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I have been dabbling in leatherwork for years, but never took it seriously or to the next level. Recently, I've found I have more time on my hands, and I want to get serious about improving my skills. Years ago, my father built me a great workbench to put in my tack room, but I just had tools randomly stored in the drawers. I've taken the time to sort things out and grouped my tools into "categories" (for a lack of a better term). Here's my question to all of you... How would you arrange these "categories" in your bench drawers? Sharpening Measure Cutting Skiving End Punches Press Punches Hole Punches Tooling Dying Gluing Zipper Setters Stitching (Hand) Thread (both hand & machine) Edger's & Groover's Burnishing Hardware Setting Miscellaneous (like a thread spool holder, belt trimmer, etc.) Stitching Pony's (small item only, not my large one) Keep in mind that I have hardware and stamping tools in dedicated spots on top of my bench. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

Hi Everyone I am planning to build a small work shop in my garden to get my leatherwork out of our house, I currently have a granite slab 16 in x 30 in and a 2ft x 3ft piece of plywood that I rest on a couple of boxes to work on. My garden workshop will be almost 12ft x 8ft ( we are metric in England) and have some crazy planning laws. I have made some simple drawings to help with the timber order. Where I am looking for help is with the work benches my current thinking is to have a large full width cutting bench across the bottom and two benches up the long sides one for leather work the other for wood and other work. I am not sure of the height for the leather working side as well as the width so if anyone has any advice I would appreciate it

Hi, I'm looking to build a freestanding mini workbench to use in my office/library/computer room or move it into the family room. I'm thinking of something with a 18" x 24" footprint or maybe slightly smaller that is sturdy enough for stamping and absorbing noise but is light enough to move from room to room. I have been thinking of using 2" x 4" or 4" x 4" lumber for legs with a wooden top. I could place a removable 12" x 12" or 12" x 6" small granite or marble block on top leaving a bit of room for tools and supplies. Any pictures or plans or suggestions for me? Thanks and regards, Mike