How To Make A Live Edge Bench
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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In this video I show you how I made this live edge bench. I cover topics such as how to remove the bark from a live edge slab, how to cut mortise and tenon and glue up strategies for such a large project. And to finish it all off I show you how to apply a wipe-on poly for a durable finish that looks great.
This bench is made out of walnut with the side panels being spalted maple.
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A wonderful piece to be enjoyed by generations to come! Great work, Sean!
Thank you! The owner loves it.
WOW! Sir.....you do have one hell of a shop....
Thanks
Looking good. I love when the sapwood from walnut is used on projects. It gives the top a defined edge instead of just being a chunk of brown.
Thanks! Yeah I completely agree with you.
I really enjoyed this - I have a 3" thick slab of walnut that I will be making a sofa table out of. This gave me some more ideas of how to do it.
Nicely done video. Thoroughly explanatory with no wasted time. And a beautiful piece you made. Thanks!
I love the fact that you actually did joinery and woodworking with this live edge bench.
+AlabamaWoodworker Thanks Huy, I appreciate it!
Really a beautiful bench! I have some western red cedar slabs that I want to make some benches from. Your video gave me some good ideas on how to go about making them. Thanks!
beautiful bench
All those woodworking tools and no drawknife?! You've made an awesome bench here. Great work!
Yeah, I need to pick one up! Thanks!
Simplest router sled I've seen. Love it.
Thanks!
+Slap Stick thanks for watching!
Beautiful bench.
Thank you!
Excellent! One of my favorite live edge benches to date.
Thank you!
I like the leg/end design. very nice.
Thank you!
Nice choice of lumber, nice work.
Elegant and simple.... a very nice piece! I enjoy your channel. Thanks for the videos! ....I (respectfully) would offer a small suggestion that for me would improve my watching... I suggest putting a sketch of the piece to be made at the beginning of the video. It would help to better enjoy/see your process. Thanks again.
+Tom Lagatol yeah this is something I need to consistently do in my videos. I appreciate the suggestion and for watching.
Nicely done Sean. Try a flap disc on an angle grinder for the bark sometime. Quite messy, but gets the job done quickly.
Thanks, I will give it a try next time.
Beautiful work Sean.
Thanks for watching, Tim!
A really nice design and the materials you used works well together.
Absolutely beautiful Sean! The design and details are incredible!
Thank you Donny! I appreciate it.
Nice work!
Nice work
Wow. Simply beautiful.
Thank you!
Excellent design and tutorial!
Beautiful bench, greetings from Mexico!
Really nice bench! One of the best I've seen.
Beautiful! I’m very impressed by your builds and your videos. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Thanks for watching!
Nice shop! WOW !!
nice work bud!
Thanks man!
Beautiful
Very good job. Excellent result.
Thanks Dave!
Stunning design!
Very nice Sean! Beautiful!
+woodworker 631 thanks Brian, I appreciate it!
Excellent work. A truly beautiful piece. I just found your channel and subscribed. Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Keep up the good work. Nice shop btw.
Thank you, I really do appreciate you taking the time to let me know that.
Very impressive. Love the way it looks!!
Wow Sean! Looks fantastic!
+GuysWoodshop thanks Guy!
That was an awesome build.
Beautiful work.. Very descriptive. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful bench! Well done video as well.
Appreciate it!
Beautiful man thar bench turned out amazing
Thank you!
Beautiful table. It was nice to see.
+QwertyWOOD thank you
Absolutely beautiful.
Great job Sean, beautiful bench!! Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing my friend.
+Alberto Tenorio you're welcome, thank you for watching!
amazingly well done. great video as well!
Looks GREAT Sean! Love the spalted and walnut combo.. a router sled os something o really need to make for the 3 slabs i got like 6 months ago. Thanks for the reminder.haha
+Joe basement woodworking thanks for the support Joe! Get out there and make that sled now!
Very nice sir!!
Thank you
Two words.. Love it!!
Beautiful work. Thank you for the video.
Appreciate it Donald!
Superbe bench! You are a Master of the Trade. Of I could do something like that, I WOULD BE MORE THEN HAPPY ! Keep up the Great work!
Nice job man. Bravo!
Thank you!
This a super saucy piece man!
Thanks Joe
Nice clamps
It really is a beautiful job, excellent !!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
+Alejandro Bavasso Nepote de Quilmes I appreciate you watching.
Me fa piacere a guardar e il tuo lavoro
Would it be possible to put the slab through a suitably sized thickness planer if I had one, rather than route the surface?
Outstanding result. Thanks for sharing.
Sure. Just make sure you shim the slab so it doesn't rock by placing the slab on a long, flat board (like MDF or Plywood) and put shims under the gaps all the way around the slab to make sure the slab doesn't rock. Use hot glue to hold the shims in place and then slowly run it through the planer until it's flat. Then flip the slab over, referencing the flat surface and plane the other side.
Really good work!
Thanks!
I started watching this a few days ago & got interrupted. Just now getting back to it. Looks great! Did you thin the poly at all?
+Bruce A. Ulrich Thanks! Nope, I used the wipe on poly straight out of the can.
love it!
Very Cool Sean
Thanks!
Pretty cool!
Thanks for sharing!
+Samuel Roberts thanks for watching!
Really Nice!
this is so nice, 1 question, could you have left the bark on? well done.
Beautiful,thanks
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!
+jake devillier thanks!
Sei bravo é Ragazzo😉
Very nice :) What router bit did you use to plane the slab? Also, please take better pictures of the finished project :)
thats a really nice bench I just wondered how do you know how thick the live edge slab has to be?
+lauwykske typically the slabs are milled 2" thick at the sawmill and depending on the condition of the slab and how much you remove, you can get close to 1 3/4" unless the slab is really warped.
Great job.....total cost of lumber if you don't mind me asking?
What router bit did you use to plane the slab?
Nice bench---
Thank you
This is my favorite bench design thus far. The curves and spalted maple panels really set it off.. I have a butter walnut slab & would like to use this design. Unfortunately, the link to the cut list (required by shop instructor) comes back as Error 404. Is there somewhere else the cut list is posted? TIA
Joe, email me Sean at simplecove and I will get it to you. I will look into fixing the site too. Thanks.
Thank you, Sir!
nice!
very beautiful! Is the shelf needed for stability? I'm thinking of a similar design...do you think a similar design could work without the shelf?
Absolutely could. I only added it because the owner wanted one to hold stuff
Why not use the planer to flatten the slab?
Because the slab is larger than my planer. Plus I'd have to build a planer sled to flatten it since a planers job isn't to flatten lumber.
Looks great
Thanks!
Great video! I tried to get the free plans but it must have moved as it said error 404. Is there another place to find them?
Same here
Sorry for the very late reply, but I've fixed the site.
wow...wowww
Thanks!
SUPERok Молодец!
Im in Australia. Can someone please explain why you say 5/4" instead of 1 and a 1/4" ?
+Roman Dybala that's how rough lumber is sold over here at sawmills. We talk in quarters.
Thanks for the reply. The guy in the vid is sawing dressed wood as far as I see it. Interesting.
sexy design love ti!
Thanks James!
Lovely piece, but I thought the funniest moment was when you said you didn't have a draw knife...all the power tools under the sun, but no humble draw knife.
Thanks! I don't own one because i've not needed one until this project. But, I will be buying one lol.
Way to fancy for my ability.... when I win the lottery I'll have tools like you do.... nice job tho
Thanks, but the tools don't make the piece. They only assist.