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I really need to start keeping a list of all the things I use my sawbenches for. Sure, I saw stuff on them. And I stand on them while go-go dancing in the shop to amuse visitors. Those things are obvious. What’s not so obvious is how often they get me out of weird jams with my handplanes.
On Monday as I was planing down the face frame of this dry sink, the sawbench was the obvious choice to lend a hand. I wedged it between my bench and the dry sink, and voila. The job was done.
I also plane down table aprons in the same fashion with a sawbench (this particular sawbench was made by craftsman John Wilson; all mine seem to end up in the shops of friends). Frequently, I’ll assemble cabinets or glue up panels on them as well.
If you’ve come up with other good uses for the shop appliance, post them here. Your suggestion might convince another woodworker that they should build a pair.
– Christopher Schwarz
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