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In this video, Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor use strips of hardwood decking to create a slatted bench inspired by an iconic mid-century furniture design. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. Given the popularity of mid-century modern furniture, Tom Silva sensed a great Build It opportunity when his son showed him a reissue of the George Nelson platform bench. Tom saw that the clean lines of the elegant 1946 design were achieved with straightforward woodworking techniques: the bench top’s half-lapped strips would be easy work for a table saw and router. The legs’ trapezoidal shape might pose more of a challenge, but loose-tenon joinery could take care of that. Instead of the birch used in the original, Tom chose to make the bench out of ipe decking, a dense hardwood that’s prized for its rich hue, knot-free surface, and durability. Its sawdust can irritate nasal passages, so he and Kevin O’Connor hooked up their tools to vacuums when sanding and cutting it. It took them 4 hours to assemble this bench, with $100 in materials. Not a bad investment for a reproduction piece that normally retails for around $1,000 [http://bit.ly/3q8TCYj]. Time: 4-5 hours Cost: $40—$100 Skill Level: Hard Tools: Table saw [https://amzn.to/3d0YkDq] Miter saw [https://amzn.to/3d1HC74] Random-orbit sander [https://amzn.to/36WBIAn] Domino joiner [https://amzn.to/3d1HUea] Bar clamps [https://amzn.to/3aSGj7N]Bench chisel [https://amzn.to/3tMColp] 3-hp plunge router [https:

Published 2021-02-15 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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