Bench fit for a Cabin

Wow Rob! That’s a terrific looking bench, and from found lumber, no less? I’m duly impressed. I hope the recipient is as well! Nice work.

-- Robb

Very nice!!

-- Jeremy, Saratoga, NY

Nice Rob. Very rustic and creative.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

great bench, and what a find in those old boards! (as soon as the snow is gone, I’ve got some woods to tromp through…) good things that isn’t headed for the post office!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Hi Rob

Very good looking bench. You did a nice job of keeping the typical “clunky” look of a bench at bay.

The joinery is nicely done also!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Great bench Rob! Sure looks like heart pine to me which would explain the turpentine/pinesol smell, imho. As a matter of fact, pine is what is used to make turpentine from.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Great job Rob !! I am a big fan of rustic furniture.
That will last for centuries.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

Hi Rob,

This is a very nice looking bench. It has solid joinery and thanks for the story behind it.

Thanks for the post.

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

Rob – I remember when you found that wood…

You really used it to a great effect here! Good looking solid bench! Great joinery.

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Beautiful bench. I think that you joinery was very clever and is well executed. He should be quite happy with it – he certainly won’t have to worry about the wind blowing it over or it roting anytime soon.

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

Again, a very nice rustic piece Rob, and the exterior pics even look better than the previous. The turpentine gives it an amazing-looking grain. It almost doesn’t look like pine. I bet your BIL will be as in awe as we all are.

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

Nice! Real nice! Glad to see something so nice came out of those old timbers Rob. Beautiful wood pattern too.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Wow! All great comments, thanks so much! Coming from all of you means a lot to me.

Carl, thanks for the guess on the wood, I’m not exactly sure what it is, although it is very heavy but figured most of that heft is from the treatment, whatever it may be.

Scott, good luck on your quest.

Thanks again to all.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

I’m not usually a big fan of “rustic” but this bench is really beautiful. Great looking wood, too.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I think it’s great that something so rustic and simple has half a world of thought put into it. That great looking bench will be enjoyed for generations.

-- Thuan

Great bench! Unique joinery method, too – way easier than the other way around.

-- Just another woodworker

You pulled some beautiful color out of that wood! Nice

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

wow great job. i love the rustic look!

great work.

-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.

Rob, Bench looks great. I like the reverse mortise and tenon concept, gives it a very good look.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

That is really impressive. It really has stunning grain figure, and I like the leg-attachment.

Thanks for all the positive feedback. I appreciate all of you taking the time to look, read and comment.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

I like everything about this’n.

-- Gary, Florida

wow, really great. i love the angles of the legs, it creates a very light weight feel despite the thickness of the stock. the joinery is very creative. nice grain too. great work.

Hello Rob;

—-well yes, here I come in late as usual with my .02 cents worth….

What a ’bonzer’ of a cabin bench and very much ’prodigious’ in size and feat of work-man-ship. I have been wondering when and to what use, you were going to put these boards to, that you had shown us in one of your previous blog stories. And now that I’ve seen the result of your work….and labor in the art of unique, I’m glad for the wait. I might add that one of the first points my eyes were drawn to on this bench, was the finish you gave the wood….and what a great finish therein.

And now for the wood joinery that you have used here on this piece….or in your own words; ”....its almost a reverse mortise and tenon.” This type of wood joint is what I would call a ’bridle joint’ as shown in the following link…. Bridle joint

Well take care over the weekend of moving this one….and,

Thank you for sharing this one with us here at LJ.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

Thanks for the joinery lesson Frank, in looking at the link and adding the information that the legs on this bench have a 10 degree splay, this is actually an Oblique Bridle Joint. Then, of course, I added oak dowel pins to the joints so technically it could be a Pinned Oblique Bridle Joint. Thanks for your kind words Frank, as always you are too kind.

Gary and UBL, thanks to you too.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Abosultly beautiful! Perfect looking joinery and a great display of the natural beauty of the wood.
Thanks for sharing.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

It has a great look to it, & the wind will never blow this one away.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

This is a great bench Rob. I like the same style you lean towards.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

I like this style as well. Looks very sturdy!

-- Frank, Mississippi, http://www.stoutwoodworks.com

That’s beautiful!

-- Read my amazingly insightful blog at http://jn3Woodworks.blogspot.com/

rustic fun

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

great lines and workmanship. I wish you had entered this in the contest!

-- -Brady, Austin, Texas, Y'all

Thanks Brady. Guess I stayed away from the contest on this one cause I like to build contest entries during the contest time frame. And I think this contest was technically a Garden bench contest, and while I’m sure this could last a long time in a garden environment, it is safely tucked away in a NM ski lodge…

Thanks for deeming it contest worthy though….

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX