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Project by TheDane posted 454 days ago 672 views 3 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is how the Dane spent spare time in July and August.

Actually, the long bench on the right was built in 2006, using a pattern in WOOD Magazine.

The chair is an option detailed in the original WOOD article, and the glider is a varient of the optional settee in the same article.

The stock used is Western red cedar from a local home center.

The finish used is a two-part epoxy (2 coats … Smith & Co.’s CPES Warm – Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer) and three coats of spar varnish (Epifanes Gloss Clear Varnish). The finishing materials came from Jamestown Distributors (http://www.jamestowndistributors.com).

The original bench has sat outside year-round, and cleans up with a little OxyClean and warm water.

-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi


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socalwood

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posted 454 days ago

nice looking! your finish schedule is not one i would have used, and you say it is holding up well- that’s good ! thanks-

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Gary

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posted 454 days ago

That’s a good looking set.
Gary

-- Gary, Florida

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Dennis Zongker

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posted 454 days ago

Nice looking set. Thats a great picture.

-- Dennis Zongker

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trifern

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posted 454 days ago

That is a beautiful set of garden furniture. The finish looks nice and it sounds durable. The setting looks very peaceful and relaxing. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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JerseyJoe

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posted 454 days ago

Hey Dane, Great work.. I have benches very similar to the ones you made on my list so it is nice to see what I’m missing… Keep up the great work.

Joe

-- Joe Massanova, Somerdale, NJ

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ND2ELK

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posted 454 days ago

Great looking lawn pieces. You did a beautiful job on them. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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thetimberkid

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posted 453 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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stanley_clifton

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posted 453 days ago

Beautiful work: it looks like it will last several lifetimes. We need some furniture for our garden for which I’m in the market for some recycled oak. I’ll favourite this project if you don’t mind, as I need some reference sources.

-- Stanley generally struggling

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Bigbuck

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posted 453 days ago

Very nice, great looking yard furniture.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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Ampeater

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posted 453 days ago

I made two garden chairs a couple of years ago and used the same finish. They were made from white oak and they still look new. I like your design better.

-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."

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93mwm

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posted 307 days ago

you dont purchance have a copy of the plans for the glider?
Cheers

-- mwm! Before you criticise walk a mile in their shoes, and when you do criticise you will be a mile away and have their shoes!

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TheDane

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posted 307 days ago

Actually, there never were any plans for the glider … at least they were never committed to paper. Basically, the glider is the settee in WOOD’s plans with 1” shorter legs. The platform was based on the one on a glider my neighbor picked up at a garage sale.

-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi

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93mwm

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posted 307 days ago

oh ok

-- mwm! Before you criticise walk a mile in their shoes, and when you do criticise you will be a mile away and have their shoes!

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93mwm

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posted 307 days ago

thanks

-- mwm! Before you criticise walk a mile in their shoes, and when you do criticise you will be a mile away and have their shoes!

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