[Jewelry making - Article 00005] - Re: [Orchid] Looking for bench

[Donna E. Shimazu]

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    Rodney, You should check out the John Frei bench sold by Otto Frei,
    formerly Frei & Borel.  The benches are quite lovely and have 2 inch
    thick butcher block tops.  You can opt for a single bank of drawers
    or double banks (drawers on each side).  The bench pan is fully metal
    lined and there is a handy tool pullout above the bench pan.  You can
    customize your bench, too! 

    I just bought a customized double banked bench.  I had the drawer
    configurations changed to my specs, got two layout boards (pullouts
    mounted above the drawer banks just under the bench top) that are
    really handy and had a GRS mounting system flush set into the bench
    top.  There were other minor changes I made.  I really enjoy the
    bench and since it had to be crated anyway, I was able to have a
    bench shear delivered at no extra charge.  John Frei said he would
    send whatever could be safely enclosed in the crate.  For a brief
    moment, I considered a double decker Durston rolling mill. 

    Since I'm in Hawaii, I did some added finishing to toughen up the
    bench.  I did some resanding and gave it three thin coats of
    Varathane.  I also bought a wooden desk hutch that matched the maple
    and mounted it on my bench top. Tool junkie delight! 

Donna Shimazu


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