David Marks Bench Complete - Take II

[Marc Ward]

I finally finished the David Marks Walnut bench project. I economized by using Sapele instead of walnut. I used some left over Mahogony for the posts. I used General Finishes Seal-a-Cell and then many coats of Arm-R-Seal Gloss Topcoat. I used 0000 steel wool between each coat and then used Arm-R-Seal semi gloss for the final coat with a buffing after that. Some pics show the bench during finishing, some after.

I don't know exactly where it is going to go, but it was fun to do. My wife likes it, and she is the one that let me buy $8 million dollars of tools to build it.
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Now I am on to his copper top sofa table made of walnut, with wenge feet and copper patina top in a solid walnut frame. Should look like this when I am done.
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[Tyler Howell]

Well Dome Marc,
Wife's a keeper too. $8 meg in tool? Wow!

[Mark Singer]

Marc,
Excellent! Really nice work and clean design!

[Kent Parker]

Beautiful combo of materials!! NICE!!

Cheers,

Kent

[Marc Ward]

Marc,
Excellent! Really nice work and clean design!

Thanks, Mark, but remember, I made this from plans purchased from David Marks. It is a clean design, but not mine. Some day, the big leap will be when I design my own stuff. I am noodling around some ideas now for a coffee table, but so for, just building other's designs.

[Marc Ward]

Wife's a keeper too. $8 meg in tool? Wow!
I think it is somewhat less, but that is what she claims. Either way, she is a keeper.
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[Jeff Sudmeier]

Congrats on the tools, wife and a wonderful bench!

[Dave Richards]

Excellent work there, Marc.

[Jim Becker]

Very nice! Your next project looks like it will be fun and a winner, too.

[Dan Racette]

bench looks great marc. glad you have your wife's support!

[Jason Tuinstra]

Marc, both table and bench look very nice. The aged cooper worked out great.

[Jay Knoll]

Marc

Glad your bench worked out so well! Nice job, the patina was worth the wait wasn't it?

You had me scared a bit there with one pic where the long sides of the base were parallel to the long side of the bench top -- that would have been REAL tippy! Guess that was just "how is this going to look" mode before you had it glued up.

Jay

[Martin Lutz]

Beautiful work Marc.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Great work, Marc. I particularly like the colors in the tabletop, but both pieces are very nice.

- Vaughn

[Ken Shoemaker]

Does she have a sister??? :eek: :D That will let me buy 8 mil. in tools too. Of course she has to understand I don't have the skill you have exibited in your work. But at least I'm old, bald, and broke...;)