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The inspiration for this project came from a pile of left over wood from a previous project. The Claro Walnut slats are dadoed to receive 1/8” brushed aluminum cross members and the legs are attached with bridle joints. I pre-finished with 5 coats of Tung oil prior to final assembly. Dimensions are 16W x 26L x 12H.
-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)






























13 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 690 days ago
Excellent Job!
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Blake
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posted 690 days ago
Very cool! I like the modern design of it. Incorporating the aluminum was a cool Idea. I am wondering about the strength of the top, though. Do you think you have wakened it by cutting into it with the dados? I’m just curious as to how you constructed it to account for this.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 690 days ago
Nice bit of design!
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Tablesawed
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posted 690 days ago
That’s a beautiful design and execution. How did you connect the aluminum to the walnut? Did you finish the pieces before assembly?
TreeBones
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posted 690 days ago
Very nice, great work.
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Damian Penney
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posted 689 days ago
Very cool, really like the use of the Al
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FritzM
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posted 688 days ago
Thanks guys!
Blake: After i cut the dados in the slats, they were very flexible but once I epoxied the aluminum in, it essentially replaced the missing material. Although I wouldn’t stand or even sit on it, it is a stout little table and more than strong enough for it’s intended use. We use it in our bathroom and it sits next to the toilet…. it holds a couple extra bath towels and, “reading material”.
Tablesawed: yep, I used epoxy and prefinished prior to assembly.
-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)
Blake
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posted 688 days ago
Cool. I love the design. You are one of my favorite designers on the site. I just really like the style of all of your projects.
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Napaman
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posted 687 days ago
wow…on your descirption you called your self a beginner—-this is GREAT!!! nice job…
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mot
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posted 687 days ago
Yeah, I really like that piece. Nice job.
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Nate Noe
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posted 681 days ago
You’re right, walnut and aluminum look amazing. I love seeing those the little slivers of shining aluminum slicing through from the top view of your bench. beautiful design.
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bfd
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posted 672 days ago
Awesome design. Kind of a modern interpretation of the iconic Nelson bench. Ok so you and Nate Noe have inspired me to use some aluminum on future projects I just love the way it looks against wood.
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Chris
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posted 672 days ago
Very interesting Design..
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