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Denim
3rd April 2019, 06:42 PM
This live edge bench seat is in regular use outside my wife's customer's home. Before restoration the top was splitting and had some terrible rot due to the incomplete finish. The joints were held together with poorly suited metal brackets that let the seat rack and wobble. I straightened the legs, created new strong morticed joints, replaced the rot, and added bow tie joints to stabilise the cracks. Then I filled all the cracks with UV stabilised epoxy resin and added a top coat. I'm very happy with the results and think the seat looks fantastic.
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Regards,
Denim
Bernmc
4th April 2019, 07:53 AM
Stunning work.
What make of resin did you use?
Denim
4th April 2019, 08:38 AM
Stunning work.
What make of resin did you use?
Thanks Bernmc. I used EPOXY ARTIST RESIN - SUPER CLEAR coating - UV stable from DIY_Composite_Supplies (https://www.ebay.com.au/str/diycomposites).
Regards,
Denim
Mnb
4th April 2019, 11:57 AM
Looks great. It must have been satisfying to bring the beauty out again
Lappa
4th April 2019, 08:52 PM
Excellent work. Great result.
Xanthorrhoeas
4th April 2019, 08:56 PM
Looks good, a great repair. I presume it doesn't get full sunlight UV?
AlanRG
5th April 2019, 02:37 PM
Lovely work denim! What did you use for the bowties? Thanks, Al
Denim
7th April 2019, 08:54 AM
Lovely work denim! What did you use for the bowties? Thanks, Al
Thanks Alan. I used some scrap cypress pine for the bowties which was the best I had to match the colour in the highlights of the seat. I know it can be a brittle timber but also knew the epoxy would hold that crack from splitting.
Looks good, a great repair. I presume it doesn't get full sunlight UV?
The seat gets partial sun and the owner will be covering it with a blanket when not in use. :)
Regards,
Denim.