Project Help #1: English Garden Bench

yes teak is very expensive. in most places its about 25 – 30$ a bf. cypress would work well. its also a ver weather resistant wood. the domino works well for mortise and tennons, but i still think for 900$ its better to just make the real thing. just my thought.

Well I wouldnt have to buy it my high school shop is trying to!

-- Your not a true woodworker until you blow your nose and saw dust comes out! (WoodWorker Rule)

I second the idea for Cypress, for the same reason. Yeah, Teak is great, but way too expensive for the average person to use, unless the bench is going to be sold. Eventually, the weather will, well, weather the wood and it’ll most likely look essentially the same as Teak would down the road.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

Being a resident of Florida I have seen a LOT of Cypress. Both White Oak & Cypress are resist weather well. Cypress is a lot less dense therefore lighter than the Oak and your grain quite different. I like the Oak, but it would weigh a ton.

-- Chris

Do you suggest a treatment on it!

-- Your not a true woodworker until you blow your nose and saw dust comes out! (WoodWorker Rule)

White oak or mahogany.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

I own the Domino and it Totally ROCKS! I trust it completely to replace M&T. If you have access to one I say use it, otherwise, it takes a lot of scratch to buy one.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

If you think the teak is expensive, wait untill you see the Domino…

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

I know the Domino is outragous! But when your high school shop may be buying it so… YEA!!!

-- Your not a true woodworker until you blow your nose and saw dust comes out! (WoodWorker Rule)

POPRT ORFOR CEDAR!! FANTASTIC material, used primarliy for decking, from Pcific Northewest.

-- Regards, Steve2

Make that Port Orford Cedar – sorry for the typo

-- Regards, Steve2

I have 50 bf of cypress stickered and in final drying stages on my back porch (covered) now, will start in Sept. for a garden bench. I’ll be doing m&t, Domino plus teak = Fannie Mae bailout, don’t get me started on that…...

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