Shoe Bench

Very nice Bill. I like the design. One of these days I am going to have to drive down and see some of these great projects in person.

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Quick, clean and sturdy. A nice utilitarian piece. Well done, Bill.

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Nice bench. It should work great for years. Super job, Bill !!!

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

Great Bill. But, I did notice something that should have been caught. The top two boards has red in the middle and white on the edges. The middle one has white in the middle and red on the edges. The bottom one has red and white in the middle and red and white on the edges.

you should try to match the color patterns as you assemble the bench.

But very nice.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

isn’t that PURDY

I hadn’t noticed the red/white, Karson.. but now that you mention it… and you can match it OR use it as a progression from front to back creating another design element.

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Jojo said it all – you have been busy recently have’nt you!

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I tried to match up the boards as well as I could, but I only had some left overs. The most I could do was to try and match the sections on each level. If I was doing this as a commission, I would match up the shelving better.

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

Bill,

Looking at the middle shelf, it looks like the ends are not supported on the outside of the uprights, the ends with the notches. Those ends also look like a convenient place to rest your foot while standing up and lacing a boot. In my house I could see those ends getting snapped off pretty quick. I don’t think there is much strength in those little overhanging notches. Running a support along the front and back under the middle shelf would support those ends and match the look of the upper and lower shelves.

It looks like you’re able to store your shoes under the bench when not in use, that is convenient. I doesn’t look like you relieved the edges of the under shelf supports, in particular the front to back supports of the middle shelf, specifically the bottom inner corner of the front to back middle shelf supports. I could see myself leaning down to put a pair of shoes under the middle shelf and hooking the back of my hand on those corners.

Either relieving those corners or adding the side to side front / back support under the middle shelf might protect from bumps.

That’s a neat idea, Bill.

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