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  1. 02-18-2015, 7:23 PM #1
    greg Forster
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    Anthony Hay Workbench

    What wood is used for the Anthony Hay workbench at Colonial Williamsburg?
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    They are maple.
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  4. 02-22-2015, 9:30 AM #3
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    Yes,they are English style benches made of hard maple. I was there while they were being made. Very unhandily,I think,one of the sections of the top slides open,revealing a tool storage well beneath. They rely heavily upon hold fasts to clamp the work.
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