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Freezer work bench

using a chest freezer as a make shift work bench


We plan to build a proper work bench in the near future.

Our Energy Star chest freezer is going to breathe a big sigh of relief on that day.


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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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Love it! In my recent Corner Bookcase post you may have noticed I sometimes work on my washer and dryer. I have enough scrap to build a workbench, just not enough time... ] j [

Comment by Jeremiah Fri Apr 20 09:29:07 2012
Jeremiah --- Glad we're not the only ones who never get around to building something to build on.... We've got the wood too, just not the time.
Comment by anna Fri Apr 20 13:24:28 2012





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