foot rest

Looks pretty good for an hour and a half ;-))

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

doing the work with handtools is faster, no router to set up or fence to dial in. just marking guage and plane, then drill and add a few nails. i did use a bandsaw for the curves on the bottoms. and i did have a template made so no measuring was needed.
it’s nice to get quick results now and again, makes me feel like a woodturner.

-- Junior -Quality is never an accident-it is the reward for the effort involved.

Looks great! I am glad you told me it was maple, I had it pegged for Walnut. Not only is this good for your knees but is also great on your back. I once fished a piece of some heavy wood out of the dumpster at MSC near Houston to use under my desk due to a back injury. It worked great.
Taking that floor out at that point in a renov is a real downer. You have my sympathy.

-- jstegall

I thought it was Walnut as well. Nice job on the whole thing, especially the finish to make it look like another wood. Whether that was your intent or not.

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

this piece is unfinished, and is western maple. i cut the tree down myself.
it was a large tree(over 6 ft diameter) so it was mostly heartwood, as you are seeing in this project.

-- Junior -Quality is never an accident-it is the reward for the effort involved.

clean simple design. nice job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

No Finish on it ? Damn !That is an awesome color for Maple….I wonder what was in the ground where it stood for all those years ?

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.