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Made this last year from a huge slab of Osage Orange and Walnut from NJ, USA. The Osage Orange usually don’t get this big, so it was a cool find from my lumber guy. I got a little crazy with the design idea, but in my mind it was a good bye to my sailboat. The entire bench is asymmetric following the slab, and mimicking a sail – low/ wide/foot of sail to high/narrow head of sail.
I know , many people don’t get it – and when people walk in the room it’s a love or hate relationship with that piece.
Oh well.
The Osage has since darkened to an awesome caramel color.
And I still am frustrated with how to rotate pictures on this web site ….
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BurlyBob
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#1 posted 11-08-2020 09:44 PM
That is seriously impressive.
Knockonit
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#2 posted 11-08-2020 10:24 PM
dang nice looking the selection of wood is awesome, and design, i took to it right away, but ‘im a guy who likes outta the box ideas
rj in az
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EarlS
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#3 posted 11-08-2020 10:36 PM
I like it. It is eccentric and a bit off, just like me.
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therealSteveN
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#4 posted 11-09-2020 12:02 AM
Love the look, and those 2 woods make quite the pair.
I do question the comfort, seems like sitting on church bench, (all straight lines) which I always took to be some form of penance.
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AJ1104
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#5 posted 11-09-2020 12:32 AM
Wow. Great choice of woods for your bench. I really like the asymmetric design. It is seriously eye grabbing.
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pottz
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#6 posted 11-09-2020 12:53 AM
love it,love your decor,the bench wall color and flooring work well together.nice work.
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Eric
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#7 posted 11-09-2020 01:06 AM
Very nice looking bench. Love the live edge.
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Jamie McDonald
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#8 posted 11-09-2020 02:41 AM
sometimes rectangles are boring and it is fun to let the assymetrics in. I bet it was a ton of fun joining the various angles of the back rest. More importantly you were able to creatively explore. It looks to me like it is leaning. I like it and I like the Osage with the Walnut. You can always add a few pictures so we can see how the color of the Osage has changed. Well done. I don’t click on all the projects… just the ones that really capture my interest…this did.
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James E McIntyre
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#9 posted 11-09-2020 03:29 AM
Well done. The design is an original. And that’s one large slab of orange Osage.
Jamie. I understand how you don’t like to click or comment on we lumberjocks projects, but I’ll bet you love it when we lowly lumberjocks click and comment on your projects. Lol.
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W.F. Judt
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#10 posted 11-09-2020 04:09 AM
I can imagine that the joinery was a challenge with all those unique angles. Fine workmanship. AND,... I like the flooring that the bench sits on. Way cool!
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Peteybadboy
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#11 posted 11-09-2020 11:29 AM
Excellent design and build!
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#12 posted 11-09-2020 03:03 PM
I get it, and I like it. I love the look and the combination of the woods. Well done.
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tt1106
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#13 posted 11-09-2020 03:19 PM
Beautiful craftsmanship.
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Kaleb the Swede
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#14 posted 11-09-2020 03:41 PM
Now that is beautiful. Great work
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987Ron
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#15 posted 11-09-2020 05:22 PM
Very nice, the use of the two woods is really great. Good work.
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