Do you "complete" your shop furniture?

[Tom Miller]

I just posted an update on my BT3k mobile base project, and it occurred to me that once a cabinet/work bench/base becomes useable in my shop, it's done. My workbench cabinet looks like this:



I doubt if I'll ever add real drawers to replace the tubs on bottom, much less drawer fronts to the rest of the drawers. But, with finished edge-banding and all, it's even more "complete" than the miter saw stand, which is mostly plastic tubs instead of real drawers:



So, are you like me, or do you take pride in your shop furniture?

Regards,
Tom

[dkhoward]

TOm,
LIke you my shop furniture remains functional rather than finished.

[91FE]

do you take pride in your shop furniture?

...eagerly awaiting Rod's reply

[RodKirby]

Mmmmm!

"Different strokes for different folks"

[Pappy]

Mine is mostly finished, but not a much as Rod's!

[Tom in SoCal]

Ok Rod, you need to seek professional help. Can you say OCD?

[kwgeorge]

Everytime I see a picture of Rod's shop I feel the need to clean mine! Fortunately I fight off the urge by using the lathe.

[Ken Weaver]

I try to do something new when I build shop furniture. On my last one - mortiser cabinet, I played around with biscuits in making the door frame, while I used pocket screws for the router cabinet next to it. I went all the way with the hardware cabinet and learned about drawers, runners, dividers, and frames. None of it fine furniture but have used the techniques in better projects.

[lcm1947]

And I thought I was bad. I don't hold a candle to you Rod. Just curious, are you married? I bet you are and you have a bunch of little slaves - I mean kids, right? No really that is depressing. Man, you don't clean houses by chance do you?

[thestinker]

Wow Tom...you just gave me a killer idea for a cabinet I am thinking about building. As for Rods stuff, its to pretty for my shop. Thats like paying 55k for a truck to haul dirt in...its too pretty to use. If I had Rods tables and cabinets I couldn't build anything. I would be too afraid I would ding it some how and then I would be miserable. But, I bet Rod could crank out a new one to replace the dinged one a whole lot quicker than I could.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I try to do something new when I build shop furniture. On my last one - mortiser cabinet, I played around with biscuits in making the door frame, while I used pocket screws for the router cabinet next to it. I went all the way with the hardware cabinet and learned about drawers, runners, dividers, and frames. None of it fine furniture but have used the techniques in better projects.

Ken,
My Delta Mortiser will be here tommorow (rock!). What benefits do you find to having it on a stand? I mean is it pretty much like saving bench space, or mobility or what?

[RodKirby]

I can, BUT...

Ok Rod, you need to seek professional help. Can you say OCD?

LOML pronounces it ANAL

[RodKirby]

And I thought I was bad. I don't hold a candle to you Rod. Just curious, are you married? I bet you are and you have a bunch of little slaves - I mean kids, right? No really that is depressing. Man, you don't clean houses by chance do you?

Married - yes, 37 years Kids - NO (by choice) surprise, surprise - I'm way too selfish - but you would have guessed that

[kmk]

Rod, you have a shop or show room?

[Tom Miller]

"Different strokes for different folks"

You've definitely set the high-water mark, Rod! If you do put too big a ding in one of those pieces, you could probably still use it in your dining room.

I think maybe I view my shop stuff as "works in progress" -- I'm constantly tweaking. So that's how my "anality" comes out.

Hey "stinker", don't forget to show us your "killer cabinet" when it's done (or, in light of this discussion, when it's mostly done, or at least in use).

Regards,
Tom