Recent content by bissonnt

There's a couple reasons why I don't think it is a C. Christiansen ... first, all the C. Christiansen workbenches I've seen have a round metal plate on the vise clamp (to protect the face of the wooden clamp while turning the screw). Second, the quality of the woodworking doesn't seem good...

Thanks for the feedback guys. After doing some more inspection, the base cabinet is going to need some work to replace various panels, dividers, and drawer bottoms, as most are pretty far gone and not really salvageable. So I think I'll go ahead and plan to refurbish the base. The legs and...

One other interesting item ... still had one of the dogs inserted. A rubber piece slides into the side of the dog to provide some friction when inserted into the hole. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=669481&stc=1&d=1501362029...

Drawer pulls look original ... but hard to tell, since they're quite rusty. I forgot to mention ... the side and back panels appear to be made of plywood. Old plywood, but plywood nonetheless. I'll have to look up when plywood became common for building things like this.

Really? Costco sold a workbench with wooden screw vises? I never would have guessed that! LOL Here's a couple other pics that might provide a clue. The joinery seems old fashioned to me, as do the bolts that lock the legs & rails together (square heads). I'll be disappointed if it turns out...

Hi guys, This is my first post. Looking forward to seeing what all you guys are up to in your garages. Mine still needs cleaning out, but I'm finally starting to work toward that goal. Want to get a little workshop area setup. To that end, I was lucky this week to acquire an old workbench...