Not an Uncle John Pirogue Seat

[mike]

Why not slap on a coat of shellac to seal the wood and then use the marine varnish?

Mike

 

[beekeeper]

Decided to use a water based sanding sealer and 3 coats of marine varnish.



beekeeper

 

[Kayak Jack]

Wow - Grandpa! That's a nice coffee table.

 

[beekeeper]

Thanks Jack.

It might work as a coffee table but it is suppose to be an "entry way" bench. A place to remove your shoes and a shelf to store them.
Not sure how it would hold up in modern houses with central A/C and heat. The wood is air dried and probably would separate or split if kept inside. I do have some kiln dried cypress and hope to one day build a coffee table.

beekeeper

 

[Kayak Jack]

Nice work, Grandpa. I suppose, your purty table would work for setting a glass of single malt scotch on, too. Not just coffee, boots, or butts?

 

[beekeeper]

Kayak Jack thinks my pirogue seats are too wide and most folks want to sit lower so I built this seat :roll: :


As a chair builder I have a problem with sizing them too large. Even the new owner (neighbor's grandson) of this one will have to grow some. He won't be old enough to sit up for a few months.

beekeeper

 

[Kayak Jack]

Should it have a 6" round hole in the seat? With little, grooved slide rails underneath? That's what I need.

 

[beekeeper]

Hand made wooden thrones :idea: , hmm? No thanks. I don't think I want to get into that line of work.

beekeeper

 

[oldbuffpilot]

Chuck thought my shop was too organized, so I was working on it and came across this relic and instantly thought—this isn’t an Uncle John’s pirogue seat! You’ve studied the post too much when you think that way!



A lot of years ago our youngest daughter would have lived in her pirogue if we let her. As many of you know the Louisiana swamps often don’t have place to get out on the bank to take a break. This seat with a short plastic bucket in place was the solution to a little girls problem. A seat cushion normally covered the business end of this pirogue seat.

Think I’ll send it to her for Christmas, that will be a surprise!.

Good Fish’n and Merry Christmas

Andy

 

[Kayak Jack]

That's a "Necessary Seat", Andy.

 

[beekeeper]

Too cold to do much woodworking, but I did finish another bench.



bee

 

[Kayak Jack]

Nice looking bench, Grandpa! (The Beekeeper had adopted me as his abomnible grandkid.). Where is Momma Bee gonna use it?

 

[beekeeper]

Nice looking bench, Grandpa! (The Beekeeper had adopted me as his abomnible grandkid.). Where is Momma Bee gonna use it?

Anywhere she wants to! :lol: She already has one. This one going to another home.

Paw Paw Bee

 

[beekeeper]

My daughter is a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.

Because the building is a historical site it is left unlock so visitors may tour it. The piano bench disappeared some time ago and the pianist has been using a vanity bench. It was too short for the antique piano. I was honored to build another one, because my greatgrandfather helped build this building.



I hope to get a picture of it next to the piano, to see if the color matches. Maybe it will be better than what they have. What it is is what it is.

beekeeper

 

[texastom]

Nice work as always, Beekeeper.

 

[Kayak Jack]

JD, maybe an 88 key paddle to go along with it? ;-)

 

[mike]

That's darn nice work!

Mike

 

[beekeeper]

Thanks guys. It was a is a simple bench, but stressing work, because when building for others,I want them to be pleased. Every time I do a project I learn something. I have never had good results with staining, but this time I used a "pre stain" and did several light coats and that worked much better.

JD, maybe an 88 key paddle to go along with it? ;-)

I would not know how to make a musical paddle. Maybe Piper would know what kind of wood to use.

beekeeper

 

[beekeeper]

The color is not as close of a match as we had hoped for.


But it works:


beekeeper

 

[mike]

Very nice work, and for a great cause, too.

Mike