Aaron's thread got me really interested in building one of these, so I'm now figuring out what wood to use, and how to build this:
Outdoor bench idea with curved legs.jpeg
Not my original idea, but really love the design that Aaron showed on his thread: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....dcentury-bench
I got the okay from SWMBO (especially on outdoor stuff) to not paint it. She would love for it to have the rough appearance of this piece, but I'll insist on the curved bottom legs and it will have slats like the bench above, not a solid top. It looks like 6' wide, as that is a dimension that we can easily get cushions for. I want to challenge myself with a different type of design/construction:
Upstairs Hall Table 1.jpgUpstairs Hall Table 2.jpg
So thinking a dark wood for the legs. My first thought is Peruvian Walnut, but not sure how that will do outside. Sapele for the slats might be nice, but SWMBO thinks it's too red. Perhaps White Cypress as a good outdoor wood, though don't know if I can get it around here.
Any thoughts regarding whether I can get the Peruvian Walnut to bend enough for the legs? And how thin to make the laminations.