Kitchen Bench

[crokett]

Here ya go.

The arch and post. I routed the post and made the arch myself. I wish I'd made the arch a little taller. I added some cove moulding to it as a cheat to give it a little more definition.



And the bench. The only thing I was able to reuse from the original was the front panel in the 3rd pic. Everything else I built. I also think I will add a piece to cover the gap at the corner on the mitered seats. I had to gap it that much for clearance to open it. I should have just made it a simple butt joint since there will eventually be a cushion over it anyway.

[mschrank]

Nice job, David. I can a lot of thinking and detail went into pulling this one together.

[JR]

Neat, David! I'm not sure about that post, though. Could I see it with no post before making up my mind?

JR,
Duckin' and runnin'

[SHADOWFOX]

Awesome job, David! Can't show that to my LOML because that is one of the things on my to do list for '08. Thanks for sharing!

[footprintsinconc]

nice! did you use mdf or pine? as for the arch, what arch ?

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice work. And like all of us, the old classic "I should have............

[crokett]

Neat, David! I'm not sure about that post, though. Could I see it with no post before making up my mind?

JR,
Duckin' and runnin'

No pics of the no post.

And Omar, it is poplar/pine. No MDF. The bench front, ends and seats are poplar. The back and kneewall is MDO. The post is pine, arch sides are poplar and the arched piece is kerf-cut MDO.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[cgallery]

How the heck do you have time for 5k+ posts and to building something like that?

Nice work.

[cabinetman]

Nice work Davey. Bet you're glad it's done. BTW, did you get a permit, and do you have a license to build furniture like that?
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[crokett]

How the heck do you have time for 5k+ posts and to building something like that?
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The women in my house go to bed early so I have to do something. Can't work in my shop. Actually, most of the painting was done after they did go to bed. It is quiet work and I don't need to worry about little fingers in the wet paint. I figure I have 25hrs in the building/installation. Hard to tell - that was scheduled across several weekends around naps, other house stuff, life, etc.

[mater]

Very nice work. It looks good.

[lrogers]

Very nice David. The post and arch were nice touches.

[Pappy]

Slick, David! Since cushions will be used, I wouldn't worry about the small gap.

[DonHo]

Looks great, functional and with storage too. Hard to beat a project like that. Good job!

DonHo