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I got an inquiry a while ago from a fellow woodworker about this bench that I was ask to make. I got a photo of it in the mail this past week so I looked around and found some other photos and thought that I should go ahead and post it.
It’s a bench made to honor John Perry from some of his golfing /drinking buddies at Boomers in Oak Hill, Texas. We took the bench to a little golf coarse in Austin,Texas near the intersection of Lamar & Barton Springs. We set it up on top of the hill under the pecan trees overlooking the golf coarse. I’m sure that JP would love for any woodworkers /golfers in the area playing golf to have a seat on his bench in the shade and enjoy the view and some of what’s good about Austin.
I made the bench out of redwood and used linseed oil to finish it. There is a caretaker still applying linseed oil to it from time to time. I used 4×4 post bases with large washers set in concrete to hold the legs out of the dirt to make it last.
-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with
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degoose
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#1 posted 757 days ago
A fitting tribute..
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Jamie Speirs
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#2 posted 757 days ago
It looks like a nice friendly bench.
Great tribute.
jamie
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Ken90712
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#3 posted 757 days ago
Well done, looks comfy.
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jockmike2
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#4 posted 757 days ago
Beautiful bench, love the wood and finish. The design is also cool.
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Tag84
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#5 posted 757 days ago
You can see it’s build with passion and love, great work Darrel
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SSMDad
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#6 posted 757 days ago
Terrific bench Darrel. I’m sure he’d have been very happy with it!
(I need to find out how and when to do the linseed oil thing, haha)
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LittlePaw
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#7 posted 757 days ago
Looks very inviting to a walking (not riding) golfer I once was. I saw a driver the other day and it was as big as a watermelon and not made of wood anymore! No wonder I can’t swing that monster anymore! LOL 8:)
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#8 posted 754 days ago
I love the linseed oil finish!
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Jack_T
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#9 posted 753 days ago
What a thoughtful way to honor a departed friend. The bench looks really good. You did justice to the commission.
-- Jack T, John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."
devann
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#10 posted 753 days ago
Thanks everybody for your kind words and comments. And thanks to everybody at Boomers in Oak Hill, Texas for giving me the honor of making this bench for JP. I look forward to see all y’all next time I’m down that way.
-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with
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