Walnut/Steel Bench

Listing #3678 Listed on: 01/04/2012 Name: Nate Penman

This is a Walnut Bench that I made for a local gallery. This is my first project post on Woodweb and I just wanted to get some feedback.

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Posted By:Mulligan
That's not a Bench, that's functional art.
Did you do the steel?
Posted By:Brad Dawson
Very cool design. Did you do the steel work also?
Posted By:Nate Penman
Thanks Guys. I designed everything and my friend Will did the welding for me, he dis an awesome job. Unfortunately he is moving soon, so I need to step up my metal skills.
Posted By:Nate Penman
Thanks Guys. I designed everything and my friend Will did the welding for me, he dis an awesome job. Unfortunately he is moving soon, so I need to step up my metal skills.
Posted By:tom bodd
Beautiful..The grain is stunning...how did you get th grain to pop like that??Did you color it or just oil....????
Posted By:tom bodd
Beautiful..The grain is stunning...how did you get th grain to pop like that??Did you color it or just oil....????
Posted By:Nate Penman
Tom, I sanded it 100-150-180-220 and then sealed and finished with several coats of nitrocellulose laquer, with multiple rounds of scuffing.
Posted By:tom bodd
Thanks Nate....oh natural...I have a counter top coming up..they want it "Booked" somewhere in the middle and a herring bone joint for the corner. This isn't my usual expertise but I've worked fo these guys manytimes before and they want me to do it. I am not familiar with that term...(booking) have yo ever heard of it? I asked about the pop in your project because I really want there counters to make an impact. Can you lend any advice??
Thanks Nate
Posted By:Nate Penman
Maybe they wanted the boards "bookmatched"? You can most likely get bookmatched ply at your local supplier. Otherwise you will need a big slab to work with so you can line the grain up "bookmatched" at the seam. As far as the grain goes, I just sand gradually from 100 up to 220 and then spray with laquer and keep alternating spraying and scuffing until I'm happy. Also looking for a nice piece of wood really helps. Good luck!

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