Hi folks,
Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
A photo of the finished project can be seen at <a
href="http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/Woodworking/PottingBench.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/interest.htm&h=1944&w=2592&sz=643&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=gn-zftCtAp7gMM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpotting%2Bbench%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN">Google
Images</a>.
I know this is a long shot, but any help would be appreciated.
Thx,
Pam
pb wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
> doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
>
> A photo of the finished project can be seen at <a
> href="http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/Woodworking/PottingBench.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/interest.htm&h=1944&w=2592&sz=643&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=gn-zftCtAp7gMM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpotting%2Bbench%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN">Google
> Images</a>.
>
> I know this is a long shot, but any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thx,
>
> Pam
Pam,
It would seem to me that you could generate some plans of your own,
based on that photo; you could get exact dimensions of space available
or whatever, and tailor those plans to your specific needs and desires.
That potting bench doesn't look like too terribly complicated an
undertaking. The hard part is getting SOMETHING down on paper and
fiddling with the dimensions to get all of the pieces to fit
together--you know, take off 3/4" for the thickness of the wood on the
end and so forth.
I'm all for working from a plan, but creating that plan is half the fun
for me and quite a few others as well. I'm sure that as you refine
your ideas into a blueprint, plenty of folks here will be more than
willing to give you all the help they can.
Good luck,
-Phil Crow
Thank you! I never even thought of looking on their web site because it
was so old.
Tom wrote:
> check this out!
> http://store.woodstore.net/pottingbench1.html
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > pb wrote:
> >> Hi folks,
> >> Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
> >> doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
> >>
> >> A photo of the finished project can be seen at <a
> >> href="http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/Woodworking/PottingBench.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/interest.htm&h=1944&w=2592&sz=643&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=gn-zftCtAp7gMM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpotting%2Bbench%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN">Google
> >> Images</a>.
> >>
> >> I know this is a long shot, but any help would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thx,
> >>
> >> Pam
> >
> > Pam,
> > It would seem to me that you could generate some plans of your own,
> > based on that photo; you could get exact dimensions of space available
> > or whatever, and tailor those plans to your specific needs and desires.
> > That potting bench doesn't look like too terribly complicated an
> > undertaking. The hard part is getting SOMETHING down on paper and
> > fiddling with the dimensions to get all of the pieces to fit
> > together--you know, take off 3/4" for the thickness of the wood on the
> > end and so forth.
> >
> > I'm all for working from a plan, but creating that plan is half the fun
> > for me and quite a few others as well. I'm sure that as you refine
> > your ideas into a blueprint, plenty of folks here will be more than
> > willing to give you all the help they can.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > -Phil Crow
> >
Thanks Phil, but I'm afraid I'm not the woodworker. A friend is going
to build it for me, and he asked me to enquire for him. I guess he's
more comfortable working from plans.
[email protected] wrote:
> pb wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
> > doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
> >
> > A photo of the finished project can be seen at <a
> > href="http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/Woodworking/PottingBench.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/interest.htm&h=1944&w=2592&sz=643&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=gn-zftCtAp7gMM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpotting%2Bbench%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN">Google
> > Images</a>.
> >
> > I know this is a long shot, but any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thx,
> >
> > Pam
>
> Pam,
> It would seem to me that you could generate some plans of your own,
> based on that photo; you could get exact dimensions of space available
> or whatever, and tailor those plans to your specific needs and desires.
> That potting bench doesn't look like too terribly complicated an
> undertaking. The hard part is getting SOMETHING down on paper and
> fiddling with the dimensions to get all of the pieces to fit
> together--you know, take off 3/4" for the thickness of the wood on the
> end and so forth.
>
> I'm all for working from a plan, but creating that plan is half the fun
> for me and quite a few others as well. I'm sure that as you refine
> your ideas into a blueprint, plenty of folks here will be more than
> willing to give you all the help they can.
>
> Good luck,
> -Phil Crow
Thanks Andy. That's a great idea. We will definitely need a
water-resistant surface.
Andy Dingley wrote:
> On 15 Jul 2006 21:22:34 -0700, "pb" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
> >doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
>
> Looks like you've found it now.
>
> Not sure if this stuff exists in the USA, but here in the UK if you go
> to a scrapyard for truck trailers, there are some of them that use a
> thick plywood side material with a melamine sheet bonded to it. This
> is the best worktop for a potting bench I've ever seen, and it was cheap
> too.
check this out!
http://store.woodstore.net/pottingbench1.html
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> pb wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
>> doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
>>
>> A photo of the finished project can be seen at <a
>> href="http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/Woodworking/PottingBench.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mcquain.cs.vt.edu/interest.htm&h=1944&w=2592&sz=643&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=gn-zftCtAp7gMM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpotting%2Bbench%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN">Google
>> Images</a>.
>>
>> I know this is a long shot, but any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thx,
>>
>> Pam
>
> Pam,
> It would seem to me that you could generate some plans of your own,
> based on that photo; you could get exact dimensions of space available
> or whatever, and tailor those plans to your specific needs and desires.
> That potting bench doesn't look like too terribly complicated an
> undertaking. The hard part is getting SOMETHING down on paper and
> fiddling with the dimensions to get all of the pieces to fit
> together--you know, take off 3/4" for the thickness of the wood on the
> end and so forth.
>
> I'm all for working from a plan, but creating that plan is half the fun
> for me and quite a few others as well. I'm sure that as you refine
> your ideas into a blueprint, plenty of folks here will be more than
> willing to give you all the help they can.
>
> Good luck,
> -Phil Crow
>
On 15 Jul 2006 21:22:34 -0700, "pb" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Would anyone know where I can get the plans for a potting bench with
>doors from "Wood" magazine, first published about 20 years ago?
Looks like you've found it now.
Not sure if this stuff exists in the USA, but here in the UK if you go
to a scrapyard for truck trailers, there are some of them that use a
thick plywood side material with a melamine sheet bonded to it. This
is the best worktop for a potting bench I've ever seen, and it was cheap
too.