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Cherry and Sapele Bench - jteneyck - 03-15-2022
I get logs from a local arborist. Sometimes I make something for him in return. Recently he asked me to make a bench like this.
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It's cherry, the last of my 8/4 stock, with a strip of Sapele. I had to add the Sapele to get the 19-1/4" width needed for the finger joints to be symmetrical with the 1-3/4" thickness. I like the contrast. Hopefully, he will, too. The bench is 48 x 19-1/4 x 15" H. It's finished with a coat of Sealcoat shellac followed by Target Coating satin EM-8000CV + CL.
I cut the finger joints using a piloted mortising bit to follow these templates that I cut on my CNC.
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They fit so tight that some hand paring was required to loosen them up a little, but it was far easier than cutting them by hand.
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I hope he likes it.
John
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - Philip1231 - 03-15-2022
I don't know why he would not like it: Very Nice!
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - shoottmx - 03-15-2022
Hey John,
No pics for me. Win 10 and chrome. Never had an issue viewing your pics before
Gary
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - jteneyck - 03-15-2022
(03-15-2022, 06:18 PM)shoottmx Wrote: Hey John,
No pics for me. Win 10 and chrome. Never had an issue viewing your pics before
Gary
Thanks Gary. I forgot to click "Share" in the Google Photos Options folder. Should be good now.
John
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - wood-chips - 03-15-2022
That's a very nice bench and the new owner should be proud to own it.
How long did it take you to cut all the joints?
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - shoottmx - 03-16-2022
(03-15-2022, 06:22 PM)jteneyck Wrote: Thanks Gary. I forgot to click "Share" in the Google Photos Options folder. Should be good now.
John
Joihn,
You're good to go now, Another outstanding example of your work!
Gary
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - jteneyck - 03-16-2022
(03-15-2022, 11:50 PM)wood-chips Wrote: That's a very nice bench and the new owner should be proud to own it.
How long did it take you to cut all the joints?
Thanks. I think I spent the better part of 6 hours doing the joints. Probably an hour with the router on each section, four hours total, and then another 2 hours paring them to fit. A plunge router with a collet would have sped up the process significantly because I would have been able to use a longer bit and take slightly deeper bites than with the palm router. And now that I know that the finger joints in solid wood will fit just as tightly as the templates I could cut the templates for a slightly loser fit to greatly reduce/eliminate the amount of paring needed. It's amazing how much of a difference a couple of thou makes, from won't fit to slides together beautifully.
The CNC allows you to dial in the fit of the templates. With proper registration I could even put the templates back on the CNC and adjust the fit as needed.
John
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - mound - 03-17-2022
Nice work! Can't see how anybody wouldn't like that.
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - ®smpr_fi_mac® - 03-17-2022
That's super nice, and I think the band of sapele adds a bit of elegance.
RE: Cherry and Sapele Bench - Bob Vaughan - 03-18-2022
(03-16-2022, 09:11 AM)jteneyck Wrote: It's amazing how much of a difference a couple of thou makes, from won't fit to slides together beautifully.I had a knowing grin on my face when I read this. You did excellent on that joint. I'd thought that I was the only one that had to go back with a second template to loosen up the joints.
John
Unless you've been there, its hard to communicate what a PIA that joint can be. I did those joints once a few decades back and swore off of them. That 8/4 red oak was heavy.
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