Project Information
This is a little bench that I just completed. I made it with a slab of Figured Big Leaf Maple wood I got from LJ John Ormsby a few years back.
This is a bench that I put in the Men's Bathroom at WORK--LOL…because I was tired of walking in there with no place to set down my stuff…as a teacher I always have forms, clip boards or something else in my hands…so I wanted to put something there for a while…
Then we had the Napa Earthquake a few months back and my shop got trashed (no major damage though)...all my wood fell and I could not get in my shop…BUT…it made me sort through my wood as I cleaned up and I re-discovered this wood.
I used all wood that I had in my shop already…that was my goal…the top is a slab that is about 3 feet long…I finished it with 3 coats of poly on the top and 2 on the sides and base.
The legs are made out of the same wood--there is some really nice coloring…the support piece right below the top is a 4×4 redwood that I sanded back to life…
The bottom cross pieces are Napa Valley Wine Barrel staves….i joined them underneath with pocket screws. The are connected to the bench with large pegs underneath.
After getting it to school its a little bit large for the spot…so I may build another bench and put this one somewhere else…
Thanks for checking it out…
Matt
This is a bench that I put in the Men's Bathroom at WORK--LOL…because I was tired of walking in there with no place to set down my stuff…as a teacher I always have forms, clip boards or something else in my hands…so I wanted to put something there for a while…
Then we had the Napa Earthquake a few months back and my shop got trashed (no major damage though)...all my wood fell and I could not get in my shop…BUT…it made me sort through my wood as I cleaned up and I re-discovered this wood.
I used all wood that I had in my shop already…that was my goal…the top is a slab that is about 3 feet long…I finished it with 3 coats of poly on the top and 2 on the sides and base.
The legs are made out of the same wood--there is some really nice coloring…the support piece right below the top is a 4×4 redwood that I sanded back to life…
The bottom cross pieces are Napa Valley Wine Barrel staves….i joined them underneath with pocket screws. The are connected to the bench with large pegs underneath.
After getting it to school its a little bit large for the spot…so I may build another bench and put this one somewhere else…
Thanks for checking it out…
Matt