A bench for Tiiler

cool little bench,to bad about the through tenons.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

I like it. I’m also surprised at the tear-out you got. The thru-tenons woulda been SO NICE.

-- "The greatest pleasure in life is doing what others say you cannot do."-Walter Bagehot

nice bench jack

how about angling the top
of the legs first
then using a backer for the tenon cuts
move it if it gets sloopy

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Cool looking bench!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Nice looking bench. I’ll bet you are a good grandpa.

I like it. Ya some sort of backing would help.

-- JJ

That is one COOL little bench!

He will like that for years to come… even as an adult…

Great Job!

Thank you.

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David, I think you’re onto something with cutting the edge @ 60degrees first. I did try backing but I was moving the board across the opening for the dado blades so that once the first cut was done, there was no backing…

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

Nice bench Jack. Grandkids, another reason to woodwork.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.

Nice bench, Jack. One way to get around the tear out and cover the dado would be to glue on a thin solid piece on the edge after the dadoing! To make the grain match, cut the pieces off both sides before cutting the dadoes and then glue them back where they came from…...........Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Thought of that. Might make a good treatment.

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

Jack.

I have used Blue-tape to stop tear-out, but never tried it in oak. Definitely needs some sort of backing.

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