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1. 
   ericksonandbro | Aug 21, 2011 01:05pm | #1

   Awesome work. I bet you can't take your eye off of it.

2. 
   mexilem | Aug 22, 2011 07:43am | #2

   Fantastic proportions.Beautiful colours. Any short description for folks like me, how you did it?

3. 
   jaylund | Aug 22, 2011 06:53pm | #3

   This bench was made to fit in a specific space (at the end of a bed) so I couldn't be very flexible with my numbers. I started out with 2 inch rough cut african mahogany. I made the curved end pieces first by running them through my router table several times and cleaned them up by hand. I had to make sure both sides were identical in order for the brass pieces to fit perfectly. The center section is curly cherry. I cut the width then cut a rabbit around the perimeter to accommodate the inlay and used a plate jointer to fasten all the pieces of the top. I made a jig to cut the legs to ensure they were all identical and before affixing them, I made the decorative "squares" that are between the legs. I used mortise and tenons to attach the "squares" and assembled those and the legs at the same time. Several coats of satin poly later is was essentially done. It was a fun piece to make and not terribly time consuming. I'm glad you like it, thanks.

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   cabanahales | Mar 23, 2015 06:35am | #4

   really nice.....