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A Woodcarver’s Bench

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 by George Crawford

Posted in woodworking, work, workbench Tagged craftsmanship, madera, Melhuish, tools, trabajador, vintage, wood carving, woodworking 2 Replies

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Finally, made it back to the Pacific Northwest for a quick trip.

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

The sacred connection.

Taking a break.

And I added a leather thong.

Mountain dulcimer.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

My Portmanteau. 18th Century style, it has become my favorite overnight bag.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

Bodhrans.

Dopp kit and some leather working tools I use to create items like this.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

Treadle lathe turned bowl and plate made by Mick Robins in spaleted alder (I think). The spoon is Osage orange carved by me.

An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

Willow pack basket I made several years ago. The straps were obviously new then.

Design was kept as short as possible for transport. The cross bolt where the arm hinges is a salvaged bolt from an old truck spare tire holder.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

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Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

Argh! A moment of distraction means the snap of a stone bit!

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

Bodhrans.

My traveling bucksaw.

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.

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