The rough slab I started with:
This eighty year old Bailey hand plane was actually my grandfather's:
After planing and final sanding:
After finishing with hand-rubbed, high-gloss polyurethane:
I left the old hash marks from the original saw milling intact on this bookmatched end:
I built the supports from old barn door hinges:
I welded in a rigid support to make the hinge into a stationary bracket:
High-gloss black paint with the HVLP gun:
The final product:
This bench is now in a loft in the Five Points community of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Feel free to email me if you are interested in commissioning a piece of your own.
My shop is based out of Metro Atlanta, Georgia
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