I got Benched!!

As the title infers....my latest projects have been benches.  Two very different styles of benches but both using reclaimed materials. 
The first bench I made from that old piece of wood that I almost climbed into the dumpster for.....recall my ill fated trip to the salvage yard in a dress and flip flops?
Here is the block of wood before....

All it took was a lot of sanding....starting from the coarsest grade down to the finest....then I added some blocks as risers...and some metal legs...a coat of stain and tung oil.....and here is the final result.

I'm hoping to sell this and several other pieces at some shows I am doing in January/February.  So you will be seeing lots of other projects happening here soon to get ready for those!

The next Bench project was for my son's room.  He has wanted to make a bench out of old hockey sticks for over a year now and we finally collected enough to do just that.

We looked at lots of different designs and decided on a simple one that uses only hockey sticks for the bench, legs and supports.  I built the top of the bench first...

And then added legs and cross supports....

It looks great in his room and is a personal and quirky keepsake now! 
After completing these 2 very different benches I realized how practical that particular piece of furniture is and how different they can be made for every space.  You can bet I will be making more benches in the future.  It seems that they are just the right size and scale to fit in many areas of the home and are useful for many things.  Although I think in my son's case it may just be one more place to throw dirty clothes on...sigh....