Lutyens Garden Bench, Well sort of...

Great bench and pretty quickly built

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Nice Lookin bench

-- Jim, Kentucky

Very good, I want to build one if I can ever find the time.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Wow!! Lovely bench! Even more amazing that you built it from those three pieces of white oak.

Always though these were the nicest benches. Excellent job. I have had the Gorilla Glue experience too, and I know it got a bad rep in the FWW glue shoot-out, but all the outdoor things I’ve used it on have held up well for over a decade, without metal fasteners of any kind.

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

Very well done! I really like your modifications and an excellent use of the reclaimed oak. Thanks for posting.

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

Great job. I showed the pics to my wife, and now I have to make one.

-- Steve-- http://www.urbanexteriors.biz

Very nice looking bench.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM beer ! summit ! With some padding I could sleep on it, after the summit ! great bench. OH ! when is the summit !

Hi Q;

Great looking bench. You did a vey good job with it.

Might be a little tough to get on or off the porch though, with it in that spot. LOL

Lee

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Nicely done … 16 hours ? that is amazing

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

Looks like a winner to me Quixote. Nice job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thanks guys,
Dan, Jim and Jim
16 hours ‘hands on’ this project is about right, that doesn’t include glue setup time, or the planning stage. A few hours an evening for about a week. I have about two hours in full size drawing and cutting the templates, ( I didn’t count, because I wanted to make a couple of these) but I took some liberty in the planning stage to make the plans fit the lumber, and set my drill points for pinning the dowels. That nice round ends on the back and the armrest – front leg are mysteriously like a large coffee can…

Lee, I laughed at the placement too, but it was the only way I could get a decent full picture. I like the blackout background with the photo flash, I’ll keep that in mind for my other pics too.

Douglas, I love the Gorilla glue for this type of project, because it bonds and fills my “precision” cuts. After I did the Lutyens signature backrest, and front legs, I realized that I might have a material shortage, so I started placing the back pieces in a trim to fit method that went very quickly. I have to confess, my plane collection stayed mostly on the wall for this one, but the belt sander did get a workout.

Brad I have to admit the reclaimed oak is harder to work with, I don’t know if it gets denser with age,(according to my wife that is how it works with men, but I don’t understand what she’s talking about) but I have some other stuff from the dame barn, (at least 60 years aged), that is near impossible to drive nails into. I liked that I got it to fit the 2”x8” dimensional, because I was planning to build a couple of more with this as a proto type.

Q

-- I don't make sawdust...I produce vast quantities of "Micro Mulch."

Congratulations Quixote.

Enjoy your prize.

-- -** 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

A great looking bench. I’ve got one of these is my future. I’ve drawn the plans but was on the lookout for 2 X 8 Cypress wood to make it from.

Congratulations on the contest.

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

that is one nice bench.

As a lumber recycler myself I applaud your thrify use of materials

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"