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redwood(scots pine) garden bench

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I was recently asked to make 8 garden benches for some local irish cottages for tourists. 6 were straight forward (or to quote the plan ”easy to build”),
the other 2 had to be 22.5 degrees to fit around a corner.
this was my first production line project and hopefully not the last.
dam this took up some room in my small shed.
The only difference from the plan insted of dowels i used loose tenons for strength where needed,
the finish is danish oil.

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short


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Scott Bryan

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posted 181 days ago

I like these benches. I can well understand, however, about your space dilemma that a project of this size created for you. It does look like it is difficult to get around the “bench clutter” in your shop and I can only see 3 of them in the photo. To tell the truth I have come to discount the “easy to build” or time reference disclaimer that many projects/plans put in their instructions. I am not sure what they base it on but invariable if a plan calls for a 2 hour assembly time, for example, it takes me 3 to 4 times that.

Anyway thanks for sharing this with us.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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ND2ELK

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posted 181 days ago

All your benches look great, but I really like the curved one. If you turn the center table around would it sit in a corner? Just might be another bench you could offer if you build any more. Thanks for posting!

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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john

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posted 181 days ago

Great work on all the benches ! are they all your designs ?

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

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GaryK

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posted 181 days ago

Great looking benches. I really like the different designs.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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RobS

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posted 181 days ago

Yeah, I like the angled one, let me guess that one is for married couples…ha …That way they don’t have to look at each other.

But seriously though, those would be good backed up against a tree, post or column…and it would be cooll to have a curved table in front of it with similar angles..

Well done. Thanks for sharing.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 181 days ago

thats a nice garden bench, it must have been difficult to put the angle in it. great job.

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darryl

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posted 181 days ago

Those did come out really nice. I have a few single adirondack chairs in back yard. I’d like to make one or two loveseats this spring/summer.

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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Grumpy

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posted 181 days ago

I have had one of those benches on the to do list for some time now, great designs, thanks for sharing.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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shiney5757

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posted 181 days ago

The six straight ones were done off a plan
But the angled ones, i had to make a template of the building where it was to fit and adjust the design to suit.It goes to show we dont have to always stick to the original design,just jump on in and make mistakes and learn as we go (old saying ”the man who didn’t make a mistake, didn’t make anything”)wouldn’t you all agree.Rob, thats what i said the first time i sat in it.I follow you on the curved table idea thanks with maybe another set of curved chairs reversed!on the other side.
O yeah i cant take all the credit my younger brother helped and my father too,
what would we do without family.

Goodluck all.

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short

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Marge

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posted 181 days ago

Very nice – they look comfortable.

-- Marge, Colorado

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Blake

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posted 181 days ago

These are really nice! I especially like the curved ones.

Is that really redwood? Is it all sapwood? Wow, it sure is getting lighter and lighter these days as the heartwood disappears. It’s too bad what’s happening to the redwood forests these days. I live in one and I can hear the loggers higher up on the mountain sometimes. I see the redwood logs coming down the road on trucks and I cringe. Are you sure that’s redwood? If so, that really is too bad.

-- Dust collectors suck.

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cajunpen

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posted 180 days ago

Great looking chairs. I’ll take your word that they are redwood – but like Blake – I find them awfully light in color.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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shiney5757

70 posts in 222 days


posted 180 days ago

I know what you mean by very pale, maybe a different finish would have brought the colour out a bit better.
It was redwood i ordered from the sawmill, maybe it is all sapwood or maybe all that is available in ireland.

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short

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jeanmarc

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posted 42 days ago

Great looking chairs.Great work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Greg Wurst

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posted 41 days ago

I missed this before somehow, but I see these benches are very popular! Nice work!

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