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Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - Mike Brady - 05-07-2016
I recently finished this Arts and Crafts style bench using hand tools for everything done after the rough rip cuts. Joints are all mortise and tenons chopped with a 3/8" LN mortise chisel and sawed with their tenon saw. The tusked tenons on the stretcher were drilled and then squared with a chisel. The cushion was done by Valley Upholstery in our town using a frame I had made to fit the bench. The leather is from Tandy. I have plenty of leather to sell if anyone is interested. The photos are from my phone and aren't great. Sorry.
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - Boatman53 - 05-07-2016
Nice bench Mike. I like the clean lines.
Jim
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - AgGEM - 05-07-2016
Ag
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - Window Guy - 05-07-2016
Sweet, I like it very much, nice job Mike.
Steve
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - mbw - 05-07-2016
Beautiful, Mike
I built a similar bench 10 years ago,your's is nicer.
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - C. in Indy - 05-07-2016
That's a beautiful, crisp job! BTW I had not heard the term "tusk" for this before; that's pretty interesting too.
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - cputnam - 05-07-2016
Sweet, totally
and very comfortable looking.
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - Arlin Eastman - 05-08-2016
Nice job. If we did not have a church pew in our entryway that would fit the bill.
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - Mike Brady - 05-08-2016
Thanks guys. I built this to have a place to sit in our bedroom. My Springer spaniel has commandeered the only chair.
By the time I get my shirt and pants on I have to sit down to do the sox and shoes! 
Maybe I'll take a few shots of the various Arts & Crafts pieces I've made over the years and post them.
Re: Hand tool Arts & Crafts bench - BillMcD - 05-10-2016
Nice match with the trim in that room.
Curious about how you stained, dyed, fumed, etc. the oak.
Results are great.