Mort
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Here's my latest outdoor bench. Festools used were a Domino, Carvex, and RO90 in case you were curious. [smile]
The measurements for the frame are all based on Jay Bates' horse bench, the same frame I've used several times before. But this one doesn't use any screws, only old fashioned joinery. Well, and Dominoes.
The seatback is inspired by Jory Brigham in a headboard he did. I used cedar fence pickets to "fake" live edge boards and make them sort of fit together (the gaps are intentional). Whereas Jory Brigham used a larger slab and cut with the grain to match everything up, I couldn't do exactly the same thing using 5 1/2" wide boards, so I just chose the most interesting edge and matched the next board to it, and so on.
The seat itself is inspired by the sculpted chairs of Sam Maloof, which is A. Hard to do, and B. Even harder when you have a slat gap to contend with. Its not as deep and defined as I was hoping but it looks good.
The sides are half-lapped, with 4x4s used for the seat base and the other horizontal piece.
The back of the frame is Dominoed together and sculpted with a little more Maloof inspiration. Although, since I'm such a beginner and a student of the University of YouTube, I'd say its inspired by people that were inspired by Sam Maloof.
In the end, some of the joinery isn't that tight, and there are a few things I'd do differently, but overall I think it turned out just fine.
The measurements for the frame are all based on Jay Bates' horse bench, the same frame I've used several times before. But this one doesn't use any screws, only old fashioned joinery. Well, and Dominoes.
The seatback is inspired by Jory Brigham in a headboard he did. I used cedar fence pickets to "fake" live edge boards and make them sort of fit together (the gaps are intentional). Whereas Jory Brigham used a larger slab and cut with the grain to match everything up, I couldn't do exactly the same thing using 5 1/2" wide boards, so I just chose the most interesting edge and matched the next board to it, and so on.
The seat itself is inspired by the sculpted chairs of Sam Maloof, which is A. Hard to do, and B. Even harder when you have a slat gap to contend with. Its not as deep and defined as I was hoping but it looks good.
The sides are half-lapped, with 4x4s used for the seat base and the other horizontal piece.
The back of the frame is Dominoed together and sculpted with a little more Maloof inspiration. Although, since I'm such a beginner and a student of the University of YouTube, I'd say its inspired by people that were inspired by Sam Maloof.
In the end, some of the joinery isn't that tight, and there are a few things I'd do differently, but overall I think it turned out just fine.
