Mid Century style bench

This is a very nice piece of furniture, which will undoubtably become a family heirloom Thank for sharing.

Where did you learn to weave that seat? I'm not a fan of the mid-century style, but I am a fan of fine craftsmanship, and this piece is simply excellent.

JDavid said:

Where did you learn to weave that seat? I'm not a fan of the mid-century style, but I am a fan of fine craftsmanship, and this piece is simply excellent.

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Thank you very much for your comment. This is the my first attempt on weaving danish cord and is far from perfect. I put all my effort trying to get it right, the learning curve is steep but very rewarding. I am still sore of my wrists, hands and fingers but truly satisfied with the result!

That's a fine piece. If you don't mind me asking, how long did the cording take, and how much cord was needed?

That is very nice work. You could easily sell those, I think. On my list of things to do.
Cal, Richard and Helen, https://www.theenglishwoodworker.com/, have a very nice detailed video tutorial for a similar "danish stool", although they mostly use hand tools. The video ($43) has a good hour on weaving the seat. Highly recommended if you want to get into danish cord.

Calmudgeon said:

That's a fine piece. If you don't mind me asking, how long did the cording take, and how much cord was needed?

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The cording alone took me about 16hs. but that is considering the couple of times I had to undo part of the work to correct my rookie mistakes. I used every single inch of 4lbs of unlaced danish cord. Next time I will buy extra to have some to spare.

A lovely bench in my favorite style of design. Have done a bit of Danish cord weaving and the pattern you made is not all that easy to get nice and even, good job! I feel that the stain is taking a bit from the pieze as the wood and cord blends together a bit, you would have a lighter feel to it if keeping the wood natural (or even use an oil with a slight white tint to it like OSMO Natural)
Keep up the good work!