Nicholson bench follow through

I installed a tray under the bench by attaching a ledger flush with the inside bottom of the stretchers. I laid boards across the stretchers leaving about a half of an inch for expansion. I tacked a strip in above the boards to hold them in. This will make it easy to remove the boards should the need arise which it may if I find the tray fills up with too much trash. I am thinking it will be handy for storing tools while on the road doing demos. The top was cupping up a bit. I installed a few screws that held a bit more than the pocket screws in the bearers and that pulled it back down. I screwed right down through the top.

I was out last night with the tractor trying to help a wayfaring stranger get his car out of the ditch. I learned this, when your Diesel tractor stops running and it is minus 18 degrees F don't bother trying to bleed the lines, just go in the house and wait for daylight. All is well today.