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My garage based shop which houses a number of bench and cabinet style tools is 25% smaller than I require, a condition which I believe is common to and remains the same for everyone regardless of any expansions their shops might undergo. At the end of the day, even if only in hindsight, we’re all 25% shy of what we just know we really need!

This is a universal formula which applies to not only the size of our shops, but equally well to our tools and even our time. Anyone using a 4” bench jointer would likely love to have a 6” floor model to accommodate those slightly larger projects he/she has been thinking about. The same is true for that cabinet shop worker whose 25” drum sander is just a bit too small to handle those 28” panels he’s designed for his latest entertainment center. And how many of us have never endured an annoyed stare from a spouse that called us to the table twenty minutes ago? And so it goes. These limitations are not in the tools but inherent to the nature of the artisan. Once understood and obviously in opposition to the “less is more concept” this universal truth completely justifies the adage “Too much is never enough!”

I don't usually pay too much attention to boxes but the recent challenge perked my interest to see what types of invoations would emerge. There are a huge number of beautiful, creative, quirky inspired pieces entered in the contest but your design has managed to include all those aspects and still remain simple.

Outstanding design.

Hi Brian. I too like your bed and the very nice workmanship and coincidentally just picked up the wood for a similar project seen at this link:

http://i39.tinypic.com/2i7s7i8.jpg

Thanks for sharing this inspired piece.