Lutyens garden bench finished

Absolutely glorious.
Before I got started back into woodworking, that piece was one of my ultimate goals. Still is…but I am on a slightly different path just yet. Glad to see it executed so nicely. You have done yourself proud, and your clients will be thrilled.

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

lovely result.
How many hours?

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Beautiful work James!

The buttons are a very nice touch. Seeing work like this makes me realize just how far I have to go.

-- Wayne - Newbie looking to learn!

Difficult to say how many hours, started last week in June, full saturdays, couple hours sundays (no machines sundays – swiss law), 2 or 3 evenings in the week. My guess about 90 hours, but that does not include all the hours spent thinking about a project, and I know I’am not alone on this point…lol

-- James - Geneva, Switzerland

Outstanding project! Very beautiful.

I’ll bet I could get a Domino if I could make one of these for my wife ;^D

• How do you like the machine?
• How much quicker can you do mortise and tenon joinery with this machine?
• Do you think that it’s worth the money?

That Swiss law is a good one. There ought to be at least one day out of the week for peace and quiet. We have the other (6) days to make noise (and sawdust). And besides, I bet you can use hand tools on Sunday ;^D

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Wow thats a nice piece of work. love the joinery.

-- bryano

Jaw-dropping magnificent.

It is definitely a winner. Gosh this is SWEEEEEET

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

Thanks for the compliments.

TomFran, the domino is amazing, it is truely a great machine. It takes 3 secounds to make a mortise, there are about 60 domino joints in this project, it has taken me nearly 8 weeks, without the domino maybe twice as long.
One great thing about the domino is the ease of correcting a mistake, if you cut a mortise out of line, you glue in a domino. wait an hour and cut a new mortise, no loss of strength to the joint. In my final assembly I discovered 2 out of line joints, it took me 30 mins to correct, just gotta clean residue off the domino cutter.
I think it is worth the money, but I still plan on hand cut joints also.

-- James - Geneva, Switzerland

nice

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

James, you have done yourself proud!! I’ve always admired these benches. I think part of it is the top board on the back. I reallt like how it looks like a furled ribbon. Great job. I sure wish we had that law here.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Dowelmax or Domino. I just gotta have one of these for better joinery!

I know people have done without them for centuries, but people did without table saws for centuries too, but I don’t many woodworkers who would be without one today.

Thanks for your comments on the Domino, Jembo; it was helpful to me.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Great work!

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

great looking piece, very well done.

I’ve never worked with beech, what is it like to work with ?

Is it rot, weather and insect resistant ?

-- ..... art for lifes sake

Very nice work James. I am sure the wife appreciates the time and effort you put into this. Well done.

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

Here is my Interview with the DowelMax people.
I love it… makes it so easy

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

Very nice bench and excellent work. I’m sure your wife will love it.

-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good

Great looking bench. I was going to make one for the Summer Contest, but I couldn’t get past the joinery portion of the challenge.

I’ll get mine made someday. I was looking for some 2 X 8” cypress wood and didn’t come up with any.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Beautiful bench. Should receive an award just for being!
Don’tcha just love the Domino? So flexible, fast and accurate. Some would say almost too accurate!
Wait till you get a chance to use the Kapex SCMS. Unbelievable.

Rob

-- http://www.damnfinefurniture.com

Wow…absolutely beautiful…I think I’m lucky you were late.

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

sensational piece of furniture and a magnificent display of your craft work – well done.

-- Skinna - Australia... I won't stop at murder if that's what is necessary to get the job done

I like the back rest on this bench, the whole thing is great, but to me the back stands out the most

-- Jeff B.

very nice…my summer awards entry has not posted yet either…i was 3 hours too late…I am glad that you took the time to make this perfect…beautiful job…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

Great workmanship James! Thats quite a project for anyone to tackle and you did it very well.Love the details.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Wow, I’m at a lose for the proper words to tell you how I feel about this beautiful piece of workmanship. The artistic back alone has a great look. It has an elegant look to it. It invites you to sit down and enjoy the view knowing you got the best seat in town. I just got an other favorite to my short list.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida

Wow, really nice accomplishment here, congratulations on a

-- Bob A in NJ

This just came back around. What an amazing bench. Beautiful work!

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

I am just starting a bench project and this lovely bench has inspired me, thanks very good job.

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short

Glad to see this come out of the archives. Great bench.

-- Maplewood, MN

Stunning bench.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Thats a awesome bench!!

-- Steve-o