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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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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

Or just click the image to get to the gallery.

Mountain dulcimer.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

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

And I added a leather thong.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

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

The sacred connection.

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

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

Taking a break.

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

My personal favorite (at the moment).

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

Bodhrans.

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

Bodhrans.

My traveling bucksaw.

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.

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

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

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.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

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

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

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.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

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