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dowelmax reclaimed church pew bench

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A few weeks ago, my Aunt & Uncle gave us an old church bench because they know that we are really enjoying woodworking and they thought we could use it for something.

Well, this weekend we took it into the basement and created a new bench.

The wood was 10.5 feet long and I wanted the bench to be about 18” high, so we cut the legs from the end of the board, leaving us with a 7.5’ long bench.

We used the DowelMax to join the legs to the bench, using the spacer to leave room for a finger hold at the ends. We then attached an old piece of wood (that almost matched in colour) to the centre as a support and put triangle supports to the vertical pieces to add to stability.

We left the old finish on it, as it matches our antique piano finish and the finish on an old cupboard that is also sitting in our entryway.

We now have (hopefully) enough room to hold all of the shoes people seem to kick off at the back door, never to be picked up again! :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)


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jockmike2

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posted 427 days ago

Very nice wood, wood would’nt you say you were blessed to receive it? Good use of it too. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 427 days ago

Ah yes – yes I would, Mike! Yes I wood.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Aubster

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posted 427 days ago

That was agood idea, and how lucky that it already matched your decor.

-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.

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RobS

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posted 427 days ago

Ah yes, a pew for the shoes. Nice save!

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 427 days ago

yes, we are calling the bench “PePe”

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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CharlieM1958

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posted 427 days ago

All those shoes kicked off and left…. If I was your neighbor, I’d be wondering where you were burying the bodies. ;-)

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

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DAN

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posted 427 days ago

green shoes ? >grin<

nice bench … love the old finish

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 427 days ago

lol what bodies? huh? what? where? don’t know what you are talking about!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 427 days ago

everyone has to have at least one pair of green shoes, don’t they??
(they match my Lumberjocks shirt REALLY nicely!!!)
(oh, and they belong to my daughter, as do most of those shoes parked there.. and she’s not buried in the backyard)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

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posted 427 days ago

Ms Debbie
I don,t know where you find the time to whip up all these projects so quickly?

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 427 days ago

well, it was the long weekend.. so that helped :)
and since I’m not a perfectionist nor a skilled woodworker, I can get away with being quick rather than good lol

and it’s just a guess but I would think that putting 3 boards together takes a lot less time than building an extreme birdhouse!!! :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Thos. Angle

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posted 427 days ago

As many butts as that old pew wore out on Sunday morning, it deserves to go to work every day and make and honest living. You play a good game, Debbie dear.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 427 days ago

lol thanks Thos.
When we were cutting it I thought “hmm I wonder how many confessed sins are being let loose into our shop??!!!” :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Bob Babcock

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posted 427 days ago

Very nicely done Deb. Don’t you just love stuff with a history.

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

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Steffen

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posted 427 days ago

Colour? Centre? What, are you Canadian or something?...lol I love your bench! And, I pretty much like every Canadian I’ve met. Did I say I love old church benches?

-- Steffen

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 426 days ago

Yes, Bob.. I think think it is the history/story that makes something special. That’s why I love the blogs, here, so much,... they tell me the history “right from the beginning”.

Steffen, you bring colour to the centre of my cheeks. I would be honoured to have you as a neighbour – any day :)

(Canadians love U)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

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posted 417 days ago

Nice use of the wood, Debbie.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 417 days ago

thanks Tom.
I showed my aunt last week at our bonfire breakfast and she looked at me with a look that said, “we took that bench apart and gave you the wood to make things and you just put it back into a bench!!”
:)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Karson

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posted 417 days ago

Very receptive of your Aunt. And what did you reply?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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MsDebbieP

11909 posts in 642 days


posted 414 days ago

I just smiled and said that we simply couldn’t cut it up.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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