Big Bench

[gobbypunk]

Hi folks, finally got a few spare minutes to share some pics of the bench I made from some Cedar of Lebanon I was lucky enough to be given. I'll finish it off with some pegs when it gets sold but until then I need to be able to take it apart to move it. Hopefully it won't be too long before it finds a good home so I don't have to lug it round loads of fairs!

[10 Bears]

I like that. Simple, clean and lovely grain. Good job.

[mendiplogs]

Hi folks, finally got a few spare minutes to share some pics of the bench I made from some Cedar of Lebanon I was lucky enough to be given. I'll finish it off with some pegs when it gets sold but until then I need to be able to take it apart to move it. Hopefully it won't be too long before it finds a good home so I don't have to lug it round loads of fairs!

 

Hi mate looks great 👍👍👍thanks Jon

[nepia]

I've seen that in the flesh and the pics barely do it justice; it really does stand out. Lovely work Mark.

[delabodge]

top job mate,,dont envy you moving it though lol:lol:

[Wood-be]

Nice job mate. Have you oiled it as I have a cedar table out side and it's much darker. Danish oil will bring out the grain a treat. Also how did you get the 'logs' at the ends so parallel did you use a chainsaw mill to cut a sliver off or just carefully freehand? Either way looks good.

 

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[devon TWiG]

Very nice ! never seen rings used as the legs / ends before , a sort of refined flintstones style !!

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys thanks for all your nice comments, and woodbe I cut the enda freehand with a ms880 with a 4ft bar on it and a brandnew chain it sailed through lovley good fun I have some more rounds and was thinking about doing 2 chairs to match and a table but dont know how I would get it all sold

Cheers Mark

[kev7937]

How did you stop the end rings from splitting?

[se7enthdevil]

with a species like cedar of lebanon there is a greatly reduced risk of radial splitting occurring but to really stave off losing your latest bit of work you can drill a 1" hole through the pith and this should give the ring a great chance of allowing shrinkage without splitting.