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Oak Patio Bench, Red and White

Project by jockmike2 posted 202 days ago 554 views 1 time favorited 26 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Last winter I got some slab wood,to burn in the wood stove in the shop. from a local lumber yard. I was cutting it up with my circular saw. I found some nice slabs I made burl clocks out of and I saved a couple of pieces of oak. One was white, one red. Both had nice edges so I thought I’d make a bench sooner or later. I drilled a couple of holes at an angle, through the seat into the bench legs, and put half inch rebar inside 2×2” oak squares to screw the backs to. I still want to make half moons at the bottom of the legs to make the bench more stable on uneven ground. Anyway it did’nt turn out too bad. I put red oak stain and shellac as a finish and some briwax for a final finish. I don’t know if the wife wants to keep it or sell it. What do you think? What’s it worth? Oh yea, had a couple cracks I fixed with cocabolo butterflys. I attached the legs by making two dado cuts and gluing in the legs then I cut four short pieces of eL shaped steel and layed it along side both sides of where the seat met the leg and drove screws into the steel and seat and through the leg and into the el on the other side, stengthening the legs and seat to the legs in good order.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com


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a1Jim

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posted 202 days ago

Hey Mike
Rustic but sophisticated Nice.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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bamasawduster

276 posts in 486 days


posted 202 days ago

Don’t think you should sell it and it’s not worth keeping. Send me a personal email and I’ll give you my address for shipping. I’ll be generous enough to pay shipping to get it out of your way. If you still have that first natural edge bowl laying around, I’ll pay shipping for that also. Just doing that out of the goodness in my heart for someone who served in the Gap.

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

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adeptr

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posted 202 days ago

Very, very nice bench. That would look nice sitting on my deck. Nice Job!!

Dave

-- Dave Haynes, Indiana, http://www.oldaveswoodshop.com

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DAN

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posted 202 days ago

Looks good … hope you enjoy yourself making it…. really like the front of the bottom board

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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pat sherman

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posted 202 days ago

nice bench. i am a mother an dmothers day is coming up. sent it to conneaut ohio. i will love it. :)

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

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jockmike2

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posted 202 days ago

Thanks guys. Gary, how’d you know about the Gap. Were you there? You probably couldn’t afford the shipping the dang thing is HEAVY! mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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jockmike2

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posted 202 days ago

Thanks Pat, I could’nt afford to send it accross the street. Besides, starting chemo this week, I’d be to weak to carry it to the post office. Love ya, m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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bamasawduster

276 posts in 486 days


posted 202 days ago

Stood in the towers when there was still a border. Hope you don’t mind being added to my buddy list. Really like your work.

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

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woodworm

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posted 202 days ago

Really very beautiful bench from very nice slabs.. Nicely built with great finish!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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jockmike2

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posted 202 days ago

I’ll be, another Fulda bro. wasn’t too bad a place back in 71-72. I did a few nights in those towers myself. Also had a couple copter rides to the border on insurgent mission drops. That was fun. I was in HQ. Troop 14th Armored Cav. RTO. With a secret clearance. Just because we had crypto gear hooked up to our radios. Were’nt allowed in Berlin but used to go to Frankfurt once a month. What years were you there? Thanks for the compliment, means a lot to a begginer. m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Karson

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posted 202 days ago

Mike Glad you are back in business. Sorry for the lathe problems.

Do you think the inverter blew out.

Was it not powerful enough. What is the HP of your motor, and the inverter box?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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jockmike2

7297 posts in 1138 days


posted 202 days ago

2hp motor don’t know what the inverter was. I’m hoping they put a bigger one on. This one seemed to hang up a lot. Did’nt have much power. Need your prayers this week buddy gotta start that dam chemo and hormone tx.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Spoontaneous

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posted 202 days ago

When I played high school ball I was always benched. Wish it had been this one. This has that ‘Nakashima’ look to it. Very nice… love that leading edge.

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PurpLev

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posted 202 days ago

Mike, nice to see you’re back on track!

nice looking bench, very balanced. I like the grain pattern on it, and the butterfly inlays.

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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jack1

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posted 202 days ago

nice wood, neat design. Where did this end up?

-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!

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jockmike2

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posted 201 days ago

No place yet Jack. Thanks all for the kind words. Especially comparing it to Nakashima, not intentional but he is an idol of mine. I love his work.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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trifern

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posted 201 days ago

I really like you live edge…nice job.

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 201 days ago

Very nice Mike!

A great job of amplifying the beauty of nature.

The butterflies add some class to it.

It’s a shame that so much of that slab wood ends up in the fire.

-- -** 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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jockmike2

7297 posts in 1138 days


posted 201 days ago

Not at my house Dick. I check it over pretty good before I burn it. lol. If I can’t spin it or make a clock out of it then and only then it goes in the fire. Thanks Joe.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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dennis mitchell

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posted 201 days ago

Nice job! I like those butterflys.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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jockmike2

7297 posts in 1138 days


posted 201 days ago

Thanks Dennis.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Tony

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posted 201 days ago

Nice bench Mike, I particularly like the rustic look, with the butterflies and darkened areas on the back where it is fixed to the uprights.

The cut out on the base of the legs will improve the appearance even more and as you said add to the stability on uneven ground. You might want to think about applying a water proof coating and use the bench in the garden during the nicer days still to come this summer.

I hope the treatment goes well for you and that you are soon back to full strength.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 201 days ago

Nice Patio Bench.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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jockmike2

7297 posts in 1138 days


posted 201 days ago

Thanks Dennis. Thank you Tony and BWW, sounds like sound advice Tony, actually those marks on the front are mistakes because I could have just as easily attached the bench from the rear. I was hoping you would’nt notice, lol, but it is like the nose on my face, pretty prominent. lol. m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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mmh

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posted 134 days ago

Nice bench, especially that the wood was saved from the fire! It looks sturdy and would look nice in a cozy nook in the house. As for the the “half moon” idea to prevent it from tipping over, how about some matching wedges on the back that flair out just enough to prevent tipping? The idea is to not take away from your initial design, just to add some support.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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mmh

1377 posts in 614 days


posted 133 days ago

Gee, I thought the marks on the front seat’s edge were live edges. I kinda’ like those more than the straight edge . . . (Do more mistakes! They look great!)

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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