Four more boards dimensioned and joined, making the aprons. Then a lot of boring, followed by glue up and reinforcing screws. Already, with no top boards in place, one can feel how sturdy and free of racking this bench will be.
Oh, an attractive decorative adornment results from making a mistake. Much of the bench building advice I’ve read suggests starting with 2 x 12 lumber because, they say, it is less likely to be cupped and twisted. Those folks haven’t seen the 2 x 12s that we have in our stores, wretched nasty stuff. I used pairs of 2 x 6s hoping that when joined I could get the 11 inches needed to fill the lap already provided in the legs. Well, that was not to be. The aprons finished out at 10 and 5/8. Should I just whack off the top of the legs to match? No, that would lower the height beyond what I wanted. Instead, some nice bits of cherry now fill the gaps, lift the aprons to proper height, and add just a bit of accent.
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