Match That Workbench Contest 05/24/2010   With lots of interest in early workbenches infiltrating the blogs of Chris Schwarz and Peter Follansbee I started writing my own entry on some workbench observations I had (which will appear soon). In the process of research I looked through the Diderot Encyclopedia (1751- 1777) to see what they had to say. Lots of workbenches, sort of all the same, but sort of different. The only common thread I see is they all seem to use a lot of holdfasts. Anyway before I comment on anything I thought it might be fun to have a little contest. Prize: 1 holdfast delivered free anywhere in the USA. All you have to do is post a comment that matches up the picture letters to the craft numbers. The contest will be open for three days after this post at which time I'll post a winner. Post your answers as a comment. First correct answer wins. Remember: Looking up the answers in Diderot is CHEATING - so don't do it. Here are 7 pictures of workbenches, and twelve trades. MATCH THEM UP!!!! (it's not easy and I have cropped the pictures to remove obvious clues and of course you have some extra trades here just to confuse everything). A B C D E F G Choices: 1 - Box Making 2 - Cabinetmaking and Marquetry 3 - Carpentry (as distinct from joinery) 4 - Carriage Making 5 - Case Making 6 - Chest, Case, and Trunk Making 7 - Clog Making (wooden shoes) 8 - Framing (pictures) 9 - Joinery, Cabinetmaking and Marquetry 10 - Musical Instrument Making (Lutherie) 11 - Wood Engraver 12 - Sawyer (lumber trades) PS. Sorry for the distortion in the photos - the pages weren't flat - the workbenches are. Tags: Product News, Sales, and Promotions, Historical Subjects 05/24/2010 Bob Fun idea! 1:D 2:E 3:C 4:F 5: 6:B 7: 8: 9:G 10: 11: 12:A 05/24/2010 Michael D. Not positive, but it's always worth to gander a guess! a-12 b-2 c-4 d-3 e-1 f-5 g-9 05/24/2010 Al R. A:1 B:8 C:3 D:10 E:4 F:11 G:2 My poor guesses, but what the heck.... 05/24/2010 Mike M. Great blog, here are my guesses (and it is guessing completely). A-12, B-2, C-3, D-5, E-10, F-11, G-9. 05/24/2010 Jamie Bacon (http://www.planeshavings.blogspot.com) Nice engravings. Tough contest, but here goes: a-6, b-10, c-11, d-4, e-3, f-8, g-9 05/24/2010 Badger (http://badgerwoodworks.com) I'm looking forward to the post, those are some great shots of workbenches. Here are guesses. A - 6 - Chest, Case, and Trunk Making B - 10 - Musical Instrument Making (Lutherie) C - 2 - Cabinetmaking and Marquetry D - 4 - Carriage Making E - 3 - Carpentry (as distinct from joinery) F - 11 - Wood Engraver G - 9 - Joinery, Cabinetmaking and Marquetry 05/24/2010 Stuart Hough Here goes! A:5 B:8 C:12 D:10 E:6 F:1 G:9 05/25/2010 Marty Reser A-3,B-2,C-12,D-5,E-9,F-10,G-6???? 05/25/2010 Andrew Gibson a=9 b=10 c=12 d=8 e=9 f=1 g=2 This is hard. I would be suprised if I got any of them right. 05/26/2010 D.Kull a-4 b-10 c-12 d-9 e-2 f-11 g-3 05/26/2010 D.McCammon a-1 b-2 c-11 d-5 e-4 f-9 g-6 05/26/2010 Steve Kay A - 2 B - 1 C - 4 D - 10 E - 9 F - 5 G - 6 05/26/2010 Eric A - 6 B - 1 C - 4 D - 5 E - 2 F - 11 G - 9 05/27/2010 Mark smith a.3 b.8 c.12 d.4 e.6 f.11 g.9 05/28/2010 joel (http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com) THE CONTEST IS CLOSED!!! good luck to all the contestants, I will post an answer key and announce a winner over the weekend in a new blog entry. Name: Email (will not be published): Website (optional): Please enter your comment (HTML not allowed):

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