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- From: bryan@isrc.sandia.gov (Jon R Bryan)
- Subject: Re: workbench height
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.162453.21164@isrc.sandia.gov>
- Organization: Sandia National Labs, Org. 1600, Albq., NM
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:24:53 GMT
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- steveo@think.com (stephen anthony) writes:
- :
- : I'm 6'2", and plan to use the bench primarily for hand tool work. Planing,
- : shooting, dovetailing, etc. I will probably be doing some router work
- : also. So, what height is appropriate? I believe (I don't have the plans
- : in front of me) that Frid's bench is 33" high. I think (but am not sure)
- : that this would be too low. Would 35" be more appropriate? 34"? Other?
- : Maybe 1 or 2 inches doesn't matter all that much, as long as it's in a
- : reasonable range?
- :
- Check out Frank Klausz' "Dovetail a Drawer" video. You'll be amazed.
- He recommends setting the height of the bench so that your palms lie
- flat on the top with your arms hanging at your sides. It really comes
- down to what you feel comfortable with, though.
-
- I'm 6'4" and my bench is 39" tall. That's high, but I like it that way.
- If I have to stoop at all my back starts to bother me. If you start
- high you can make the bench shorter later on.
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