A fine woodworking Craftsman-style bench constructed from FAS Black Walnut featuring exposed through-mortise and tenon joinery wedged with contrasting Hard Maple. Engineered to support up to 600 lbs over a 48-inch span with zero noticeable deflection (L/3752), while accommodating seasonal wood movement across the 16-inch solid walnut top.
advanced wood furniture
Dimensions: {"unit":"in","depth":16,"width":48,"height":18}
Materials
- 6/4 FAS Black Walnut Lumber
- 8/4 FAS Black Walnut Lumber
- 4/4 FAS Black Walnut Lumber
- 5/4 FAS Black Walnut Lumber
- 4/4 Hard Maple Stock
- Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue
Tools Required
- Table saw with 50T combination blade
- 8" Dado stack set
- Router table with 1/2" straight spiral upcut bit
- 1/4" and 1/2" Narex bench chisels (honed to 25° + 30° micro-bevel)
- Hand planes (No. 4 smoothing plane, No. 62 low-angle jack plane)
- Banding clamps and 3/4" pipe clamps (minimum 4x 48")
- Marking gauge and wheel gauge
- Japanese flush-cut saw (Kataba/Ryoba)