This was a neat project. A dead cedar tree fell in my neighbor's yard this spring. The wife called me up and told me that if her husband offered the tree to me, for me to accept it and make him a bench for his birthday as a surprise. He called and offered me the tree, so I accepted and picked it up. He thought I was going to use it for a project. Scott Smith help me out by cutting the log in half on his sawmill. I sanded it up and mortised two holes for the legs a couple of inches deep. I attached the legs with several dowels. On my neighbor's birthday (Oct. 21st), the wife brought her husband to my house to see the bench. I still had to put one more coat of finish on it. He was shocked when he realized that it was for him and that it was from his tree.
I'm not ready to advertise this type of project on my website, but it was fun to make once.
Amy
I'm not ready to advertise this type of project on my website, but it was fun to make once.
Amy