Walnut Dining Bench build video

Video was great. Really cool design. Did you use expoxy to glue it up? Finish? Do we get to see it with the cushions in place.

-- Jamie, Red Deer

Thanks Jamie, I used T-88 epoxy for the first time and I like how it performed. The clean up was great and its somewhat flexible and fills small voids well. The finish is Watco Danish Oil “Dark Walnut”. I did 2 coats and let them soak in per the can, and will go over it once again this week before finishing the cushions.

I actually upholstered the cushions already, (my first time upholstering) but I didn’t get them as tight as I wanted, so I am waiting on a new staple gun, (BAE) and will redo them hopefully this weekend. Ill post a video and pictures for that when its all finished.

-- Im so impressed with what people can do, and I wonder how they do it. Thats what keeps me doing it.

Really great work, and a beautiful design

-- Ty

Thanks Ty, its for my cousins 9 foot dining table.

-- Im so impressed with what people can do, and I wonder how they do it. Thats what keeps me doing it.

Wow! great design, workmanship and video.

Thanks,
Cal

-- Cal Noguchi

Impressive bench design and VERY impressive workmanship – great video Thanks for sharing

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

Thanks Cal and Dick, I had a great time building these benches, and learning how to shoot video while I build. It was something I thought would be a pain in the, ahem…process, and it can be, but after doing it a few times it is pretty fun. this is only my 12th video and I have a lot to learn, but its worth it for me. Thanks again for commenting.

The benches are for my cousin’s dining room table that was custom built for her Grandmother a number of years ago, and I took the basic curve from its legs and made that the basis of my design. I also love working with Walnut, and made hand cutting dovetails a joy. I bought a massive up-spiral 1/2” shank panel bit for this and it was pretty scary the first time I used it sticking up 2.5” above my router lift. I also used some Starbond to fill some Walnut voids and think it works great, so a couple firsts with this one which makes it even better.

-- Im so impressed with what people can do, and I wonder how they do it. Thats what keeps me doing it.

A very fine job.

Great bench and video. Like the cat walkway and perch.

-- Bob in Montana. Kindness is the Language the blind can see and deaf can hear. - Mark Twain

So elegant and graceful. Super job….......

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

bill that is just superior craftsmanship,beautiful design.your video was perfect,i love when there is no narration just you letting us watch you work.i noticed the cat walk too,pretty cool.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Thanks folks, I really appreciate your comments. Oscars cat walk became a necessary after a couple failed jumps. He’s 15-16 yo, we aren’t exactly sure, but he has been our shop cat and constant supervisor for 14 years after we took him in as a stray running around in the woods behind our house.

-- Im so impressed with what people can do, and I wonder how they do it. Thats what keeps me doing it.

Amazing design and craftsmanship. You did a fabulous job on the video photography as well. This is definitely a stand out piece.

-- AJ

Bill,

Thanks for posting. Design and build are excellent!

-- Petey

Mercy, that is some FINE work right there!