Garden Bench for my Brother

You might want to beef up the next one, don’t know how long that will last with use. NOT!!

Just kidding.

Your right, that is one inviting bench. Great design, lots of beautiful wood. Super job on that.

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

wonderful design and build, looks very comfortable. well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Great job and unique design. I agree, it is very inviting.

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.

Really like your arm rest. Great job. Looks like it might last a week or soooo…(Jus Kidding)

I really like yoiur design. Especially the wide arms for all those things that never have a place to be ;-))

BTW, Welcome to LJ!!

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I like how you thought out how the piece was going to be used and included that into your design and execution. You don’t often see small scale mock-ups and I appreciate you including it in your pictures. Enjoy!

-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO

this is nice.i like it.its different,modern.maybe the seat is to deep

-- hrvoje

Yet another great design and build.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thank you all. It’s good to get praise from fellow Woodworkers.
I was a little concerned that the Bench would be a little too deep in the seat area. But, think about the sofa you sit on inside the house, that’s deep with large cushions.
My Brother, the client, has bought large outdoor cushions that make it very comfortable. You would not sit on an up-right sofa in the house, so why not in the garden.

looks great…....what dimensions are the boards for the seat….looks great….very well done

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Thanks ‘Todd Thomas’, in fact thank you all. The seat sections are 50mm x 50mm x 2000mm. The arm section if memory serves me correct are 220mm wide and 40mm in depth.

You have some mad design & craftmanship skills. Love your vision! I really like how the chunky monolithic arms ground this piece and how they are juxtaposed against the light airy slats. The piece has just the right mix of heft and airiness. Perfect for enjoy friends and a nice glass of wine.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

Well Done, nice model too, got any tips on using them in furniture design/construction.

Hi ‘Griffindork’.
I always found that if you make the model using the same materials and get all the dimensions just right then it helps a lot later on in the project. I’d normally spend a week on the model.

I always like to show the client a model so they can get a feel for it. Not many people can read and see how the piece will look on just a piece of paper. I like to get as much feed back from clients as possible after all there paying for it, the more they feel apart of the design the more money they usually part with, LOL.
It also help me in getting the proportions right, if it looks wrong on the model then it will look wrong on the full scale piece.
It’s also a lot cheaper to produce a model and get it wrong than the actual piece when it’s too late.
I normally make my models in 1:10 scale but obviously that can change depending on the piece.
I’m sure we have all made a piece and just thought that something dose not look right at the end.

Gorgeous, and suitable for sale. You did a terrific job. I’m impressed with your process and the modelling. That’s and overlooked element, and you clearly have skill. Really exceptional work. Those benches absolutely belong in the public eye. Perhaps a municipality would be interested, or an office park? Get them out into the world!

-- Mark, Florida, http://penturner.wordpress.com/

A very unique design, this could be used just about anyplace you desire

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The design is simple yet brillilant. i can see you are more than just your average woodworker. Your brother is lucky to have you as a relative indeed. Excellent job.

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