Hello Creekers,
I'm finding myself more and more interested in hand tool techniques, so I now have a stack of wood-bodied planes, half-dozen cast iron bench planes, some hand saws, and a very space constrained shop.
Since I really only have one bench top I can use for heavy-duty working and the shop is not exclusively a wood shop I don't want to replace my existing "bench" with a dedicated wood working bench.
Enter the Chris Schwartz Milkman's bench. This should allow me to clamp up projects so I can try hand dovetailing, and the tail vise and dogs should be the trick for planing. Then when I'm not in the woodworking mode I can set it off to the side or hang it from the rafters.
I have a stack of nice hard maple I have recovered from a bowling alley (1" x 2 1/2") that I think will do the job nicely. I will have to buy a thread box and tap for the vise screws, but that's not too much money.
Anyone have any personal experience building or using one that they'd like to pass on? I think I'll make mine a little longer than the original, but no radical departures.