Choosing the Best Workbench
This series is our way of beguiling you. We’re saying, start small, learn as you work, and we can pretty much guarantee fascination. Boats are fun.
In a nutshell, we want you to discover the fun. And we want you to pass it on. We want some of the old ways and wisdoms to carry on through you and your kids.
We’ve been talking about tools. When we’re working in the boatshop, we’re all concerned about three things: the satisfaction of doing good work; learning; and certainly safety. Safety is an all-day, every day concern. And it’s not just power tools that can bite you. You can do serious damage with hand tools as well.
What causes mistakes? When do we injure ourselves? One answer is fatigue. Not fall-down weariness, but the subtle lack of focus that happens when your eyesight, concentration, and muscles have been strained over time. This is why we are devoting an entire segment of “Getting Started” to the workbench, which provides the strong, stable foundation for holding workpieces rigidly in place.