Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 So 2 weeks ago my Doctor face times me reading me the riot act about letting my health slip. He told me to eat better (hard part, picky eater) and start working out. I knew this but, I was feeling off so I have decided to start working out again. So this led to my problem and solution. I went looking for an exercise bench for when lifting weights (Dumbbells). With nothing available locally and ones I found online either not available or ridiculously priced, I set out to build my own. So I wanted to clean up the shop a bit and get rid of small pieces of wood, so I made the Scrap Wood Exercise Bench. I did a couple different designs in Sketchup and finally settled on the 1 I eventually used as a model. Did the entire build on Sunday and since I used wood I had on hand, the total cost was about $4.00 in screws. Considering everything was scrap, I'm satisfied with the build. I had 2 mistakes, the first was the 4 long stretchers were cut to short, but not a big deal. The second was my lamination of the plywood top, not sure if I didn't use enough glue or removed from the clamps to early, but 1 corner separated. 2 screws from the bottom fixed. Today I sanded the entire bench, now I need to decide whether to paint it or just put into use. I'm leaning towards painting just the base with some dark grey paint I have left over. What are your thoughts? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Nice use of the resources at hand. I think I would finish the top along with everything else. Sweat and moisture will eventually cause some problems with the ply. 1 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Chet said: Nice use of the resources at hand. I think I would finish the top along with everything else. Sweat and moisture will eventually cause some problems with the ply. Good thinking about the sweat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, Woodenskye (Bryan) said: Good thinking about the sweat. Well, hopefully there will be sweat. ? Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 If you paint it, you can put off using it for several days, depending on the amt. of coats? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Coop said: If you paint it, you can put off using it for several days, depending on the amt. of coats? So would 365 coats be too many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Woodenskye (Bryan) said: So would 365 coats be too many! I was thinking 730 coats would be just the right sheen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Why do you have it so high off the ground, so you can’t reach the dumb bells? Looks a little unstable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Looks like it will serve its purpose well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 31 minutes ago, Coop said: Why do you have it so high off the ground, so you can’t reach the dumb bells? Looks a little unstable. Just kidding. Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Coop said: Why do you have it so high off the ground, so you can’t reach the dumb bells? Looks a little unstable. I'm 9 feet tall, so besides really long pants I need things higher than most. Actually it was easier to use my Keter table instead of the MFT cause it is adjustable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I’d stain it with sweat. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 So I realized I never posted a final picture of the bench. It works well, but I see why most commercial benches have padding. Adding would be above my pay grade! I had a couple small cans of paint so I used that up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 As much as it hurts to say, the paint looks good.. Hope you can find it in the budget to get a little padding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Kev said: As much as it hurts to say, the paint looks good.. Hope you can find it in the budget to get a little padding! Thanks. If I turn the flab into muscle I won't need any stinking padding! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 If you put padding on it, might not be a bad spot to catch a little cat nap. Just tell the wife and kids your going to work out, surely they will leave ya alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 8:03 PM, Woodenskye (Bryan) said: Thanks. If I turn the flab into muscle I won't need any stinking padding! The first time I went whitewing dove hunting in South Texas, it was a melt your barrel and turn your shoulder into mince meat shoot. The second morning before the hunt, I went to Walgreens and bought a needle and thread and sewed a motel towel to the shoulder of my hunting vest. It actually looked like a Kotex but I didn’t care and I got accused of the same. The third afternoon hunt, all of my hunting buddies had done the same thing. Get you some pink padding Bryan and enjoy your workout! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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