Arts & Crafts Entry Bench & Mirror Project (Complete!)



Finally!
After 1 month of planning and 9 months of construction (with 3 months of interruptions), here are the results.  This project involved several firsts for me, so here's the rap sheet.

First grain selection & planning from the beginning
First resawing and experience with case hardening problems
First bookmatched panels
First handcut inlays
First quadrilinear legs
First corbels
First

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