tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post4547834572270914575..comments2008-06-12T21:05:49.951-05:00Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-64355815366408153422008-06-12T21:05:00.000-05:002008-06-12T21:05:00.000-05:00Yeah, that's it.Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-64488200150776833732008-06-12T06:14:00.000-05:002008-06-12T06:14:00.000-05:00Nicely done! You should develop a variant for a standalone bench that doesn't swing. I think that would be cool, too.kapgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01241253793033972435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-85283936092829428992008-06-11T10:55:00.000-05:002008-06-11T10:55:00.000-05:00If only you had some wordless blueprints for a fence to block the view of my hillbilly neighbor I'd be even more thankful.Sorniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057350597607764166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-37642092390020856732008-06-10T20:45:00.000-05:002008-06-10T20:45:00.000-05:00make me one!stepping over the junkhttp://steppingoverthejunk.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-39578685018729938682008-06-10T15:29:00.000-05:002008-06-10T15:29:00.000-05:00Why can't things you put together just COME with directions like that? I could totally build that from your instructions. If I, like, had tools. And time. But you buy something from IKEA and it comes with an instruction manual from the Da Vinci Code.Shieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-4453583139155339352008-06-09T23:54:00.000-05:002008-06-09T23:54:00.000-05:00Funny you should post this today--my kids completely destroyed our swinging bench--today!<BR/><BR/>Not sure I'll build one though, I'm neck deep in a washer/dryer install complete with electricity and plumbing. Joy!Ed (zoesdad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05407108771231260027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-78313502768707713352008-06-09T16:36:00.000-05:002008-06-09T16:36:00.000-05:00No ghosts, but a lot of bugs, weeds, poison ivy and a little plaque where their house used to be... oh yeah. It was well worth the four hour drive and 100+ heat that day....Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797167028822330935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-20817462665176201342008-06-09T15:11:00.000-05:002008-06-09T15:11:00.000-05:00sandy - Myself you're welcomes him.<BR/><BR/>g - I think you meant to say, "You <I>had</I> me at fig 1."<BR/><BR/>ve - That was implied.<BR/><BR/>teri - You never know when you'll be able to use that knowledge.<BR/><BR/>mother theresa - I'll make you the same offer as Sam. Fly me to Spain and I build you whatever you want ;-)<BR/><BR/>maureen - Really? <I>I've</I> never even been to Walnut Grove. Did you see the ghost of Michael Landon?<BR/><BR/>groovy mom - It's all about priorities. Ask him to do something he really hates, like (in my case for example) scrape old paint. You'll be amazed at how quickly he'll volunteer to build a bench!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-73294933640610127452008-06-09T13:38:00.000-05:002008-06-09T13:38:00.000-05:00Awesome! I wonder how many years it will take me to get my husband to build one for me.Groovy Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832495079371007018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-88019289871827010992008-06-09T13:07:00.000-05:002008-06-09T13:07:00.000-05:00Holy crap, Jeff. You need your own DIY show on TV. <BR/><BR/>OH, and I love the LHOTP references. (Yes, we DID visit Walnut Grove when we were in your fine state).Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01797167028822330935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-91967852328959046252008-06-09T12:24:00.000-05:002008-06-09T12:24:00.000-05:00Okay, I am now duly in awe. I think my garden will remain benchless for now. How about you come over here and redo my whole garden?Mother Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-45127933755186796562008-06-09T10:49:00.000-05:002008-06-09T10:49:00.000-05:00I have nothing to say here. Except maybe that I think it's cool that I now know how to attach an eye bolt on the back of an arm. ;)cathouse terihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-30478408263682129082008-06-09T10:37:00.000-05:002008-06-09T10:37:00.000-05:00I missed the step where it says hire the competent person that actually owns tools...VEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-84708196148042411732008-06-08T21:36:00.000-05:002008-06-08T21:36:00.000-05:00You lost me at "fig 1" - see you Tuesday!Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-37795236220735822432008-06-08T17:48:00.000-05:002008-06-08T17:48:00.000-05:00My husband thanks you!Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377174692899802883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-72402601835517910252008-06-08T15:01:00.000-05:002008-06-08T15:01:00.000-05:00sam - If you fly me to Australia and put me up, I'll build you anything you want and in any color you please.<BR/><BR/>susan - Yeah, that's why I didn't write up paper instructions. You should see the notes I scribbled on paper when I built this. I've seen preschool work that was easier to read.<BR/><BR/>ajooja - Bench building does not a man make. Now, bench building in the Amazon using only sharp stones and vines... that would be different.<BR/><BR/>jd - Thanks. I really didn't expect this to be interesting to everybody. That's why I recommended right off the bat that people come back on Tues.<BR/><BR/>bill - That pocket hole jig is the coolest thing I've bought in years. I want to add pocket screws to everything now! Do you think Charli would mind if I added them to my dining room table?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-51351725749768873642008-06-08T14:54:00.000-05:002008-06-08T14:54:00.000-05:00What readers would marvel at is the limited woodworking tools you have to work with. By the way what do you think about the jig pocket hole system for joining wood and currently is on sale at Menards?Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-74556354460113302132008-06-08T14:38:00.000-05:002008-06-08T14:38:00.000-05:00I currently have no interest and am pretty sure I will NEVER have any interest in a project such as this, but my god, man! You've really provided a great service to those who do appreciate this sort of thing. I almost feel like I should bookmark this in case . . . oh, who am I kidding.<BR/><BR/>Awesome job, tho.<BR/><BR/>JD at <A HREF="http://idothings.info" REL="nofollow">I Do Things</A>JD at I Do Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637216169419014156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-52640278905870427412008-06-08T09:30:00.000-05:002008-06-08T09:30:00.000-05:00I need someone like you to visit my house for a week and do all the handy things men are supposed to be able to do.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a man.ajoojahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575904083933131458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-74482040130826698992008-06-08T08:07:00.000-05:002008-06-08T08:07:00.000-05:00You try to make it look soooo simple by just having photos. But you know the written instructions that would accompany this would be really complicated.<BR/> <BR/>Any assembly that happens here is not handled by me. I only step in and try to help after I hear "F**k!" muttered 3 times. And pretty much no matter what the item is, you can count on hearing that.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214835420820980136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-25496985859065009872008-06-08T07:03:00.000-05:002008-06-08T07:03:00.000-05:00Errr. How about you just come round and make me a bench?<BR/><BR/>I'll have a red one.Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412913007882354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-20189801050508611082008-06-08T07:00:00.000-05:002008-06-08T07:00:00.000-05:00jennine - Nellie was a b*tch. ;-)<BR/><BR/>corrina - That's why I'm nearly undetectable in my workshop.<BR/><BR/>kathy - I remember that post. It was one of the earlier stories of yours that made me your biggest fan. So see? It was worth it!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-78407110692257974142008-06-08T05:19:00.000-05:002008-06-08T05:19:00.000-05:00I once bought an unassembled table to save money. Never again. It took me 3.5 hours to put together and I was weeping towards the end. Jeff, I tip my hat to you. That looks too complicated for my wee brain, plus look at all those numbers. I don't do numbers.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12168816435565273787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-23595287184536383362008-06-08T04:47:00.000-05:002008-06-08T04:47:00.000-05:00That whooooole post just made my brain swell up and shut off. You're a wood-working ninja. Just know that about yourself. :-DCorrinahttp://www.myrandomblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11803058.post-9835528471278321362008-06-08T01:13:00.000-05:002008-06-08T01:13:00.000-05:00I once put together a swing set with so many hardware pieces that I ended up crying in frustration like Nellie Oleson when Nels wouldn't let her take more gum drops from the Mercantile. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure this bench would bring me to tears as well. I think I'll stick to assembling sandwiches.Jenninehttp://www.jenninejohnson.comnoreply@blogger.com