Bench Shot
Feb 18th, 2008 by Doug Berch
Most photographs of craftsman’s benches in woodworking magazines look like they were staged. There is usually a plane or chisel, a discrete shaving or two, a project in a recognizable stage of construction and a level of cleanliness adequate for performing surgery.
I think my bench looks more like what most woodworkers and luthiers typically look at all day. The bench is the heart of a small shop and everything I do when working in the shop happens there.
Well, even with a litttle spare wood shaving here and there, you are tidier than this artist ever will be. And if I could only keep the mess to one bench, even one room, we’d be happy. Just try to be what you are not, though…
Lynnie
Hi Lynnie,
Though the bench is the center of activity all other flat surfaces including the floor get into the act. I think the creative process has a way of spreading itself out……