Folding Bench

[radhak]

I faithfully copied this one as detailed in Woodsmith #136. WS' projects have always held an appeal to me for simplicity and extra attention to detail, much appreciated by the amateur in me.

Completed it 6 months ago, just got around to organizing the pics to post.





what appealed to me about this was the ease of its folding mechanism, and it's stability :



and it is pretty light, being cedar :



Note the aluminium 'hinge' at the back - all shopmade :

[JR]

Outstanding! Those shapes are beaufiful.

JR

[BadeMillsap]

Bravo!

I REALLY like that ... may have to gen one up myself.

Bade

[cgallery]

I had thought, from the title of the posting, that it would be a folding _woodworking_ bench. What a pleasant surprise! Absolutely beautiful!

[bthere]

That is a great bench. I love the straightforward design and the portability. What material and finish did you use?

[Pappy]

Nice bench. Have to look up the issue. That would be great to take to the park!

[GPA61]

Very nice.

[MilDoc]

Very nice! Hope the library has that issue ...

[warrenp]

Nice work...well done.

[JimK]

Really nice job and clever design. I'm curious how you made the curved legs.

Jim K.

[mater]

Very nice work. It looks good.

[TheRic]

Very nice!! Do you have a picture with a closer look of the hinge, underside?

[drumpriest]

Nice curves to that piece, love it.

[lrogers]

That's a very nice looking bench and the ability to fold up is a real plus.

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice job on a well designed piece. I believe my neighbor Bill will be interested in the pictures as he builds out-door furniture for a living. He has got some clever designs for chairs and swings, but I don't think I have ever seen one by him that folds up. He has some very high end clientele and I bet they would like the idea of a fold up bench.

Again... well done!