My bench hone is now assembled and awaiting the CrO2 that should be making its way from the frozen north...

I had my granite tile cut down to three 4-inch wide strips at Home Depot. The edges were pretty rough, so I put a grinding bit in my Dremel and beveled them a bit. This worked really nicely. (If you don't yet own a Dremel, find some home repair chore you've been putting off and use that as an excuse. I can't believe I've lived this long without a Dremel.)

I cut the foam rubber to fit the stones and stuck it to the bottom. I like this because I feel more comfortable stacking the three pieces of tile with some padding between them.

The leather I got from Tony was just 1/4 too narrow for my tile slices, so I just cut it 1/4 inch short so it would be even all around. The contact cement seems to be holding the leather down. I am currently letting the cement set up under the weight of my Crate tube amplifier.

So it looks decent. I could have trimmed the edges of the leather and rubber a bit neater. I'll probably try to bevel the leather when it's all dry. Can't wait to try it out...

Thanks,
Josh