Bench / Shoe rack

Well done looks very well made regards Alistair

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Beautiful job, it was a good use of materials as well as joints.

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Great project! I really like the classic contrast of the woods, and the seat is amazing. You did a wonderful job, and it’s almost a shame to put shoes in it. ;)

Derrek

-- Derrek L.

It looks great. Great design also.

Good luck on teaching the kids. Mine still drop them where they come off.

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Fantastic work. Love the grain of the wood.

And if you teach the kids how to actually put the shoes away please let us know :)

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Sharp! Great design as well.

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this project looks great, and well executed.
I think I may need one of these myself.
good work.

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Man that is very nice looking! THe Box joints came out looking very crisp and sharp!

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Looks GREAT…well done. As far as teaching the kids…good luck, the wife has not got me trained to do that yet, lol.

-- Don S.E. OK

As the others have said, great looking bench/shoe rack. I had a friend who swore he got his kids to put their things away by putting them in the trash whenever he found them left where they did not belong. I will say that his kids always put everything where they should. My daughter would (probably) simply leave something she did not want out for me to toss.

-- jstegall

Very nice. Great job. I bet it really looks sharp in your foyer.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Wow! What an eye-catching addition that will be to your home! Great work.

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

That is really beautiful and a great solution…I think I may borrow some of your design – as I have the 6, 7, asnd 10 year old that have an ‘occasional’ tendency to scatter their stuff around.

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Nice looking bench/shoe rack.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Nice design and workmanship. I like your selection of wood. The grains are quite wild.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Great design and build. I really like the way you did the arms and seat

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Super build. I love the grain in the walnut and those joints look great. What method did you use to make the box joints? (table saw jig, box joint jig, ect, ect ect…....)

-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH

I’m glad that you posted the overhead picture so we could see the beauty of the walnut.

The grain on the posts are also fantastic.

A great addition to your front door.

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jimp,
That’s a very nice build along with excellent design. I hope you get good use for the intended purpose! The wood is absolutely gorgeous as Karson mentioned, that shot overhead speaks volumes about the wood choice! Congratulations on an exceptional build.

Sincerely,
Ken McGinnis

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Thank you everyone for the nice comments.

Ben – I used a jig on my table saw to make the box joints.

-- - Jim, Vancouver,WA

This is gorgeous! I really like the design and the form.

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wow. that is beautiful. I would have to put it by the front door – and no one could put their shoes on it…

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Dude that’s awesome

-- Kevin

love it and the wavyness of the grain! If you have a router, I have a great method for you to “hollow” or “carve” out the seat area, not with a hand plane!

I love this project its well thought out and executed, I could use something like this. I do not know how many times my wife yells at me for walking into the living room to sit down to take off my shoes. (believe it or not I am a cabinetmaker and do not have any sort of sitting opportunity in my entry way) guess I know now what I have to build!

Well done

Nicholas

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Thats beautiful! Really great design.

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Pretty freakin’ sweet!

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Very nice bench / shoe rack combo. How tall is it overall? Is it comfortable when removing shoes?
Great combination of wood contrasts… nice project overall…

WistysWoodWorkingWonders – The seat height is ~18” and the armrest height is ~27”. I think it is very comfortable while removing shoes.

-- - Jim, Vancouver,WA

Unique bench

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Fantastic design and the figured woods are incredible : )
Thanks for including this link on the post about which finish to use on Walnut .

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