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A client contacted me to build a garden bench to donate to her church as the redo the landscaping. I shared with her a number of designs and she chose the Japanese inspired Garden Bench. The plans came from FWW. This is solid, clear, white oak with 3 coats of spar varnish for added protection. There are 40+ mortise and tenons and I chose to cut the tenons by hand, and my Delta mortiser as opposed to the authors recommendation to use a router and template for the mortises (morti?) I tried that method on one leg and decided to go with what I am familiar with, old habits etc. etc. I used my Moxon Vise with the Benchcrafted hardware since my new bench is yet to me constructed (next project). This is a very heavy bench, with the exception of the seat slats, all other parts were made from 6/4 and 8/4 stock. The church was extremely pleased to see the finished bench. Thanks for looking.
-- Rick, Union,KY firstlightwoodworking.blogspot.com
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joshtank
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#1 posted 06-01-2012 06:35 PM
yes! mega hefty and great looking bench
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andysworkshop
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#2 posted 06-01-2012 06:38 PM
Great looking bench. I agree with you, sometimes doing things with chisel and mallet just feels better then by machine. And I only count 34 mortise and tenons. Cheers
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SCOTSMAN
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#3 posted 06-01-2012 06:46 PM
I am not surprised they were extremelly pleased, it looks great to me. Alistair
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#4 posted 06-01-2012 09:17 PM
That is a great looking and well constructed bench.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
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#5 posted 06-02-2012 12:26 AM
Very Nice!
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#6 posted 06-02-2012 03:39 AM
Nice work!
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#7 posted 06-02-2012 08:19 AM
Hi Rick Great looking bench job well done I made one out of Meranti also from FWW a lot of work but well worth it Regards Roger
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#8 posted 06-02-2012 08:25 AM
Hi Rick,
Really fine woodworking here! That is a great looking bench.
Lee
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obi999
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#9 posted 06-02-2012 08:33 AM
Oh yeah, i like this bench right of the first look. Great job!!!
Thank you for sharing
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Brit
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#10 posted 06-02-2012 08:33 AM
Great job Rick!
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
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#11 posted 06-02-2012 01:37 PM
Well, sure they liked it! Its beautiful. As usual, excellence is good enough. I built a bench for my church from some redwood salvaged from a recent remodel but thus far its remained inside; I’m hoping to locate it in a prayer garden, yet to be constructed, somewhere on the grounds. From the looks of this, you’re having a good time since leaving Tennessee. Happy for you. Thanks for sharing.
-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16
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#12 posted 06-02-2012 02:19 PM
I like
What kind of wood?
-- Ev
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#13 posted 06-02-2012 02:51 PM
Wow, thats a lot of traditional work. Very nice.
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#14 posted 06-02-2012 02:54 PM
Very cool nice work Rick.
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wdworking
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#15 posted 06-02-2012 09:37 PM
Great looking bench. Will have to look into this one.
Thanks for sharing.
-- Craig http://www.wouldworking.com
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