Black & Decker Workmate
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The Black & Decker Workmate is a strong, adaptable general purpose sawhorse and general carpentry tool manufactured under the brand Black & Decker. It stands about 3 feet (1 m) tall and has two sturdy wooden jaws that can be moved in and out to hold wood, metal and other parts while working on them. The legs underneath are designed to be strong enough to support the weight of a human so that it can be used as a stool to reach high surfaces, and has holes for retaining tools while working, or for drilling. Its edges are printed with edges and angles, and although it cannot be used as a mitre saw thejaws are wide enough to hold one or take a mitre box.[1]
They are extremely popular in the UK, but not outside it.
When invented, the designer Ron Hickman had difficulty convincing anyone to market the Workmate, and sold them himself at trade shows: it went on to sell a million for Black & Decker in the first year, and thirty million since, and essentially made their name.[2]
References
- ^ "Black & Decker Workmate Dual Height Work Bench". Argos (retailer). Spring/Summer 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Inventor of the Workmate dies". The Register. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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