Maple 3 Board Bench

Great job. The perfect project to show the woodgrain at its best. I like the mortise and tenon. thanks for sharing.

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

Wow, I like it allot, very nice.

Beautiful wood and finish, real nice.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://www.portablesawmill.info

That looks fantastic. I like what you did.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Beautiful looking bench. Of course you can’t go wrong with maple.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

That is some beautiful wood!!!

-- curious woodworker

COOL BENCH my friend. Nice shark bite on the end. :) Now I see I will need to get a router and learn how to use it. :) Tell me about that gray stripe on the end of the board. Was that a color variation in the grain or did you just leave that portion of the board unsanded with the weathered gray color aka- sawmill gray- ?

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."

The lighter colors are sapwood and the darker colors are mineral staining in the heartwood. This is an example of what you get in a log that would be rejected by sawmills that are cutting for grade. It’s either the cheepest wood on the lot or the most expensive! So far all that’s been done for a finish is sanding to 220 grit and a couple of coats of tung oil. Afte wet sanding to 600 grit, this bench is going to show off how pretty maple is.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Beautiful looking bench, great use of the of this special wood. One to be proud of for sure.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

N i i i i ce! Doesn’t look at all like the Maple I can buy here. A special piece of wood.

-- Div @ the bottom end of Africa. "A woodworker's sharpest tool should be his mind."

Mail your templates to me… I have a slab that is dying to be cut up for a bench like yours.

Seriously, beautiful bench. Great construction. I made a similar window bench... and the Mrs is asking for another. I’ve been a little nervous about attempting a mortice and tenon joint for it. I’ll have to try now.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Nice looking bench. I really wish that we (in SE Louisiana) had something nice to look at when we peer out of a window. For most of us we see a neighbor’s yard.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

nice wood

-- al.chazy ny

Pretty nice method of securing the legs with the long wedge tenon. What can I say about that beautiful wood you have to work with….. lucky guy!

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