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Shoe Bench

Project by Bill posted 762 days ago 862 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I had a bit of Redwood left over from the Potting table I built, so I decided to make a shoe bench. This bench allows me to sit down and take off my shoes, and store them in the laundry area instead of in the house.

The bench is made of Redwood. I have not put a finish on it yet, but will probably use varnish.

The design also would work as an outdoor or serving table to match the potting table.

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


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WayneC

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posted 762 days ago

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.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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Jojo

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posted 762 days ago

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

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin

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TomFran

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posted 762 days ago

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

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

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Karson

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posted 762 days ago

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.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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MsDebbieP

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posted 761 days ago

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.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Tony

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posted 761 days ago

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

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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Bill

2561 posts in 1059 days


posted 761 days ago

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

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coloradoclimber

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posted 760 days ago

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.

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mot

4903 posts in 934 days


posted 759 days ago

That’s a neat idea, Bill.

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

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