Mission Style Hall Bench

[Knottscott]

Here's my first completed project of the season. A Mission style bench made as a wedding gift for a good friend. They sent a pic and I basically tried to reconstruct what I saw, plus a couple of "liberties" here and there. It's mostly red oak but there are some pieces of "wine vat" QSWO interspersed. There are 36 M&T joints. The 6 pegs are handcut from Sapele. Finish is mix of Minwax Early American and Golden Oak, and Behr's tung oil finish (which is a poly/tung oil mix). It's about 36"w x 15"d overall.

Their original plan was to add a custom made cushion but they weren't 100% positive during the early discussions, and they haven't seen the end result yet....decision pending on that aspect. (the model pic shows the cushion)

[JR]

Wow, that sure is a beauty. Those M&T joints look great on paper and in the finished product, but they can get a big old during construction, can't they!?

Nice work.

JR

[RAFlorida]

Great job!

That is a work of art! They must be special friends. A bench like that runs into the $$$; and yours' is a master piece. Hope loml dosn't see this, or she will be wanting to buy it, and I don't blame her. Great work

[DUD]

That is a fine example of why I don't let LOML look at this forum. Very Well Done Bill

[dlminehart]

Beautiful! And useful, too. What's not to like?!

[Hoover]

That's a really great gift you made. The Mission style of furniture is one of my favorites.

[Duff]

That is a very nice piece of work there! You draw it up from the picture? Ever put it to paper?

[footprintsinconc]

real nice piece of furniture! the finish is great!

[gearbuilder]

Very nice work!!! I really like Mission style furniture. Thanks for sharing.

Jamie

[Knottscott]

That is a very nice piece of work there! You draw it up from the picture? Ever put it to paper?

Thanks for the supportive feedback everyone.

Duff - I blew up and printed the original pic to an 8-1/2 x 11 and estimated dimensions right on the pic, then made a cut list on the back. It was pretty crude but it did the trick.

[John Hunter]

Very nice!

[mycatisretarded]

big wow!!!!!!.

[Bill in Buena Park]

Excellent work - I prefer the grain on yours over the model. Great reproduction work.

[SARGE..g-47]

Very nice work Dust.. resulting in a very nice finished piece. Tell your friends that if they add the cushion.. they might as well just cover the rest in vinly or something else god-awful. Just from a lover of oak's perspective.

BTW.. you don't suppose we could tell where the mix of QS oak pieces are from the grain fleck do you?

Well done, young man...

Regards...

[MilDoc]

WOW! That is wonderful! I love mission style furniture. I have plans for end tables and a bed headboard. Hope to get to them soooonest.

Did you just copy the picture? Did you have a plan? If so, please post it!!!!!