The Bench is finished!!

The bench (so far!)

I thought I would show some photos of how the bench is starting to look. It has been a long time since posting. I am hoping to get it finished very soon! I have rested some thin strips of wood in the seat position, but that doesn't mean that will be what I choose to use in the end. There are a few of the back rests missing, obviously, but while I was taking photos of the loom I thought I'd take some of the bench!

The loom!

This picture above is of a traditional braid loom. I was asked to make a copy of it, but leaving out some to the modern items such as the wooden screw and nut arrangements that hold the pegs in. I was asked to make it out of oak, the original was made out of pine. Traditionally it is more than likely that they wood have been made from oak. The reason why there are screws and nuts is because that makes life easier!! There were some interesting challenges in making this and I have learnt a huge amount and taken my skills and workshop onto a new level through this! The pegs are push fit tight into the holes, close tolerances in wood are not easy to achieve! The adjustable peg is held firm with a wedge shaped peg through a hole in the back. As you can see the adjustable peg is a lot larger than the original, this is to give it a good purchase on the frame once the wedge is pushed home.