A 220cm long bench in a bare spot in the house.
i had to put a nosing on the edge to keep it from bending. This would've looked awful if i didnt have a router.
I was having problems as to how to mount the legs to the seat in a stable faship. Then i remember from another forums post that he installed a block so the bench top could sit on it without having the need to clamping or fixing anything in position.
on this photo the legs arent mounted or fixed. Yet i can sit and stand on it with no problem
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All routing including planing of these were done by the bosch gmr 1 mini router.
Haven t stained yet and the legs are still only screwed, Will glue then screw tomorrow. Its going to have a small table companion on the right and an umbrella holder companion on the left.... but thats for a different day
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Congratulations Bee. Looks real fine.
How did you edge join those planks? Is there something like a biscuit in there?
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The edge join is just glue 🙂 no biscuit
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The bench was stained with brown mahogany first then with wenge (black) without sanding in between (which defeated my numerous sandings before coz now it isnt perfectly smooth) I dont know if that was the right way to do it but it got the color i wanted (gradient of dark to medium dark browns)
I had a problem with the polyurethane. I got run downs and the unevenness shows up... o baka hindi pa fully cured. its semi gloss Zar. The stain is Konig and after staining i primed it with Zar wipe on tung oil (fake tung oil)
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huh? Looks perfect from here 🙂
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pictures tell a thousand LIES hahahaha weird nga eh.
there is even unevenness in the glossiness. I might just give it a hand rub using Scratch Out or Wipe Out to even the gloss
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pictures tell a thousand LIES hahahaha weird nga eh.
there is even unevenness in the glossiness. I might just give it a hand rub using Scratch Out or Wipe Out to even the gloss
if you're worried about uneveness, use scotchbrite scrubbing pad (wag steel wool ha :)) ... or better yet a 600grit sandpaper so you won't go deep into the coat...
overall, it is very nice as it is...
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