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Post by stofke72 on Oct 14, 2013 19:38:25 GMT -5
I really liked this workbench and have the plans to build this one so maybe one day I'll build it.
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 14, 2013 21:31:27 GMT -5
Ya that's certainly a sweet one
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Post by elimelech12 on Oct 14, 2013 22:42:26 GMT -5
dude, that is sick
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 15, 2013 8:22:59 GMT -5
Would be interesting if I could get an interview from Guido hen. His approach to jigs and home built tools is an incredible inspiration. In fact, I'd like to approach Tim, and Ron as well, just to pick their brains on how they go through designing. As Carpenters, we build and problem solve be it furniture, cabinetry, homes or other structures. At the core we have the ability to make for ourselves what is often being sold to us. With what is being sold to us we often have to accommodate it's restrictions/limitations, tailoring our workflow to it's capabilities. How is a company mass producing a product to know what best fits your work parameters? They can't. Instead they design their product to best serve as many customers as possible. We build custom for our clients, why not for ourselves? All of the custom tables posted so far are at least somewhat inspired by the MFT, all three have unique advantages over the MFT's original offering, tailored to fit the needs of those who designed them. If you chose to purchase plans off of these guys, you can further tweak to your needs making the finished product an even better fit for you or design one from the ground up for yourself as other members have done. Anyway, I'm rambling......
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Post by jalvis on Oct 15, 2013 10:55:49 GMT -5
I'm constantly inspired by the Holzwerken site. Great bench design,
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Post by stofke72 on Oct 15, 2013 11:52:46 GMT -5
Would be interesting if I could get an interview from Guido hen. His approach to jigs and home built tools is an incredible inspiration. In fact, I'd like to approach Tim, and Ron as well, just to pick their brains on how they go through designing. As Carpenters, we build and problem solve be it furniture, cabinetry, homes or other structures. At the core we have the ability to make for ourselves what is often being sold to us. With what is being sold to us we often have to accommodate it's restrictions/limitations, tailoring our workflow to it's capabilities. How is a company mass producing a product to know what best fits your work parameters? They can't. Instead they design their product to best serve as many customers as possible. We build custom for our clients, why not for ourselves? All of the custom tables posted so far are at least somewhat inspired by the MFT, all three have unique advantages over the MFT's original offering, tailored to fit the needs of those who designed them. If you chose to purchase plans off of these guys, you can further tweak to your needs making the finished product an even better fit for you or design one from the ground up for yourself as other members have done. Anyway, I'm rambling...... Have you seen Matthias Wandel's tools? www.youtube.com/channel/UCckETVOT59aYw80B36aP9vwHe does what you are advocating here, producing his own tools with the skills he has as woodworker, to be honest the guy is an engineer so I guess that helps. I believe in the future we will be buying more and more designs that will be locally manufactured instead of shipping furniture around. There are opportunities for woodworkers there. OpenDesk for example www.opendesk.cc/how-it-works works with open source designs that can be locally manufactured. Granted now it's mainly CNC work but I can see this evolve into more complex furniture, made by local woodworkers, whereby clients buy the design and have it locally made. Transport will become more expensive in the future I believe + wages in the far east will rise, so local production will become viable again, also because it will be more automated. I'm also rambling time to stop...
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Post by GhostFist on Oct 15, 2013 12:12:54 GMT -5
Well aware of fellow Canadian Matthias! I've been scheming a new section to compile inspiration and a knowledge base....
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Post by jalvis on Oct 15, 2013 14:45:37 GMT -5
I've been keeping up with Wandel's work for several years. Certainly an Engi'nerd.
I like the stuff he comes up with but I'm not into making my own gear unless its a jig or template. I hate working on tools but love working with tools so I avoid things like old hand planes and just buy a Lie Nielsen for example. That way my focus is on fine tuning and the work at hand.
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Post by CF on Feb 23, 2014 21:10:30 GMT -5
Can you get an imperial plan for this workbench?
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Post by GhostFist on Feb 23, 2014 22:15:13 GMT -5
As I understand holzwerk magazine is only German and thereby metric.
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Post by lincoln on Feb 8, 2015 4:27:13 GMT -5
Does anyone have the plans for this bench? I'm happy to pay the going rate of the Holzwerken magazine, for a copy of the plans.
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Post by jacko on Apr 30, 2015 16:35:34 GMT -5
That is one awesome workbench. Do they sell them in North America?
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Post by GhostFist on Apr 30, 2015 17:51:12 GMT -5
This bench was a custom build, they sold plas for it through the German woodworking magazine "Holzwerk". It is awesome.
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Post by jacko on May 1, 2015 19:51:37 GMT -5
This bench was a custom build, they sold plas for it through the German woodworking magazine "Holzwerk". It is awesome. Does anyone have a copy of the plans in English? Jack
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Post by jonathan on May 2, 2015 3:45:32 GMT -5
Lincoln, Jacko, You guys should check your e-mail
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