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Project by bradyvan posted 218 days ago 1033 views 7 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Laminated quarter-sawn white oak with Lyptus inlays and sealed with General Finishes – Exterior 450. The wood was an anniversary gift (my kind of gift!) and my wife wanted an outdoor bench – something heavy so it could sit in the front yard and not be easy for someone to pick up and run away with. I decided on the curves to minimize the amount of standing water on the bench. I created two MDF routing templates – one for the leg, and the other for the top and began first bandsawing close to the template, then routting with a double spiral bit and guide bearing to the template for a good finish. Routing quarter-sawn oak end grain is not my favorite thing to do! Drilling two small holes in the same location on each piece of the top, I was able to use a 1/4” dowel to line up the pieces for the glue up. The same concept was used for the leg sub-assemblies. Loose tenons are used in the leg joints. Inlays were added for fun. The sanding process took about 8 hours. Finishing was quick and easy. All in all, it was about 80 hours worth of work. It’s one of my favorite anniversary presents ever!
-Brady

-- -Brady, Austin, Texas, Y'all


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mtnwild

2013 posts in 419 days


posted 218 days ago

Really great design there Brady. Fantastic idea and workmanship there. A real nice piece! Art to sit on.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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bibb

112 posts in 423 days


posted 218 days ago

Very nice lines. Contemporary Asian is way cool. The mitered corners where the legs meet the seat are an excellent feature.

-- Bibb in CO at http://katanadesign.com

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SteveE

40 posts in 401 days


posted 218 days ago

Excellent design. The curved lines of this bench are great and they appear to be well worth the effort it took to shape them.

-- Measure twice, cut once, bang into place

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rhett

157 posts in 559 days


posted 218 days ago

Excellent proportions and very pleasing to the eye. Deceivingly simple. If this is going in your yard, I would love to see what you would have made your wife to go in the hall. Nice work.

-- http://www.efcabineture.com/ You can be tired, or you can be broke, but you should never be tired and broke.

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hrvoje

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posted 218 days ago

me like..nice work .design

-- hrvoje

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johnpoolesc

246 posts in 252 days


posted 218 days ago

design and executation are flawless

-- It's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime.

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a1Jim

16577 posts in 469 days


posted 217 days ago

looks great Brady

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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DaytonB

119 posts in 758 days


posted 215 days ago

looks great, Ive been wanting to build something like that and I really like what you came up with!

great job

dayton

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bradyvan

22 posts in 540 days


posted 214 days ago

Thanks everyone! If I had to build it again, I would probably take a lot of weight out of it by creating a thinner piece. I think I could cut the weight in half and still have a very stable bench.

-- -Brady, Austin, Texas, Y'all

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GaryK

9521 posts in 880 days


posted 143 days ago

Cool looking bench! Good luck in the contest.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7034 posts in 1191 days


posted 141 days ago

Great looking design!
Good Luck!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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patrick m

180 posts in 705 days


posted 140 days ago

Nice design. N Good Luck!

-- PJM.`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> ""BY HAMMER AND HAND ALL ARTS DO STAND""1785-1974 nyc Semper Fi, Patrick M

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Timbertim

3 posts in 124 days


posted 124 days ago

You really did a nice job there, the sanding process pays off. 8 hours is long but i’ll bet your wife is happy! :)

-- http://hubpages.com/hub/Outdoor-Storage-Benches

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PetVet

233 posts in 379 days


posted 110 days ago

I like this a lot!

-- Rich in Richmond

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