Comments on: In Love With Ugly http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino part of the Wood Talk Online community Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:41:25 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tampa Tom http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Tampa Tom Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:57:48 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=9#comment-25 Yeah, off the floor is the only way to work! I also spent a lot of time down there, but I soon decided that standing up is a much better way to fly... Yeah, off the floor is the only way to work!

I also spent a lot of time down there, but I soon decided that standing up is a much better way to fly…

]]> By: Ace HoleInOne http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Ace HoleInOne Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:35:27 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=9#comment-21 My benches are of a lite beer flavor or delicate in kind. One of my benches is a Formica top from my parent’s old family kitchen table. It sits on top a strong 2x4 foundation. Another bench, I had trash-picked (Tom, I thought I only did things like that) a Formica counter top that was perfect. An old twin bed frame (angle iron) been siting in the basement doing nothing, so I cut it up with a hack saw (that's a whole different story) nut and bolted it together, rock solid! Now I’m working on another Formica bench top of an old office desk (free) 1” mdf, I’m thinking 2x4 again. Can never have to many work surfaces. Getting too old to be working off the floor. LOL My benches are of a lite beer flavor or delicate in kind. One of my benches is a Formica top from my parent’s old family kitchen table. It sits on top a strong 2×4 foundation. Another bench, I had trash-picked (Tom, I thought I only did things like that) a Formica counter top that was perfect. An old twin bed frame (angle iron) been siting in the basement doing nothing, so I cut it up with a hack saw (that’s a whole different story) nut and bolted it together, rock solid! Now I’m working on another Formica bench top of an old office desk (free) 1” mdf, I’m thinking 2×4 again. Can never have to many work surfaces. Getting too old to be working off the floor. LOL

]]> By: Neil http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Neil Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:04:30 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=9#comment-23 Tom........I'm with you brother. All my benches are recylced materials from dorm loft posts from undergrad, to the posts of a coal bin from a remodel flip. It's only about how worked it is. Tom……..I’m with you brother. All my benches are recylced materials from dorm loft posts from undergrad, to the posts of a coal bin from a remodel flip.

It’s only about how worked it is.

]]> By: Marc http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Marc Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:28:39 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=9#comment-22 Although I am one of those guys with the "nice" workbench, I have no reservations about beating the hell out of it. :) Workbenches are meant to be used, and not babied. I would never criticize someone for having an ugly workbench. I would most likely give them the thumbs up because a beat up bench usually means they are getting things done. Although I am one of those guys with the “nice” workbench, I have no reservations about beating the hell out of it. :)
Workbenches are meant to be used, and not babied. I would never criticize someone for having an ugly workbench. I would most likely give them the thumbs up because a beat up bench usually means they are getting things done.

]]> By: Kaleo http://tomsworkbench.com/2007/09/12/in-love-with-ugly-by-tom-iovino/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Kaleo Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:18:56 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=9#comment-24 Tom- If it ain't broke don't fix it. Back in my shop in the states I have a huge table that use to be in a clothing store as a display table. At one time it looked nice, but now like yours has hole drilled in and paint and stain all over it. I think we could spend alot of time making a beautiful bench, only to work on it and mess it up. As long as it's flat it's good enough to work on. Tom-

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Back in my shop in the states I have a huge table that use to be in a clothing store as a display table. At one time it looked nice, but now like yours has hole drilled in and paint and stain all over it. I think we could spend alot of time making a beautiful bench, only to work on it and mess it up. As long as it’s flat it’s good enough to work on.

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