Garden Bench

[ncleet]

A few months back, jrs posted pictures and a link to the plans for a Japanese Garden Bench. Then sawduster posted his pictures as well. I loved the look and the simplicity of the design and had to give it a try. This one is made of cedar. I took my time, rounded over all of the edges and drilled and plugged all the holes. I'm quite pleased with the result and can't quite bring myself to leave it completely outside so it's going to sit in the screen porch. Thanks to jrs & sawduster for the inspiration.
Lee

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[b4man]

Beautiful!:icon_thum

Barbara

 

[farmerbw]

Great job bro.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Did you leave it "natural" or did you apply a finish/topcoat?

Brian.

 

[PChristy]

Nice job Lee - :icon_thum

 

[nelsone]

Good looking bench Lee!:icon_thum

 

[Bryan S]

Looks good I love all that straight grain on the cedar.

 

[LeftyTom]

Simply beautiful, Lee.

 

[ncleet]

Great job bro.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Did you leave it "natural" or did you apply a finish/topcoat?

Brian.

Brian, I put on some 'waterseal' with UV protection. The color is pretty much unchanged.

Thanks to all for the nice comments. :gar-Bi
Lee

 

[MrAudio815]

Wow that is Very Nice...


Thanks for posting and sharing the pic's. I must have missed the other post. Looks like a fun project that I may have to try when the builders around here start throwing away there 2x4's

Way to plug everything, it looks really good~!

 

[Canuck]

Nice work Lee!!!!:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Looks to me that it will last a nice long time.

Thanks for sharing the great pics.

Wayne

 

[skeeter]

Nice job. I like the design.

 

[cpowell]

The bench loks great.

Good attentiaon to detail when plugging the holes - looks like you oriented the grain on the plugs. Softening the edges is a good touch too.


Chuck

 

[Trent Mason]

Nice job Lee. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I like that design and you built it very well. :icon_thum

 

[Dragon]

Great looking bench. Gives me some ideas for one of own. :eusa_thin