Saturday 10 September 2016

Two Legged Work Bench on E Bay!


Yes it's true, a work bench with only two legs! It was made by Lervad and I've seen them in adverts in old woodworking magazines.
I guessed at first it was meant to be attached to a wall but the end  cap prevents that. Who knows how it was meant to be used without falling over or shooting across the floor


Having said all that, it has a great front vice for dovetailing and if you were to extend the width of the top with more beech or add a tool well and build a solid base (with 4 legs!) you would have a nice compact and cheap bench.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/La-Lervad-Model-No-903-Woodworking-Bench-/222236721268?hash=item33be574074:g:nVwAAOSw8oFXyEHV


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3 comments:

  1. Jonas Jensen11 September 2016 at 02:30

    Hi David

    The bench is supposed to be places alongside a bunch of other benches. All connected to a common tool tray.
    http://lervad.com/produkter/225-sloejd-hoevlebaenk/
    Here's a link to the company's home page showing how it is done.
    https://www.google.no/search?q=lervad+sl%C3%B8jd+h%C3%B8vlb%C3%A6nk&safe=active&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=1070&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY-ImH_4bPAhXEWywKHZqPDMUQ_AUIBigB
    And another search for the pictures of it.
    Most Danish elementary schools had a woodworking classroom filled with those benches.
    I don't know the reason for having long benches on one side and short ones on the other, but I guess it was to make sure that you could get around the group of benches in the middle of the room.
    At my elementary school I think there were around 30 benches in total.

    Brgds
    Jonas

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    1. David Barron11 September 2016 at 10:33

      Thank you Jonas, very interesting. I've done another post just now which should explain everything. All the best, David.

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