brown oak bench

[kev_s]

Lovely Bench

 

have you done anything to stop the ends from splitting (down)?

 

thanks

[Berts wood]

Lovely Bench

 

have you done anything to stop the ends from splitting (down)?

 

thanks

Kev, the timber is really old and well seasoned, all the cracks are natural and it is very stable, I have secured with 200mm timber screws that have been plugged and sanded plus lots of oil.

regards Bert.

[spiral]

Looks good!

 

Are any of the pieces including sapwood? {Particularly the outside cut slabs?} Or has that all rotted off over the years or been sanded away?

[Berts wood]

Looks good!

 

Are any of the pieces including sapwood? {Particularly the outside cut slabs?} Or has that all rotted off over the years or been sanded away?

 

there was no sapwood on the seat an backrest, but yes all rotted off over the years and it did take a lot of sanding.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ive been turning some similar brown oak, that bench is the nuts fella, well done, and dont take less than 750.00

[wisewood]

That's smart that, nice job

[GeeSaw]

Nothing wrong with that Bert, good job bud

[Woodcrafter]

Very charming I like that a lot.