Peace Bench

that is some very impressive woodworking! Are you going to enter this in the Wood Joinery contest?

Not that I really want to give myself any more competition than necessary, but this piece certainly belongs in the contest!

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

Very, very cool :) Well done.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Very Nice – Thanks for sharing

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

This is incredible. Thanks for showing us these.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Not too difficult, huh? Why do I not believe you? LOL

Very sweet!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Just beautiful, SLW. The joinery is very unusual and the resulting bench stunning.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Thanks, Darryl. Following your suggestion, I have entered the 2007 Lumberjocks contest. I also browsed your projects. They are very nice and demonstrate lots of skill. Thanks to all the others who have also posted generous comments about my Peace Bench. I looked at your many projects too. As a Lumberjocks newbie, I am impressed by all of the talent. I am also impressed by how easy it is to interact with other woodworkers via this Lumberjocks website.

-- Don Snyder (38.6N, 90.3W)

I’m in agreement with your comments about the LJ web site. Martin has done a wondeful job putting this community together.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Great job on the bench! Beautiful workmenship!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

Spetacular joinery and inlay. A very beautiful bench. Thanks for sharing.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Excellent work. Those are impressive joints.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

Very nice bench StL.

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

Real dove dovetails, and lovetails. Wonderful work, SLW. Thanks for sharing.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

magnificent!!!
wow

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very inspiring!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

too cool…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Great job. I guess you could say those are real dovetail joints now?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I just got introduced to Yazawa’s style with this jointery contest. You did an exemplary job with his style of joinery! I am still struggling to master a regular dovetail joint. I like your style as a “newbie.” LOL
God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Thanks Hawgnutz,
Yazawa’s joinery work is amazing. He has several examples posted on his website at http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~k-yazawa/jointwork.html. The joints I made are motivated by his simplest joint. I have not yet figured out how he makes the more complicated ones and would be pleased to talk with anyone who has. I think (just a guess here) some are extensions of double twisted dovetails. There are several websites that describe making those, including Philip Edwards (philsville) at http://www.philsville.co.uk/ who has some very helpful close up photos of the process he uses. Philip’s close-up photos showing how he makes hand planes are also very special.

-- Don Snyder (38.6N, 90.3W)

Very nice work StLouis. I loved Yazawa’s work in FWW. There is also a video on FWW of another gentleman doing one of these. He attributes his inspiration to Yazawa also. Amazing joinery.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Isn’t Yazawa’s work wonderful – and you have lived up to the tradition – well done.

-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)

Absolutely incredible craftsmanship !...I’ve been setting pennies into my projects for a good 15 years or so …I hope to someday be able to afford quarters ! LOL

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .