Popular Post Eric. Posted September 9, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 And it's been a long time coming, considering I've had my lumber and vises for nearly a full year now. But life kept getting in the way and I had to repeatedly put off the massive project month after month. Finally the sun broke through the clouds and I found an opening mid-summer. It's a good thing, too, because we have a baby due the beginning of October, so who knows how much longer I'd have to wait after that. Years? But in about eight weeks of evenings and weekends, I was able to complete the beast. Now that it's over I begin the transition from gently rubbing it with oil to beating the hell out of it. I can't wait to start. Props to Marc for the killer Guild series...made this huge build a breeze. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Hey Eric Great job on the bench , I like the combo of walnut at the ends . The DT's look super nice . Regards Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thanks Jerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fransikaner Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 VERY well done, Eric. Nice use of the walnut. And your apprentice is adorable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 A thing o' beauty for sure! -- Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thanks guys. And how could I forget to mention? That beautiful pin handle you see...turned on the lathe by our very own, world-famous rmac. Thanks again, Russ. It was inspiration to me building a bench around that simple, yet impeccably crafted piece of rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepdarr Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Very nice job Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMR Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Beautiful Eric, time to get that shop helper a broom. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamAronson Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Wow! Superb job Eric. Really sharp. I see that you also have a "lil craftsperson" in the shop with you. Here's mine... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 LOL Yeah, your li'l craftsperson seems to be about as helpful as mine. So far her work has been limited to "turning the wheels" and playing in the "snow." I have a boy coming this time...maybe he'll be more interested in the tools than the mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWC Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 LOL Yeah, your li'l craftsperson seems to be about as helpful as mine. So far her work has been limited to "turning the wheels" and playing in the "snow." I have a boy coming this time...maybe he'll be more interested in the tools than the mess. My girl (4yr 9mo) regularly comes to my shop with me. She helps me clean it and we do simple daddy/daughter projects. She has her own workbench too and is very quickly learning the proper names of the tools. I believe in educating her in things that are traditionally boy fields with the hope that, even if she doesn't continue in the shop with me as she ages, I will have planted a seed for her use when she gets older. It may be that she will work in my shop herself or call someone else's bluff if they try to BS her or who knows what else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landslide Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Beautiful bench! Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Wow, Eric!! I missed this post. Beautiful piece you built!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davestanton Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 You guys are making it hard for me to resist the temptation to build one of these critters, but finance is tied up elsewhere at present. Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Thanks guys! It's been a great bench so far. I just love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 That bench is spectacular. I really like the wood after it was finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 My girl (4yr 9mo) regularly comes to my shop with me. She helps me clean it and we do simple daddy/daughter projects. She has her own workbench too and is very quickly learning the proper names of the tools. I believe in educating her in things that are traditionally boy fields with the hope that, even if she doesn't continue in the shop with me as she ages, I will have planted a seed for her use when she gets older. It may be that she will work in my shop herself or call someone else's bluff if they try to BS her or who knows what else. Great bench Eric....nice use of the woods and colors. DTs are great! My wife is an only child and a daddy's girl. He "retired" in his 30s due to an irregular heartbeat' but he still worked feverishly around the home - primarily in woodworking. His daughter followed him constantly and built things along with him.Then she and I met in college and I also, had built some things earlier in life with my dad. Then I began to spend more time with her dad. It was a romance/bromance and I learned a lot from both of them and learned to love both of them! Today, her dad has passed but in 1983, I married his daughter, a little woodworker who walked barefooted in the sawdust a long time ago. We build things together today in our shop. Odd to say, but I get choked up because I miss my father-in-law; and I've loved the little girl from his shop for about 33 years now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice bench Eric. It's a beauty. I haven't seen this post before but thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted June 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 That's a good story, Tim. I'll keep it in mind as my boy and girl grow up. Thanks Terry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Tom's Roubo build has me feeling a little nostalgic about my bench this morning, and I've been meaning to fix some of the pics that imagesuck decided to delete without warning. So I did that and I'm gonna add a few construction pics in this post...just for the archives and because why not. I know the split-top with the BC hardware has kind of become the beat-to-death, overdone G&G of the bench world in the last few years. But for good reason...these things are incredibly versatile and the hardware is awesome. I'm constantly grateful for one feature or another, and I never find myself longing for anything different. Don't be turned off by the bandwagon dark cloud that hangs over it. Sometimes the best is the best and you need to forget about the rest. So eat that, haters! Shazam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Now ain't that a pretty thing. Have you done the crisscross retrofit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Now ain't that a pretty thing. Have you done the crisscross retrofit? Nope, don't plan to. If I ever get so fat and lazy that I can't bend over to move the pin, I'll just quit woodworking and eat myself to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 That's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thats awesome Eric! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thats awesome Eric! Thanks for gloating. Fify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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