product of my router thickness planing jig

[beebeenator]

A 220cm long bench in a bare spot in the house.

i had to put a nosing on the edge to keep it from bending. This would've looked awful if i didnt have a router.

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I was having problems as to how to mount the legs to the seat in a stable faship. Then i remember from another forums post that he installed a block so the bench top could sit on it without having the need to clamping or fixing anything in position.

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on this photo the legs arent mounted or fixed. Yet i can sit and stand on it with no problem

[beebeenator]

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All routing including planing of these were done by the bosch gmr 1 mini router.

Haven t stained yet and the legs are still only screwed, Will glue then screw tomorrow. Its going to have a small table companion on the right and an umbrella holder companion on the left.... but thats for a different day

[bbn]

Congratulations Bee. Looks real fine.

How did you edge join those planks? Is there something like a biscuit in there?

[beebeenator]

The edge join is just glue :) no biscuit

[beebeenator]

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The bench was stained with brown mahogany first then with wenge (black) without sanding in between (which defeated my numerous sandings before coz now it isnt perfectly smooth) I dont know if that was the right way to do it but it got the color i wanted (gradient of dark to medium dark browns)

I had a problem with the polyurethane. I got run downs and the unevenness shows up... o baka hindi pa fully cured. its semi gloss Zar. The stain is Konig and after staining i primed it with Zar wipe on tung oil (fake tung oil)

[bbn]

huh? Looks perfect from here :)

[beebeenator]

pictures tell a thousand LIES hahahaha weird nga eh.

there is even unevenness in the glossiness. I might just give it a hand rub using Scratch Out or Wipe Out to even the gloss

[timber715]

pictures tell a thousand LIES hahahaha weird nga eh.

there is even unevenness in the glossiness. I might just give it a hand rub using Scratch Out or Wipe Out to even the gloss
if you're worried about uneveness, use scotchbrite scrubbing pad (wag steel wool ha :)) ... or better yet a 600grit sandpaper so you won't go deep into the coat...
overall, it is very nice as it is...