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little back story, My father passed away just about 2 yrs ago now (82yrs) and he had a love for woodworking, taught me all I know. He owned a construction company while I grew up and every chance he had he was in his woodworking shop tinkering on some kind of project. Back in the late 60’s about 50 some years ago he built some shelving with good old 2″x 8″ lumber, this shelving unit he built was always inside so it was just bare wood all the time it was in use. He built it with the good old fashioned hammer and nails. My brother and I was dismantling the shelving unit to make room and I started looking at it and thought, there were hammer marks that he made while putting it together here and there …what better way to preserve this little part of him and to be in my shop……… so I decided to make a bench top with the same wood he used at one time hammer marks and all. Here it is ready for a sealer and with sealer. now his hammer marks can live on………
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Love this man, thanks for sharing.
thanks bmack37, oh look my Milwaukee wall……a few don’t fit because they are a little big….lol
My personal favorite is the fuel charging station
Jimbo
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Man comp that’s awesome way to keep your dads project a living memory, I don’t have a “dad” my grandpa is my dad he’s taught me very much and still does so I hope I can come up with a great idea like this in the future
That looks really good
That looks like a show display for Milwaukee.
comp56 wrote:
7 hours ago, comp56 said:little back story, My father passed away just about 2 yrs ago now (82yrs) and he had a love for woodworking, taught me all I know. He owned a construction company while I grew up and every chance he had he was in his woodworking shop tinkering on some kind of project. Back in the late 60’s about 50 some years ago he built some shelving with good old 2″x 8″ lumber, this shelving unit he built was always inside so it was just bare wood all the time it was in use. He built it with the good old fashioned hammer and nails. My brother and I was dismantling the shelving unit to make room and I started looking at it and thought, there were hammer marks that he made while putting it together here and there …what better way to preserve this little part of him and to be in my shop……… so I decided to make a bench top with the same wood he used at one time hammer marks and all. Here it is ready for a sealer and with sealer. now his hammer marks can live on………
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awsome job comp, looks like your dad did a great job with you, as they say, ‘ the apple doesnt fall too far from the tree’
Comp that’s really cool. Glad you could save that wood.
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thanks guys…….
Very nice way to save some memories!
Nice posting Comp, I’m sure he’d be pretty happy to see this
Looks awesome. Nice setup.
Great story Comp and as always nice work!
thanks guys…
This is just awesome. I wish I had some of the things that my grandfather built, but I was only 16 when he died and of course I was a typical teenage idiot and didn’t save any of his tools or things that he built.
@comp56 I think Milwaukee really liked the looks of this because they have something very similar to this in rolling toolbox style,
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http://www.professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/9758-Teaser-pic-of-new-Milwaukee-work-bench” rel=”external nofollow”>http://www.professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/9758-Teaser-pic-of-new-Milwaukee-work-bench
KnarlyCarl wrote:
@comp56 I think Milwaukee really liked the looks of this because they have something very similar to this in rolling toolbox style,.
http://www.professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/9758-Teaser-pic-of-new-Milwaukee-work-bench” rel=”external nofollow”>http://www.professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/9758-Teaser-pic-of-new-Milwaukee-work-bench
That’s true sounds like some royalties should head comps way.
They need to hire Comp to do the wood top. Next to the Husky, the Milwaukee’s top looks insane…but next to Comp’s, Milwaukee’s looks like junk.
Nice bench top. Love the story about where it came from!
Great topper and even better story behind it! Awesome set of tools up there on that wall too.
JimboS1ice wrote:
5 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:That’s true sounds like some royalties should head comps way.
that would be the day….lol
comp56 wrote:
that would be the day….lol
Knowing Milwaukee they would probably end up suing you for using their colors and name.
lol steel my idea and then sue me …….then I would have a court order that states can’t buy red paint…..
Thats an awesome idea Comp,It’s great that your dad was able to pass on to you so many different things,much like mine has.
It’s something ive been trying to do with my little ones as much as possible. My kids love building things together and using tools. The Milwaukee wall is awesome!! Well done once again sir.
Fazzman wrote:
2 hours ago, Fazzman said:Thats an awesome idea Comp,It’s great that your dad was able to pass on to you so many different things,much like mine has.
It’s something ive been trying to do with my little ones as much as possible. My kids love building things together and using tools. The Milwaukee wall is awesome!! Well done once again sir.
ya it is great, however the buck stops here or so I thought. I have 3 kids all grown up now 2 girls and a boy, when my son was younger he showed some interest in things like any kid but he lost lots of it when he got a little older the 2 girls went on to have their own careers and so did my son. one afternoon my son and a couple of his buddies were outside building a boat rack and from the window I could hear them talking, I didn’t want to go outside as I wanted to see how they did this on their own. I overheard my son explaining how I showed him this and that and this is how they should do it ect ect ……so my point is I thought he lost interest but it was apparent that he took what I showed him in and obviously listened, they built a rock solid boat rack……
comp56 wrote:
1 minute ago, comp56 said:ya it is great, however the buck stops here or so I thought. I have 3 kids all grown up now 2 girls and a boy, when my son was younger he showed some interest in things like any kid but he lost lots of it when he got a little older the 2 girls went on to have their own careers and so did my son. one afternoon my son and a couple of his buddies were outside building a boat rack and from the window I could hear them talking, I didn’t want to go outside as I wanted to see how they did this on their own. I overheard my son explaining how I showed him this and that and this is how they should do it ect ect ……so my point is I thought he lost interest but it was apparent that he took what I showed him in and obviously listened, they built a rock solid boat rack……
Thats awesome,as a parent thats what you hope will happen,makes those memories even better.
That is very cool. I did something similar with a set of cabinets that I took apart that my dad made. I repurposed the pull handles. My dad is still alive, but I know he was proud of those cabinets. They hung in his garage for years and when he pulled them out, they went in my shop for about 10 years.