The hands of time... PIC

SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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...have worked their magic on my husband's work bench. He bought it 24 years ago.

Recently, he was cleaning up and oiling some engine parts for our old Farmall Regular. When done - he wiped up the excess oil and I thought it made the bench look neat, so snapped a photo. (In a way, I wouldn't mind if our dining table had this look).

What's your work bench look like?

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Feb 6, 2014

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I can't see mine, it has 25 years of sh!t piled on top...

 

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larry@stinescorner

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• Feb 6, 2014

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thats nice! What if the American pickers stop in their white van and offer big bucks?

 

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johnlobb

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Mines like diydaves! Its too cold to spend the time to clean it off for a pic!

 

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SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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LOL! I can relate - on my 'puter desk, I have an official piling system...

But husband is a neat feller. His shop is better organized than many kitchens.

 

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SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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SOLD... LOL.

Really don't think The Pickers would want it... just an el cheapo little work bench - probably from Menards.

 

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SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Might be that the majority are like yours... full of project.

 

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Billy NY

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• Feb 6, 2014

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You know how those industrial carts and similar are popular for coffee tables and such now, they bring a few hundred dollars retail, kinda the same effect on the finish, I suppose you could cut the excess off with a solvent, to take down the oily-ness, but retain the effect, I notice things like that too, love looking at wood, especially when doing firewood, wishing I had a mill or something for some logs or pieces. I have some spalted maple that the guy behind the counter at the saw shop buys from me for blanks on the lathe, offsets the cost of what I buy there.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Feb 6, 2014

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I can almost hear the hammer hitting metal and a lot of cussing over smashed and cut fingers.

 

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Mike (WA)

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Haven't seen the top of mine for awhile- but its probably still ugly. I used particle board for a "temporary" surface when I built it 20 years ago, and of course, I haven't changed it yet.

 

BAnNC

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Another method is to use new wood. Pressure wash it so it wears down like that. Then soak it in burnt motor oil. Rub it around and into all the cracks and crevices and in no time, it looks very similar. Done that to a couple of old dressers and they are now coveted antiques. But don't tell the women that bought 'em.

 

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Adrian Billheimer

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Work bench?

 

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Steve@Advance

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Workbench: A horizontal surface, used for misc. storage, piled higher and deeper until nothing can be added without something falling off!!

 

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PJH

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• Feb 6, 2014

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I walked gingerly past my workbench yesterday while I was welding a gate. If I bumped something just right, it could dump on me and hurt me. It's on top of my cleaning list for today, as it was yesterday, and the day before, and last week. . .

You've given me an idea! If I ever get it cleaned off, I think I'll take a picture of it and hang it on the wall above the bench.

 

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farmerwithmutt

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• Feb 6, 2014

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remember sanford and son ? sanford was beating the table with a chain asked why he said im antiqueing it!!

 

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Dr. Walt

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• Feb 6, 2014

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My "workbench" is nothing more than an old hollow-core door sitting on top of two empty 55 gallon drums; and I haven't seen the top of it in over 20 years. LOL!

But that's gonna change as soon as I finish getting my NEW SHOP built.

Doc

 

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Larry NEIL

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• Feb 6, 2014

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I cleaned mine two weeks ago...first time in 3 years, and so far so good! nEAT THING IS I ALMOST FILLED UP MY BOLT BINS FROM THE CLEANING PROCESS.

 

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Patrick HMD

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• Feb 6, 2014

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My bench top is 5/8" plate. That makes for a different kind of patina.



Stay warm, and best regards
Patrick
'49M

 

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SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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PJH,
That's funny!

 

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SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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farmerwithmutt,
That was a funny show.

 

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PJH

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• Feb 6, 2014

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NICE job Patrick!

 

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SweetFeet

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Patrick HMD,

Very nice work bench. I bet you don't rearrange it very often... heavy stuff.

Steel top would be nice sometimes... husband has caught his on fire with the torch before.

 

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flhr62

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• Feb 6, 2014

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(quoted from post at 13:53:20 02/06/14) My bench top is 5/8" plate. That makes for a different kind of patina.



Stay warm, and best regards
Patrick
'49M

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You did a nice job on that battery box

 

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Dachshund

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Don't laugh - that's an OLD trick that has been used for decades - and even TAUGHT to/by furniture makers.

 

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Frank 41

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• Feb 6, 2014

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Mine is old bowling alley floor and it has done well in the last 40+ years.

 

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Patrick HMD

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• Feb 7, 2014

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Stay warm and best regards

Patrick
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