| Project by AkumAnubis | posted 248 days ago | 589 views | 4 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
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This is my second piece of furniture. This time my challenge was to make through mortises, and I think I succeeded as all of the joints came out fairly tight except for one of the joints on the top.
I used handtools exclusively in the construction of this piece, and I have decided that next time I will at least allow my self the use of at least the band saw.
There is very little skill involved in the rough cutting and I am simply tiring myself and delaying the completion of the project.
The materials for this project are: Rift and flat sawn Spanish Cedar for the legs and top, quarter sawn White Oak for the stretcher, and wedges are Wenge.
The finish is 5 coats of Tung Oil, and 2 coats of a mix of BLO and Sparthane.
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11 comments so far
Preston H
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posted 248 days ago
Hi looks good to me . The contrast in wood gives it extra zing
-- Preston H Kamloops BC Canada
GaryK
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posted 248 days ago
I like that bench!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
gizmodyne
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posted 248 days ago
Very nice project. I have cut those keyed tenons too. Drilling out the middle on the drill press saves a lot of time.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
Critterman
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posted 247 days ago
Very pretty, nice work.
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Mario
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posted 247 days ago
Very nice project. the finish is really nice.
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dustynewt
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posted 247 days ago
Elegant design and great execution. I love asian styles.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 247 days ago
This is a really nice piece. I love the design and the fact that you used on hand tools. As a power tool guy I could not imagine the effort or skill it takes to do something like this. I know that if I attempted something like this with only hand tools I would be lost in a heartbeat.
Thanks for sharing.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Gustav
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posted 247 days ago
That is a very nice bench.
-- I can build us one.
rikkor
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posted 247 days ago
Great bench. It looks very solid.
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mrtrim
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posted 246 days ago
wow ! i love that bench great job
DIABLO
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posted 45 days ago
looks good…..