I have been meaning to build a Moravian bench to be used while doing site work and finally have had time to do it. Two slabs of 8/4 Hickory that I have been air drying for the last year and two 8 foot pieces of 16/4 white oak from my local saw mill took care of the materials. Took about 30 hours and was an quite enjoyable to do due to the variety of joints that had to be cut. I know Ken has been singing the praises of this style of bench and I now see why. Fun and fast to build and rock solid. Even before the wedges went in the stretchers it was remarkable how stable the setup was. Also, with the rakish angle it is quite elegant to look at.
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One thing I did that is slightly different is to add a five inch strip to the 14.5" slab by means of floating tenon for adjustable extra width and clamping and saw and chisel holding in the gap.
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