u/halfmanhalfhamster

I picked up this interesting tool from my tool guy... it's apparently called a 'box scraper', although I could be wrong

it's got a cambered sole and the business end can be flipped to either push or pull... I don't know when it's from or who made it, but it's mostly cast iron so it's probably quite old

apparently they were used to scrape the stencilled name off wooden delivery boxes back in the day, so they could be reused with a different name/ logo whatever...

any more info about these would be welcome. I don't use it much... btw my Tool Acquisition Disorder is under control, I could stop any time, onist guv 😁

I've been using this bench for about 8 years - I made it out of stuff I had lying around or got for free. it's based on the famous Moravian bench but I didn't want the wooden leg vice, and I already had a Woden 52 1/2 with a quick release. I like the angled legs as they give good stability. I started out with a few features like the pegs (dogs) in the legs which allow me to clamp quite big panels in the vice, and the pegs along the edge by the vice which support long timbers for planing. the top is made from a couple of pieces of steamed beech I found thrown out (!) and I've added dog holes which, with the end vice, allow clamping of panels. the top isn't fixed but rests on tight-fitting chunky dowels and doesn't wobble at all

I'd originally made a piece lengthwise in the middle which could be lifted to use as a planing stop, but I never really used that function. (oh, and yes, the bench top needs a bit of scraping. I'm not precious about it so it gets a bit of glue etc on it now and again)

I've added a couple of screw-holdfasts which I find really useful for all sorts... they're positioned near the legs which makes for a really firm spot for chiselling mortises etc... I clear out the shelf underneath now and then as fills up, but it's a useful spot for a shooting board, donkey's ear jig, etc...

I'm planning on making a smaller one (about 4' long) which can be knocked down for site work

(note: the legs look like they're at right angles because of the wide angle camera view)

anyway, hope you like it