Beech Bench

Measurements: 53” wide, 30” deep, 32” high
Material: Beech

Lemonade from lemons: This front porch bench is made from four beech wood slabs recovered from a local tree that came down in the 2018 tornado. The challenge was to find all the parts from the four slabs. A design by the client was the start of a beautiful thing. There is not a single metal fastener in this bench. All the joinery is dovetails, and mortice and tenon. The tenons on the arms are wedged with walnut, the rear ones left proud. A mock-up of the ends, with a final fitting with the client allowed us to find all the parts in the four slabs. Lots of head-scratching involved, but it was worth it.