Archery work shop
02-01-2008, 02:47 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: NW Illinois
Posts: 697
Archery work shop
Ok, I got my drywall up and painted in my soon to be archery/hunting work shop in my basement. So now I’m looking for ideas on how to make it. I have some ideas on what I want, but I figure it never hurts to get some input. So fire away, Also if you have pictures please post them.
02-01-2008, 05:01 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dover, PA USA
Posts: 5,497
RE: Archery work shop
It's just a single 8' sheet of Oak plywood with some nice grain.........ripped in 1/2, sanded, stained and 3 coats of poly. Looks like furniture and a very tough finish. All for a total of about $50.
The bench is 8 X10 on purpose for that reason. One 1/2 of the sheet is butted to the wall and the other comes in to butt against it from the right where the left edge of the green pad is making the right side of the bench 2' longer to eventually accomodate a bow press.
I was very careful in leveling it so the 2 sections mate together very seamlessly.
I designed the dimensions around building it with a single sheet for the top. It's also aperfect height and depthfor my 6'3" build. A very comfortable bench to work at sitting or standing.
A corner design like this is verynice if you have the room.
The whole thing is nothing more than one seriously overengineered unit made from 2X4, 2X6, and 1 sheet of oak plywood with some 1/4 round trim for the backing of the top and the edges. It's anchored into the block and as sturdy as standing on your garage floor. There is no wiggle, or movement of any kind.
Still trying to pull the trigger on a good shop press to replace the TV and get that up in the corner on a shelf.
I ran cable, 5 outlets, two4' flo. shop lights and a ceiling fan to round it all out.
The bench is 8 X10 on purpose for that reason. One 1/2 of the sheet is butted to the wall and the other comes in to butt against it from the right where the left edge of the green pad is making the right side of the bench 2' longer to eventually accomodate a bow press.
I was very careful in leveling it so the 2 sections mate together very seamlessly.
I designed the dimensions around building it with a single sheet for the top. It's also aperfect height and depthfor my 6'3" build. A very comfortable bench to work at sitting or standing.
A corner design like this is verynice if you have the room.
The whole thing is nothing more than one seriously overengineered unit made from 2X4, 2X6, and 1 sheet of oak plywood with some 1/4 round trim for the backing of the top and the edges. It's anchored into the block and as sturdy as standing on your garage floor. There is no wiggle, or movement of any kind.
Still trying to pull the trigger on a good shop press to replace the TV and get that up in the corner on a shelf.
I ran cable, 5 outlets, two4' flo. shop lights and a ceiling fan to round it all out.
I've got a bunch like that too. They are getting bigger in Pa now though.
