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This is a prayer kneeler I made for our church auction! Made of solid walnut. Finished with Deft spray lacquer. Mix of traditional and modern joinery. A combination of power and hand tools!

Thanks to those who helped me make a decision on what to use for a finish - it was a bit of a rush job - but it came out beautiful. The finish is glass smooth!

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Looks like it turned out very nice. Great job!
 

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Nice work on the kneeler
 

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Looks real good, glad the finish works for you, just curious, design looks like it may be top heavy, perhaps tippy unless kneeling pad down?
 

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Looks real good, glad the finish works for you, just curious, design looks like it may be top heavy, perhaps tippy unless kneeling pad down?

- Andre
Its a compact design. These are meant to be in someone's bedroom (or living room), pushed up against the wall and out of the way when not in use. When ready to be used, the kneeler can be folded down. Its actually quite sturdy even with the kneeler folded up. I probably wouldn't want it on a shag carpet or something like that though.
 

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Nice work on the kneeler. The walnut makes it look rich!!

Cheers, Jim
 

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That's a really nice project!
That walnut is just awesome.

Now you needs some wings, for a wing …..
 

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Nice work.
 

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Gorgeous!

We all need more prayer for us and the world
 

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And there it is… A well-deserved Daily Top 3. Congratulations!
 

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Glad the lacquer worked out well! Nice job. I'm actually helping my cousin build a kneeler almost exactly the same as this. Hope his turns out as well as yours!

Keep on turning out that good work!
 

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Good work, glad to see a non-white knee pad! Don't need anybody getting nailed with the old baby powder on the tux knees trick!
 

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Good work, glad to see a non-white knee pad! Don t need anybody getting nailed with the old baby powder on the tux knees trick!

- AlanJ44
haha! I've never heard of that prank before :) :)
 

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Thanks everyone!
 

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This looks really nice. My son has been asking for one of these for a couple of years. I've worked out dimensions I think will work, but I'm not really certain. Could you share the sizes you used? I have walnut I plan to use too. Really good work! Thanks for sharing.
 

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This looks really nice. My son has been asking for one of these for a couple of years. I ve worked out dimensions I think will work, but I m not really certain. Could you share the sizes you used? I have walnut I plan to use too. Really good work! Thanks for sharing.

- Skylark53
its about 32" tall, with a 10 degree bevel at the top - I just guessed at the angle, but seems to be pretty comfortable. The uprights are 8-9" deep. I believe its 22" wide total, and when the kneeler is down, its about 21" deep. I think the kneeler cushion is about 10" deep. And distance between ground and top of cushion is about 7-8"

Let me know if you understand all of that, or if you have any more questions!
 

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Hello I'm new to the forum. I have been looking up and down for some kneeler plans like this one. You did a great job by the way!
 

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Hello I'm new to the forum. I have been looking up and down for some kneeler plans like this one. You did a great job by the way!

- LaVergneWood
Hello! I actually didn't build off of any plans, so don't have any to give you. I kind of just built it on the fly. I have some measurements above (in the comment section). If you have any questions about it, you can private message me and I'd be happy to help!
 
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