Yoga Meditation Bench

What a beautiful slab of walnut and an interesting design. Is it at all wobbly with the tenons being loose/not pinned?

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

That looks fantastic.

This is beautiful and the design will definitely help in meditation – I could look at that walnut all day!

-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.

Thanks….it’s not wobbly at all. I tried it but don’t let her know :)

-- -- Don in Ottawa, http://www.donebydon.ca

Great looking bench!

Normally, these are used at about a 30 degree tilt, kind of like wedging some pillows between the meditator’s butt and legs. They aren’t used with the top level. Think of sitting on the backs of your own calves.

I’d be interested to hear how this works out with the shape of the bottoms of the legs and the through tenons. It’s not unheard of for folks to use these for hours at a sitting. I still have to use pillows, as my legs fall asleep, so if this design works, I’d love to build one for myself with the same legs.

Thanks for posting!

-- It's all good, if it's wood...

I love it

Barry – I saw a lot of benches on the net with the slanted seats like you described and if the legs weren’t rounded on the bottom, I would have slanted them. She wanted him to be able to use the rounded legs to adjust for his height and to change position even slightly and I thought that if they were slanted and rounded, it may just pitch him forward.

I’m hoping the design will work out and if it does, I’ll be sure to post back or PM you. He won’t be getting it until October so you may have to wait a bit. Also if she decides she really doesn’t like it, I have plenty of time to redo the legs.

-- -- Don in Ottawa, http://www.donebydon.ca

Thanks, Don! I’d like that!

-- It's all good, if it's wood...

I think the term ‘Beautiful’ describes this bench for me. Great job.

-- Robert, so much inspiration here, and so little time!

I don’t do much meditating but with a bench like that I might start haha, great design!

-- Chris, Long Island, http://northsummitblog.wordpress.com

The walnut top you made is so very good looking!

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Gorgeous!

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

That piece of curly/wavy walnut is amazing. Nice touch all around.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Very Cool!

-- Chris, Fl.

Wow, this one can bring much needed inner peace …