Popular Post Coop Posted October 8, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Being recently retired and having the fall garden planted, I needed a good Woodworking project to keep me occupied. Marc has always had a good array of builds so I thought I would check it out. As we have recently enlarged our house to include a larger patio, I chose a build by Matt Cremona. Matt’s build is a sitting bench made from thermal treated Ash. His final summation of the wood, made me go in a different direction, so I chose to build mine with cypress. Matt also stated that his bench is made for him being a little shorter in stature. I found that to be true after assembly and extended the legs of my bench by 2”. I drilled the bottom of my legs with a 3/8” bit and added a 2” piece of mahogany, supported by a 3/8” stainless steel dowel. All jointery is with epoxy. The back is jointed via Dominos and all other is mortise and tenons. I added about 1/16” of epoxy to the feet for moisture prevention. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 That's a really nice bench, Ken. Does it sit well, with the longer legs? And being cypress, did you bother with a finish? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Nice bench good work! I like the leg extensions despite being functional it does add a bit to the appearance as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 That's a good looking bench. I'm curious why you didn't add cypress leg extensions instead of mahogany? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted October 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 6:02 AM, wtnhighlander said: That's a really nice bench, Ken. Does it sit well, with the longer legs? And being cypress, did you bother with a finish? It does sit well. The angle of the back and the arm rest height is just right. I used teak oil as a finish. On 10/8/2021 at 8:13 AM, Mark J said: I'm curious why you didn't add cypress leg extensions instead of mahogany? I was afraid that if I added cypress as leg extensions, it would appear as a repair or after thought. With the darker wood contrast, maybe it looks more like an intended highlight ? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Well, I agree with Chestnut, it's a good look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McCully Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 I love that look Ken. I actually really like the Mahogany as an accent. Don't think anyone would see that as a needed leg extension unless you told them. I'm hoping to use those plans eventually to build a porch swing for my new home. I have a beautiful view of Signal Peak (~10k ft mountain in SW Utah) from my front porch and want a swing or bench to sit in and enjoy. How were Cremona's videos? I've not ever used one of his projects. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Jonathan, Matt’s videos are a bit different than Marc’s as they are a little less rehearsed. At first I found that to be a bit annoying but as they progressed I realized that he presented it in much the same way I might have, off the cuff at times, and it was very enjoyable. I ended up donating the bench to our church as a silent auction fund raiser at our fall festival. I liked the project, both building and the outcome so much that I plan on building another for our patio, not changing anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 That came out real well my friend. The mahogany makes it look like a cuff detail on the legs. I would have to say it turned out to be a plus for the appearance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Very nice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 9, 2021 Report Share Posted October 9, 2021 That is a beauty Coop. Class act donating it for auction. I need to look into getting cypress around here. The back patio area is getting close enough to done for me to start thinking about some furniture for out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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