School memorial bench

[wisewood]

Finished today despite the weather, got soaked! Not the best conditions for sanding eh!

[Gnome]

Like the execution as well as the idea of the books. Very clever mate. :thumbup1:

[thewoodwizard]

Nice piece mate , love the open book idea with the animals, what wood did u use

[abercarver]

Absolutely superb, im sure they will love the bench for many years to come.

You should be very proud of this piece.

 

I take it you planked the seat timbers or did you get these separately? iv been looking into an alaskan mini mill but unsure.

[APC]

nice!

[dervishcarving]

Great work mate. I was lucky, finished my school bench today in SUNSHINE ill post pics later. How you getting on in the new carving place?

[wisewood]

Alright Dave, hmm could have done with sunshine today mate.

New yard is nice and remote but I really miss not having a cosy workspace under cover. Really need to sort something more permanent.

 

Thanks for the kind feedback folks, the uprights were maple and the boards were syc. Both supplied by fellow carver and all round top guy.

I milled the boards with an alaskan mill(borrowed from more top blokes:sneaky2:)

 

The teacher was a forest school teacher and an avid book reader. Thought it would be nice to have the books come to life so to speak with the animals emerging from the pages.

[delabodge]

really nice mate,,

[Rob D]

Cracking work Si - great detail

[ukminch]

Which school was it for? Pm me if you don't wana do it publicly wondering if it was a mate of mine?