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[JD62]

@sheilajeanne I'm just gon'a say it I'm jealous!  

[Ouird]

Why not make this my 1st post.

I started working with leather in August of 2018 and became totally obsessed.  I was working out of my Garage, but its now just too cold living in Eastern Canada.

Decided to move into the house.  I have a good space that I was able to make into a new little shop for myself.

The bench is made of 2 2ft x 4ft benches attached together.  I overbuilt these but I wanted something sturdy.  There is a 1/2 inch sheet of plywood for the top, with a 1inch sheet of MDF under it to make a strong base layer.

I added a single 2x4ft pegboard. I left the option of adding more to it if needed. 

What stamps I have are just set up with a 30 inch strip of 2x6. 

Total cost including screws was approx $100. CAD.  

[plinkercases]

Ouird,

Nice little set up and welcome from another Canuck.

Looking forward to seeing what your obsession has produced other than receipts for all the stuff the obsession needs!

[DV8DUG]

@Ouird Love your lighting solution on bench. As far as your taxidermy mount on wall... It's easiest to hunt those in the rain.

[alpha2]

I had a century old house in Michigan, I feel your pain. It did have an enormous cistern under the basement though, I thought that was cool. The lathe and plaster thing was a drag for upgrades, though.

Jeff

[Ouird]

On 1/14/2019 at 8:47 PM, DV8DUG said:

@Ouird Love your lighting solution on bench. As far as your taxidermy mount on wall... It's easiest to hunt those in the rain.

Thank you!

It's a bit of a "warm up" to potentially having one of my own in the house.  

[alpha2]

The "if needed" on the pegboard is amusing. You'll see what I mean, soon! I've got a piece that's quite large, and not nearly enough.

Jeff

 

[Buzzard2005]

So I just removed my old desk two days ago and bought a 4x8 piece of 5/8 MDF board cut to 30x70. It took almost a year to finally make a larger space to work on, but I did it.

Next thing I make is a place to hold the granite slab for carving.

[Rockoboy]

16 hours ago, Buzzard2005 said:

piece of 5/8 MDF board cut to 30x70

Is 5/8" MDF thick enough to support its own weight, plus whatever you place on the tabletop? I think I would have used some 2"x1"(42mmx19mm dressed) or 3"x1"(60mmx19mm dressed) around the edge to make sure it was rigid enough.

Disclaimer: I am well known in my family for over-building anything I make. So what if a carry case weighs more than the item it is protecting, it works!

[Buzzard2005]

13 hours ago, Rockoboy said:

Is 5/8" MDF thick enough to support its own weight, plus whatever you place on the tabletop?

It has worked so far, I don''t plan on putting anything heaver than what you see in the photo and a cup of coffee. I will be making a frame and real supports for it in the spring.