elm bench

[TrollSpiel]

aint trying to be funky,,as much as I like the legs on your current table, i dont have the time to do it on the amount of stuff I make, it has to be viable !

 

you might slightly have not got my point there.. while for me, i always look at the legs (yeah, that too) what people generally look at, is the whole. They look at something objectively.. we, as the craftsman, look at it subjectively, we see every tiny detail. When we are working, the wood speaks. People make up their minds on something in ONE second, and what speaks is the whole.

 

things should always be funky.. that's putting your soul into it !

[delabodge]

errmmm right ok,,,,

[bbtarb]

awesome looking bench! that elm really comes up well, bet she sells in no time!

[TrollSpiel]

errmmm right ok,,,,

ok, go back to chris gills comment, you can understand that

[delabodge]

ok, go back to chris gills comment, you can understand that

 

nobody likes a smart arse,,,considering your first comment on why you havnt been here for a while ,im suprised,,,,this is now my last post ,,,knob:blushing:

[delabodge]

p.s sold the bench today,,but hey,,,,,

[Stu]

wkd bench mate! uve inspired me i wanna get some elm to make something what are the legs made out of?

[skyhuck]

NICE, but im not sure about the legs

 

Only my personal opinion mate

 

I disagree, I think without legs it would far too low.

[Rob D]

Another cracking bench.

 

I think Trollspiel is not meaning to be offensive but maybe coming in from a different perspective....

 

I think this design is a good formula in terms of time to build, wood it uses and what you can sell it for. You could try variations on the legs but is this going to change the price you sell it for? Or be less work? Make it more sellable?

 

Prob not and considering these last 2 have sold quick enough why change it.

[delabodge]

Another cracking bench.

 

I think Trollspiel is not meaning to be offensive but maybe coming in from a different perspective....

 

I think this design is a good formula in terms of time to build, wood it uses and what you can sell it for. You could try variations on the legs but is this going to change the price you sell it for? Or be less work? Make it more sellable?

 

Prob not and considering these last 2 have sold quick enough why change it.

 

thanks for input rob, maybe I was too quick to bite!,but,,,I make my benches in the time frame that allows me to sell them at a cost people can afford, so the leg construction is a little traditional, but its not as quick as some might think, morticed and tennoned takes longer than just large sides attached with a battern, and its stronger,

I`ve made tricker benches and carved detail into them, and as much as I love doing it,they dont provide the return i need to justify renting a yard and paying bills,,,,,,so yes am slave to reality,,but still not working in a factory,or supermarket,,,and I love my job! and love turning my arb waste into something other than firewood,,,