Workshop improvements

I’m gearing up to begin making chairs, and needed a lathe bed extension to make that happen. But my old lathe bench wasn’t long enough, so I’m building a new one. It’s 2×3 construction, with 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood for the top. I’ll be adding shelves underneath. The sand is to add mass, to reduce vibration.

I put off getting an extension for ages, thinking I would just buy a nicer lathe. But the Wen 12×18 does everything I need it to do, which is mostly cutting tenons and tool handles and with a bed extension, chair legs.