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Tom Leathem
09-01-2010, 4:06 PM
Greetings to Everyone
I've been reading posts on the Creek for sometime and thought it was probably time to introduce myself and join in. First of all, I've been impressed with the knowledge and skill level shown on this site. There are some truly talented members willing to share their experience with folks like me (the not so talented group).

I've been woodworking a number of years but only as a hobby. It seems to bring me great satisfaction and is a never ending challenge to learn and improve. My shop occupies part of the garage and is composed of the typical shop equipment - table saw, band saw, drill press, and an assortment of routers as well as a collection of hand tools.

On to the project: It's a cherry bench with fiddle back maple end panels. Size is approximately 32" wide x 16" height. Joinery is mortice and tenon with the solid wood end panels floating in a groove.

Thanks for looking and I look forward to being an active member of the forum.

Tom
Ted Calver
09-01-2010, 4:30 PM
Welcome Tom and thanks for posting this lovely bench.
jim sauterer
09-01-2010, 4:51 PM
beautiful bench tom.looks great
Gary Benson
09-01-2010, 5:56 PM
Tom,
Very nice bench, I really like it. Good job.
Gary
Ron Jones near Indy
09-01-2010, 6:23 PM
Welcome Tom! Very nice bench you have there. I like both the wood selection and the design.
Gordon Eyre
09-01-2010, 6:32 PM
Welcome Tom. I too am new to the CS forum with about the same background as you and a shop in my garage.

Very nice bench you made there.
gary Zimmel
09-01-2010, 8:30 PM
Welcome to he Creek Tom. Sweet work on the bench.
Great wood combo. Looking forward to seeing more projects.
Van Huskey
09-02-2010, 1:24 AM
Welcome! That is a serious gorgeous bench!
Bret Duffin
09-02-2010, 1:40 AM
Simple yet sculptural. Very easy on my eyes. Nice job

Bret
Tom Leathem
09-02-2010, 9:07 AM
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and kind words regarding the bench!

Tom
John Thompson
09-02-2010, 9:48 AM
Nice work Tom.. interesting concept on closing in the ends of the bench and the way you did it with the figured mape I like....
Joseph D'Orazio
09-02-2010, 9:51 AM
I really like the shape of that bench. Very nice.
Sam Layton
09-02-2010, 10:43 AM
Hi Tom,

Welcome to the Creek. That is a great looking bench I'm sure will be enjoyed. What type of finish did you use?

Sam
Tom Leathem
09-02-2010, 12:21 PM
Hi Tom,

Welcome to the Creek. That is a great looking bench I'm sure will be enjoyed. What type of finish did you use?

Sam
Thanks Sam - the bench is a great size for a bedroom or wardrobe closet as place to sit to put on your shoes - at least that's how we use it.

The finish is simple - a wash coat of blonde dewaxed shellac (about a 1 lb cut) then rubbed out with 0000 synthetic steel wool. Next is 3 coats of Deftoil. That's about as complicated as I can handle.

Tom
John A. Callaway
09-06-2010, 5:31 PM
it has a very Japanese feel to it. I think thats a good thing too....

I really like this bench.
Dave MacArthur
09-06-2010, 10:51 PM
Very nice, I like the cherry/maple combo quite a bit. I like that you displayed the great figure on the side panels so they're always visible.
Chris Haas
09-08-2010, 8:05 AM
very nice, what did you finish it with?
Jeff Hamilton Jr.
09-08-2010, 12:12 PM
As with everyone, welcome to this great place called "the Creek."

Very beautiful, simple, awesome piece of work.

Love it.:cool: