Building a 5 board bench - Wormy Maple

[Tekton]

That is coming along quite nicely. Well done!

 

[Osprey Knife & Tool]

It turned out really nice! I know its not complete. But it was cool watching this being made. I have always wanted to get into wood working. I mind have to pick Andy's brian somemore about this subject.

 

[Diomedes Industries]

Seems like that bench is missing some spalting or at least a distal taper.

Jason

 

[BlueGhost203]

That carving bench is missing a price tag Jason. Hahahaha! The craftsmanship is on point. It amazes me how natures flaws (aged or insect ridden wood) create some of the greatest pieces of art. I'd buy a Fiddleback carving bench and that one is a Fiddleback original.

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[Fiddleback]

OK. Spent another 5 hours on it today. Distressed, then stained, then sanded to 120, then distressed again, then sanded to 220 and stained again. (2 different colored stains, first driftwood, then maple. The driftwood color is in the original distressing and is a nice highlight.)

I hope y'all are having fun on your labor day as much as I am. Time for a beer!

 

[Luca917]

Andy,
That bench is going to look so nice...on my porch!

 

[Fiddleback]

Thanks Tony. Its heavy as hell, or I might bring it to trackrock to show off.

 

[Fiddleback]

OK. The cutouts int he legs are sanded and painted, and the first two coats of oil are on the bench.

Pic of the pocket holes the screws are in as requested.

Some pics of the finish so far.

 

[swonut]

nice work! Thanks for the pictures of the pocket screws.

 

[Warrior108]

Really nice work! That looks awesome.

 

[Southern Gent]

Looking good AR. And you had gotten all bent out of shape over a "minor" setback. [emoji6]


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[VANCE]

im very glad to see my drill w/ no battery and two trays of knives stacked on my desk. that should make for a pleasant welcome back


nice bench

 

[Fiddleback]

The drill is my fault grumpy... LOL. The knives are my fault too I guess.

 

[VANCE]

The drill is my fault grumpy... LOL. The knives are my fault too I guess.

hahaha

 

[Uncle_P]

Now that was funny.

 

[Luca917]

nice work! Thanks for the pictures of the pocket screws.

I also wanted to see how this was done. Woodworking like this is something I always wished I had learned, and impresses me tremendously.

Or we could just buy everything from IKEA, glue it together, and hope nobody leans on it.

 

[CoolBreeze135]

That's one awesome looking bench! Thanks for showing us the process.

 

[Mistwalker]

I also wanted to see how this was done. Woodworking like this is something I always wished I had learned, and impresses me tremendously.

Or we could just buy everything from IKEA, glue it together, and hope nobody leans on it.

The Kreg system is pretty awesome. I had used them at cabinet shops before so I bought a set when I built my asshole brother's bar about 8 years ago.

 

[Fiddleback]

C'est finis.

 

[Fiddleback]

I had put off getting a Kreig jig kit for a long time because of the expense, but I'm glad I have it now. Made the asembly thing very easy.