Stickley-Style, Quarter-Sawn Oak Bench

Very nice! I love the mouse-hole trestle style. I can’t wait to see the table. Bowling alley finish. Hmmm…

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

I am putting this on my list of “things I am totally going to get around to copying someday”

Fantastic. Really fantastic!

I’ve never done anything with QSWO, but … I think it’s time :-)

And just the concept of “bowling alley polyurethane….”

Classic!

-- -- Neil

That is beautiful – I’m a sucker for QSWO. Please post pics of the table with the bench when you can.
Excellent design, and a fine job by your uncle!

-- To do is to be

this is really well executed.

Very nice bench.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

Very nice. Where did you get that humongous graff paper?

-- My philosophy: Somewhere between Norm and Roy

Nice design, i really like the curves and the mouse hole. I’ve got a bench i built out of red oak that i havent posted yet with the mouse hole and keyed ends. Not nearly as big as yours though. Mine is a “put on your boots” size bench lol..
What size material did you guys use? Looks to be about 8/4
Again, nice work to both of you.

-- Jesus was a carpenter

REALLY,...this is a beautiful piece! You AND you uncle did a wonderful job!!

-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX

It looks like you have a good eye (yes, pun intended) with scaling the table to the bench proportions. I bet it looks great next to your table.

-- Doug - As my Dad taught me, you're not a cabinet maker until you can hide your mistakes.

You can find graph papers of all kinds at teacher supply stores or at art supply stores. It can cost a bit of money, but it saves you the time of making it yourself. I find that it is the best/easiest way for me to lay things out properly.

As for the dimensons of the lumber… sorry, but it’s a bit hard to say. My uncle basically bought a white oak tree at the mill. He’s a forest geneticist, so he talks trees and lumber all the time. He had it quartersawn. He then brought home four boards that were more than 2’’ thick, between 7 and 8’’ wide, and about 10 feet long. After joining and planing all the boards, they’re down to just a hair less that 2’’ thick, which is about a 1/4’’ thicker than the thickness of the lumber Stickley used on our table!

THis is a beautiful and sublime design. I have just ordered the plans for the trestle table. Seeing your work on the bench, a scale version of the table, is helpful.

Thanks.