| Project by Andy Brownell | posted 148 days ago | 373 views | 6 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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This is a bedroom sitting bench in sapele. I pulled this design directly from Thomas Moser. I love his designs and construction, but just can’t afford it. Only differences here were that this was made from on piece of Sapele, and I opted out of making through tenons on the top rail, and back rails.
This was a great exercise in taking a basic line drawing and some photos and bringing it to life in 3 dimensions. I did some prototyping with poplar for the seat bevel angles as well as the curve and taper on the back rest, which is surprisingly comfortable.
-- Andy Brownell
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Mike Gager
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posted 148 days ago
i really like this. nice simple looking design
Andy Brownell
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posted 148 days ago
very simple design indeed. It’s a copy of a Thomas Moser Edo Bench, sans the through tenons.
-- Andy Brownell
Charles Maxwell
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posted 148 days ago
elegant! Nice work.
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jockmike2
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posted 148 days ago
I like the design. Nice build.
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Loucarb
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posted 148 days ago
Niece piece and welcome to LJ’s
rickf16
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posted 148 days ago
Really nice bench. How did you like working with sapele?
-- Rick
Andy Brownell
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It’s really easy. Less expensive, and less tear-out than mahogany. Real easy to find big boards too. Only problem is questionable sourcing.
-- Andy Brownell
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 148 days ago
Nice looking bench.
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DaveR
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posted 148 days ago
From the Edo Collection. Very nice.
-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.
Andy Brownell
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posted 148 days ago
Yeah, the edo stuff is pretty sweet. I am working on a bookcase design that is partially influenced by that as well. I’m tracking it on my Gorilla Glue blog.
-- Andy Brownell