Hello to all and new workbench piccies...

[Rustic Charm]

hello and welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lorraineflee]

Hi and welcome, the bench looks brilliant! Whereabouts in Northants are you? We seem to be getting a few of us in this area now!
Lorraine

[agent_44]

Hi Vivia and welcome to the forum. Your new bench looks brilliant! I'd love to getone made like this but lacking the skills and knowledge I shall be buying one in a few weeks. Yours looks like it will last forever though!

[Vivia]

Thank you! Lorraine I'm near the Daventry area, west Northamptonshire. Very handy for getting out Rugby way too!

If you wanted Lucinda I could ask OH if he could give you a quote for making you a similar bench to mine if you wanted. No worries either way, OH enjoyed making mine and I get the feeling he'd like another jewellers bench project to get stuck into.

Now, I did mean to ask if anyone could give me any tips on what sort of seating to have at the bench? As it's workbench sort of height (about 900mm) it's a toss up between a stool that can be adjusted down and a chair that can be adjusted up. Anyone got any pearls of wisdom?

[agent_44]

If you wanted Lucinda I could ask OH if he could give you a quote for making you a similar bench to mine if you wanted. No worries either way, OH enjoyed making mine and I get the feeling he'd like another jewellers bench project to get stuck into.

That's a very tempting idea, but I think you are probably a bit too far from me. Also the bench is actually a belated birthday present from my OH, I've not get it yet because I am moving in with him in three weeks and I think he plans on getting it for me when the house is uptogether and straight, and I am not supposed to be having anything to do with it now he knows what I want!

[Vivia]

Oooh exciting though! Will you have it in the new house or are you -like me- based somewhere more, well, 'close to nature's inspirations' (aka, the garage)?

[agent_44]

Well it'll have to be in the house, because the garage is rammed full! We've manage to work it so the front room will become a studio primarily for me to work from but also for him to use as well, for his drawing, macro photography and general computer stuff. It means we have to try and turn the other reception room into a lounge/diner but we think we can do it, and we plan on buying somewhere bigger in a few years time so I can definitely cope with it!

[snow_imp]

Wow, I'd love a bench like yours, but I don't have anyway to put it really.

Moved into the house 2 years ago - still haven't got round to sorting out the spare room! It's supposed to have a bed going into it, but now I just want to set it up as a jewellery making studio

[MuranoSilver]

Lol Snow Imp your ought to get Vivia's other half to make you a "pull out bed bench" - now that is a design possibility
Nic xx

[Di Sandland]

Lol Snow Imp your ought to get Vivia's other half to make you a "pull out bed bench" - now that is a design possibility
Nic xx

In my 'addicted to 60 minute makeover' period I lusted after one of those beds that are heavily disguised as a desk. It even came with shelving and the best bit, for me anyway, was the fact that you didn't have to tidy the desk before transforming it into a bed, which was achieved with just a quick pull (or it might have been a push).