| Project by BFamous | posted 01-15-2019 11:25 AM | 863 views | 0 times favorited | 3 comments |  |
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My wife wanted a bench for our foyer, so I grabbed some old pine barn wood I had sitting out in the shop and through this together.
When we discussed the idea of a bench, we originally wanted something white washed. Which is why I just did screws and plugs for the legs from the top. If I would have known how nice the wood was going to turn out, I would have used some hidden joinery. We just couldn’t bring ourselves to paint this one, the character of the wood is just too nice.
http://famousartisan.com/small-reclaimed-barn-wood-bench/
-- Brian Famous :: Charlotte, NC :: http://www.FamousArtisan.com
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#1 posted 01-15-2019 02:33 PM
Nice looking bench Brian. I can’t quite see underneath, what are doing to prevent racking?
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#2 posted 01-15-2019 03:18 PM
In short, I wasn’t really worried/concerned about racking. Between the 4 screws (2 1/2”) in each leg and the fact it’s really just for the kids to sit on once in awhile when they put on their boots but also more just for a visual space filler; I’m not really concerned on racking from too much weight being placed on it repeatedly.
-- Brian Famous :: Charlotte, NC :: http://www.FamousArtisan.com
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#3 posted 01-16-2019 02:34 AM
Thanks for the clarification.
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