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This is my first bent lamination made using red oak. Create a bending form with holes for the clamps (based on advice from the book by Lon Schleining titled “The Complete Manual of Wood Bending”) to form the curved front. Use the cut off from the jig body for the cauls. Cover all jig parts with tape to help with glue release. I used nine laminations cut on the band saw and then refined in a thickness planer. The accent caps on the legs are lacewood and the leaves are hand carved from beech.
-- Beth, Oklahoma, Rambling Road Designs
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1781 days ago
hey Beth
This is a a great corner bench and a cool design too. good job.
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Woodwrecker
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#2 posted 1781 days ago
Perfect use of the space, and super colorful too.
Those flourishes are really nice!
-- Having fun...Eric
savannah505
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#3 posted 1781 days ago
A very nice piece.
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KayBee
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#4 posted 1781 days ago
Great design and well done too! I like the lacewood caps and accents.
-- Karen - a little bit of stupid goes a long way
Les Hastings
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#5 posted 1780 days ago
Very nice little bench Beth, great design. Welcome to Lumberjocks!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Walnut_Weasel
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#6 posted 1780 days ago
Very nice.
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jim1953
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#7 posted 1780 days ago
Great Lookin Bench
-- Jim, Kentucky
huff
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#8 posted 1780 days ago
Perfect little stool for that corner. nice details.
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mtnwild
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#9 posted 1780 days ago
Cool piece! Looks great, nice idea and work on that, love the details…...........
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
paplou
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#10 posted 1780 days ago
very nice… i never tried bending but after seen this project i might try it .
-- PAPLOU
rrdesigns
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#11 posted 1780 days ago
Paplou, I was worried about the glue-up, but the bending form made it real easy. I’ll definitely do it again. The book on wood bending that I mentioned above was a very helpful teacher.
-- Beth, Oklahoma, Rambling Road Designs
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