By: Jonas Jensen

Jonas Jensen — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:23:31 +0000

I think it was meant to be in the June issue.
At least that is what she writes in her answer (2 comments below your question).

You can also look at the related posts under: The Milkman’s Workbench (Want). All the measurements are in that post, along with some close up pictures of the bench.
Have a nice weekend
Jonas

By: minug

minug — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:11:40 +0000

I bought the April issue but no plans for this vise as promised????

By: Rob-0

Rob-0 — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:35:46 +0000

Will the Sketchup plan be available sooner than the next issue?

By: JackRich

JackRich — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:13:31 +0000

This is probably stating the obvious Chris, but you’ve tapped into a significant portion of population that have very restricted room, not a lot of money, but are keen as mustard in wanting to re-awaken or begin making wooden objects. I’m looking forward to the magazine article about the portable work bench.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:56:47 +0000

The travel bench will be in the June issue of Popular Woodworking (which mails to subscribers the week of 4/8, and is on newsstands on 4/30)

By: coyot3@yahoo.com

coyot3@yahoo.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:55:51 +0000

OK. Seriously, when will the plans be available?

By: Jonas Jensen

Jonas Jensen — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:41:56 +0000

What a great idea.
Maybe somebody on a technical college has a class that could make a mini production as a project?
I could actually use a milkmans bench right now, I am trying to build a sea chest onboard the ship, so the workholding is a bit of a problem.
It will be made out of pallet wood (single use pallets here in Nigeria are made out of exotic hardwood).
Brgds
Jonas

By: wallace

wallace — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:06:34 +0000

Thanks for the PIC and the Lead. My grand daughter is a Special Needs Teacher in the Amarillo ISD. She – and other teachers – could certainly benefit from having such a device. I work with the Amarillo Senior Citizens Center and can see multiple uses for the classes we teach seniors. As a Wheelchair pilot,I too can see the use of such a Movable Work Surface for a variety of projects. I eagerly await the PLANS!

drj@amarillosenior citizens.com
drj@crewonward.com

By: rockyferraro

rockyferraro — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:12:40 +0000

Great Idea Chris!

There is just something about this bench that speaks to me and I look forward to making this when the plans come out.
Also from working in tight quarters myself I can think of many uses for this type of bench.

Cheers

Rocky