Sometimes it's the small things that make us happy...

[sapwood]

Workmate rules!
Mine is ~20 years old and it has routinely been used and abused. And it's still 100% functional with the original 4 orange bench dogs. Of course, one end is shorter than the other since I ripped it off with circular saw

Roger

[Gofor]

Here's mine. FIrst "woodworking" tool LOML ever bought me (Birthday present in 1981) Old trusted friend that still gets as much use as the "new guy" next to it.



Go

[TBone]

I have one that is at least 25 and maybe 30 years old. I don't even remember not having it. But I don't get to "use" it much because for the last 15 years, it's been holding my RAS. Next shop will have that built in so I can get my workmate back.

[Canuck]

Now. This is a very interesting thread!

I purchased my Black & Decker JobMate back in 1978 when I was about to finish a family room in the basement of our first home in Canada. I believe I paid about $25.00 for it, new!) I still have it and pull in out for just about every project I work on. I pound on it, saw on it, clamp and paint on it and it has never failed me!! It is built like a tank though, out of all steel with steel plate covering the top. As a result of the weight, it gets folded down and slid under my old workbench. Too heavy to hoist up onto the wall for storage!

I can't imagine being without it!



Anyone ever seen one here in the U.S.?

Wayne