Wine cask bench

[RJNeal]

I've been comissiomed to build three benches for wine cask. Two benches will be 15" wide by 48" long. Wine stained down. Those will be the easy ones.
The third one will be 15" by 104 long. Red side up.  This staves have a slight bow in them, about 5/8". It some what easily flexible to take the bow out.
I'm thinking of using some 10mm dominoes to assist in the alignment. At glue up I'm thinking of placing a 1/2" shim in the center between the work bench and the staves. Then placing clamps and cauls like in the picture before using clamps to bring the bench together. Hopefully this bring these staves back to some what straight. The customer is ok with rustic. I planning on doing the 104" bench first so if it doesn't work out I could cut it to make the smaller benches.

What are some of the members thoughts?
Larger dominos? I have the 500/700
The glue up procedure?
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Thanks of any input
Rick

 

[awil66]

If those staves are all up and down, and i am assuming you can't plane the top, i would do it in stages. Maybe 3 at first, then add one or two at a time. To try and do the whole thing at once is really increasing the level of difficulty.
Best of luck.

 

[chris s]

Depending on your time constraints, you could leave it clamped with the bow over sprung for a while, which might remove the bow permanently.  Also 5/8" in 104 is in my opinion is not that bad in a rustic bench.

 

[RJNeal]

Thanks for your inputs. I agree with the sag with the rustic style. I would feel better if it was arched upward.
I was thinking the same thing about gluing up 3 or 4 boards at first a see how it goes.
Film at eleven...
Rick

 

[RJNeal]

Well I finally finish the three amigos. Shipped out today. [attachimg=1][attachimg=2]

 

[Jbmccombe]

Very nice. What did you finish the tops of the benches with?

 

[mike_aa]

Rick,
Those look great.  That red is really deep and attractive.  I wonder how it will hold up.

Did it smell like cabernet when you were working on them?

Mike A.

 

[RJNeal]

Thanks Mike, yes the shop had an aroma.
They should hold up. Heavy benches.
I would be a little worried about sitting on them with white pants though.  But the client only wanted tung oil on them
Rick