Arts
and Crafts Bench
4/1/04 - This CAD drawing is the initial drawing of an original design,
Arts and
Crafts style bench. This armless bench will be made from quarter sawn white oak and is
designed to be used on the wall side of the Trestle
Table elsewhere in this journal.
4/8/04 - First step
in construction of the bench is the fabrication of the six legs, per design.
The front legs are straight forward in dimension, but the back legs are
designed to be taller, and angle back just above the seat at 5 degrees to
provide the back rest. There is also a tapering of the back rest portion of
each back leg toward the top.
A template
of 1/2" MDF was first fabricated to the exact outline of one back leg, to
include the back rest angle of 5 degrees, and the taper. Using this template,
the three back legs were traced onto blank quarter sawn white oak stock,
previously milled to the correct thickness and cut to the precise length of
the leg in the design.
The outline
of the each leg was then rough cut on the band saw, cutting about 1/16"
outside the lines. A flush bearing bit was then used on the router table, with
the template as a pattern, to route each leg blank to match. The three front
legs were simply cut to plan dimensions out of the previously milled stock.
Next step
will be marking the location and dimensions of, and then cutting, all the
mortises on the six legs.
5/15/04 - Dry fit of
the basic bench frame (all legs, aprons, and back rails) without the spindles
or stretchers. The spindles and bottom stretchers will be cut to
precise dimension based on measurements taken from the tightly clamped, dry
fitted
assembly.
Details of rough fit of the
through tenons on back rails. The ends of the through tenons will be beveled
prior to final assembly.
Dry fit of the 34 spindles
on the bench back. Two stretchers, centered between the bottom rails and with
through tenons, will complete the basic parts of the bench.
7/10/04 -
Initial design drawing for the bench seat, which is slatted and similar in
style to the seat in an antique oak chair
purchased at a garage sale a few years ago. This lovely old chair will be used
as a template for constructing the remainder of the chairs that will be built
to go around the previously mentioned Trestle
Table.
10/04/04 - Joinery
completed and a dry fit of the parts for the basic seat assembly. End stiles
will be trimmed and curved pieces added. A back slat will be fabricated
and all joined to the existing seat assembly above.
11/06/04 - Bench almost finished with joinery and glue-up complete, and
all joints pegged as of this date. Beveling of legs and sanding is about all
that is left before staining and spraying with shellac. Goal is to get it in
the house, and in use, before Thanksgiving.
Page
1 (Bedside
Table; Kitchen Cabinets)
Page 2
(Trivet; Writing
Desk; Trad. End Table; Lamp)
Page 3 (A&C Coffee
Table; TV Cabinet; Walnut Coffee Table; A&C End Table)
Page 4 (Walnut Hall
Table; Granite Top Mission Table; Mission Hall Table)
Page 5 (708 Style Writing Table)
(Mission Trestle Table)
Page 6 (Arts and
Crafts Bench)
Page
7 (New
Construction-2005 Kitchen)
Page
8 (Tool
Drawers; Stacked Tansu)
Page 9 (Plan
Rack; Door Restoration; Spice Rack; A&C House# Frame)
Page 10 (Craftsman
Chair Reproduction)
Page 11 (A&C
Kitchen Dining Set)
Page 12
(Cherry/Walnut Hope Chest)
Page 13 (Mission
Sideboard)
Page 14 (Kitchen
Drawers; Calendar Frames)
Page 15 (Corner
Cabinet)
Page 16 (2008
Kitchen Project/Trash Pullout)
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