New Bench - porch, not work :-))

[PeteM]

Finally got this finished and on the front porch :eusa_danc

The story is that I assembled it in my basement without checking to see if it would fit through the door. :eusa_doh:Well, it just made it after a bit of juggling and removing the door :icon_thum

pete

 

[sapwood]

Nice Pete! The clean look of the curved back certainly makes it standout. :eusa_clap

And you aren't the only one who has failed to plan ahead sizewise. Many years ago I built a laundry cabinet for LOML that I couldn't get into the house. :lol: Finally had to remove the cabinet top, squeeze it in, then replace the top :BangHead:

Sapwood

 

[Ray Martin]

Pete,

Very nice bench.

I remember my father making a few things that had to be disassembled before they could leave the basement shop. Since my shop is in the garage, I don't have that problem... I prefer to make things that won't fit into the planned transport vehicle.

Ray

 

[SSuther]

Kudos on the bench. Something like that is on my honeydo list. I am inspired!

 

[D L Ames]

Great looking bench Pete.:icon_thum Very nicely done.

D L

 

[froglips]

Bravo!

A bench worthy of a good long porch sit!

Drink an iced tea for us.

Jim

 

[dozer]

Great bench Pete I will be making something similar in the near future.

 

[cpowell]

Pete, after looking at the pic I can see why you may have had problems...that's a pretty fair sized bench you got there.

I love the look...every time LOML thinks about it she tells me, "why don't you make us some pretty outside furniture?"

Shhhh...I can't let her see the pic.

Just looking at the bench, it looks like one of those deals where you don't wanna get back up once you settle into it! Very nice.

Chuck

 

[PeteM]

Thanks for the kind words

It's not the easiest way to build one but what I like is that the legs and back stretcher are 1 1/4" thick. The stretcher is joined to the back legs with wedged M&T's and the front legs to the arms with sliding dovetails.

You do settle back into it. I'm a pretty laid back kinda guy:icon_thum

pete