Sapele & Maple BENCH
An in-depth woodworking process study to create a timeless bench.
Nov 2025 [3 weeks]
GOaL
To dive deep into robust joinery, woodworking philosophy, craftsmanship, and finishing. Covering the whole design process behind successful furniture.
SKILLS
mortise + Tenon Joinery
Manufacturable Design
Router templating
Lazer Cutting
Fusion 360
EXPLORATION Led
I knew I wanted to explore compound angled joinery with this bench, So After some initial leg design sketches, i quickly jumped into cad to explore design directions.
Design Direction
I was drawn to this leg concept and wanted to explore how the bench seat and Legs interact…
1:1 Technical Drawing
Build process
mORTICEs + tenons
USING an angled off cut, I set up stops to get precise mortices on the legs and strechers. Then joined them with custom made tenons.
Lazer CUt router Templates allowed for consistent precision When Shaping of the legs.
Lazer CUt router Templates allowed for consistent precision When Shaping the legs.
FInal product
