Friday, July 19, 2024

Woodworking - Making a Workbench

Since my retirement nearly four years ago, I have very much got into the hobby of woodworking. Last weekend I took part in a workbench building course at the Bevel Woodworking School in Fethard-on-Sea, Co Wexford. It was my second time taking a course there - last time I built an Adirondack chair. This was just the best way to spend a weekend under the excellent guidance of Tommy Kelly - who has to be the handiest man in Ireland when it comes to wood. The course took place over two days and at the end I got to take away my own workbench.

The step-by-step instructions from Tommy were excellent - the whole thing was done without manuals or outlines of what to build, There were six of us on the course, which was a nice number for a class. Here are some photos of the day:




I have already out the workbench to good use in my garden shed. Hopefully there will be many more projects to work on in with this bench!