Behold: The bench, glued up, and at five feet long, perfect for three people to sit comfortably.
Bench with rough-shaped seat slats.

Mocking up how the bench will look as a two-seater after realizing that, as much as I may wish otherwise, it simply was not going to hold three people. I actually sat down on it and heard a stretcher crack at the joint. First thing’s first: lay down on the shop floor and take a nap. Then it’s back to work.

Sawing apart the stretchers.
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Twelve hours later, glue-up (redux).

Setting up to cut the seat planks down to size.

Cutting one of the seat planks. This was the hardest part.

And now: the new and improved two-person bench, complete with lower stretchers.

7:15 PM, Sunday night. Just enough daylight left to take a few pictures before the deadline tomorrow morning.

In January of 2009 I was approached by Christ Church PCA in Katy, Texas, with a request to build a suite of furniture for their new sanctuary. I was honored to receive the commission, and the work was a joy.

All three pieces - the pulpit, the long communion table, and the smaller baptismal fount - are constructed from air-dried cherry and finished with Liberon Oil. The basin in the baptismal fount was made by Houston-based potter Steve Campbell.

You can see some construction pictures here.

In January of 2009 I was approached by Christ Church PCA in Katy, Texas, with a request to build a suite of furniture for their new sanctuary. I was honored to receive the commission, and the work was a joy.

All three pieces - the pulpit, the long communion table, and the smaller baptismal fount - are constructed from air-dried cherry and finished with Liberon Oil. The basin in the baptismal fount was made by Houston-based potter Steve Campbell.

You can see some construction pictures here.

In January of 2009 I was approached by Christ Church PCA in Katy, Texas, with a request to build a suite of furniture for their new sanctuary. I was honored to receive the commission, and the work was a joy.

All three pieces - the pulpit, the long communion table, and the smaller baptismal fount - are constructed from air-dried cherry and finished with Liberon Oil. The basin in the baptismal fount was made by Houston-based potter Steve Campbell.

You can see some construction pictures here.

Hey check it out - the Garden Bench, made from reclaimed sinker cypress, won Fine Woodworking’s “Waste Knot, Want Knot” Challenge:

Clark Kellogg Wins Gallery Challenge.

The parameters of the challenge were to submit a piece made from reclaimed or recycled wood. The bench, being made from reclaimed wood, seemed to qualify.

Thanks to the editors at Fine Woodworking, and to those that participated in the challenge. I can’t wait to drink out of my fancy new mug…