Company Name: Around the Bend WoodworksChild size Dovetail Harvest Bench. 48" long, 16' deep. The sides are Spalted Hard Maple, Hand cut with a chainsaw, then sanded for hours! 2" thick Red Maple slab seat & Oak Rail Back. Finished with 3 coats of Spar Urethane. This piece knocks down to 5 pieces & the 4 pins that hold it together. The seat is held by giant dovetails & is slightly tilted back, so gravity holds it in. The back rails are fastened to the sides by 4 pins, that when removed permit the bench to be dismantled.
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| Posted By: | William Brown |
Nice looking work! The contrasting wood look great together and most of all it looks comfortable. What method did you use to make the dovetails?
William
| Posted By: | Ted - Benchmeister |
Thanks! This is my own original design. at first I was cutting them & all the pieces, slab included with a chain saw. Now I use a plain old dewalt skillsaw for the dovetails & buy my slabs from a local mill.
| Posted By: | Mike |
Very very cool. I love that it can be dismantled!
| Posted By: | JD |
Very nice work,,and great site. Be safe w/ chainsaws,,,JD
| Posted By: | Ted - Benchmeister |
Thanks to all! The traffic on my site is going through the roof! OK Down to business. I had to come up with a knockdown design for these benches because in the larger versions of this bench are soooo heavy thats the only way to move them. I have made these in sizes from 2 to 12 feet. & they sell for around $100 a foot. At that price you can tell I do it for the love of the work ... not the money. Thanks again, Ted.
| Posted By: | Rick |
Great designs Ted
Best of luck
| Posted By: | Mainexile |
Man....that is wicked sharp! Now my wife wants me to ask you how much to make one for her...thanks a lot! Heh, heh, heh!
