[OP]
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I made this bench for myself I tried to keep it rustic and simple. The wood is Blue gum eucalyptus the inlayed leaves are what was on the tree I think?
The wood didn’t cost me anything up front boy howdy I paid dearly milling the wood down to be usable.
Eucalyptus is a 9 or 10 on the difficulty scale due to the gum. This stuff was air dried.
I included a pic of the wood before the Rubio monocoat pure oil.
Thanks for looking
Aj
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The finished result has a lovely hue, especially the edge grain. Just how did you mill the wood?
You can do a lot with very little! You can do a little more with a lot!
[OP]
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Thanks William I used the standard milling. Jointer planer bandsaw etc. This particular tree has lots of gum it Just kills edges.
Aj
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Nicely done Andrew!
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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Good looking bench, I like how the splay plays with the live edge. Thanks for the warning on the eucalyptus...
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
--Yogi Berra
[OP]
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Thanks Christopher.
Aj
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Beautiful work Andrew. This piece is deceptively rustic. The joinery is very fine. I wasn’t aware of the abundance of Blue Gum Eucalyptus in California. Very nice work.
Friend of the Creek
Ditto what Joe said. Beautiful wood. Fine joinery with a rustic feel. Great job.
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Beautiful piece, love the lines and proportions!
Contributor
Really nice job. The joinery is fantastic. Looks like lots of chopping!
Sharp solves all manner of problems.
[OP]
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It was a lot of chopping and a lot of cleaning the gum off the chisels. One detail I haven’t mentioned the top is two boards with a 1/32 gap held open with dominos. The bottom shelf is the same gapped with dominos making it really strong. I hope it stands the test of time.
Thanks for the comments
Aj
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