An heirloom-quality entryway bench and bookshelf that integrates natural organic structures with heavy, live-edge White Oak slabs. It employs traditional round mortise-and-tenon joinery locked with drawbore pins to ensure structural integrity across natural wood variations.
intermediate wood furniture
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Materials
- 8/4 White Oak Live Edge Slab (Bench)
- 6/4 White Oak Live Edge Slab (Top)
- 5/4 White Oak Live Edge Slab (Middle Shelf)
- Cured Oak or Hickory Branches (Legs)
- Cured Oak or Hickory Branches (Shelf Uprights)
Tools Required
- Tenon Cutter (1-1/2" and 1" diameters)
- Forstner Bits (1-1/2" and 1" diameters)
- Heavy Duty Corded Drill or Drill Press
- Drawknife or Spoke Shave
- Japanese Flush-Cut Saw
- Long F-Clamps or Pipe Clamps (36" capacity)
- Moisture Meter