Red Oak Pew for Small Chapel

I have always been amazed at how well built pews are. And it is obvious that you have carried on that tradition. Good Job!

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

Wow… Nice pew.. I always hated as a kid traveling to different older churches with awful kneelers and pews. I’ve been over six feet tall since middle school so squeezing into some old churches wasn’t fun!

That’s cool nice work.

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

Excellent work, keep up the tradition!

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Looks beautifully, and thoughtfully, made !

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

Really incredible build. Beautiful

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

great work. The pews look very nice and expertly constructed.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

You’d think there’s not much could be done with a pew, but this is great, elegant but robust, a modern update to a traditional design. Absolutely stunning and pefectly executed. Thanks for posting.

-- Do or do not, there is no try

Thanks for the compliments.

@StephenSchaad

Yes, a lot of older pews aren’t friendly to tall people (people were shorter then or something?). When I designed mine I had three people well over 6’ tall try out a mockup before committing to final dimensions. All of them were satisfied.

As a bonus, someone under 5’ tried one out and was comfortable as well. That’s likely due to the shorter than normal seat height. It’s about 16.5” between the front edge of the seat and the floor. For some reason the short height doesn’t bother taller people so long as the angles are right. I learned that from an accomplished chair-maker.

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Wonderful work and pictures.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois