Friendship Bench
Friendship Bench designed by Composite Joinery and constructed with Oak.
Friendship Bench in Oak, for children aged 4 to 11 years. Available in alternative hardwoods and styles to suit, enquire for details.
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This particular bench was instigated by a local child minder, Carrie. I admire her patience when i see her walking with the kids, reminds me of Mother Goose followed by the goslings! The initial plan was for the Kids to provide their ideas and drawings to show me what they would like the bench to look like. The results were brilliant, but not too practical – one little chap wanted a granite seat with large carved ends, i was not quite sure what the ends represented and still wonder. After a great deal of consideration, it was decided to follow the design that was initially discussed between Carrie and myself. This information was always relaid to the Head Teacher with accompanying sketches. Once the design was finished and agreed, the process of constructing the Friendship Bench began.
To reduce the cost the Friendship Bench was worked on during spare time and available weekends. This lengthend the process considerably, but the rewards gained by the School were more than ‘worth the wait’, we are always approachable and flexible at Composite Joinery. The work involved with such a project is considerable, from start to finish using existing templates, a Friendship Bench like this will take between two and three weeks to complete. This may seem excessive but the finishing alone takes almost a week, each oil coat has an eight hour drying period and is then sanded and cleaned and oiled again upto five times. Sanding between coats involves three to four hours of meticulous work. Before any finish the Friendship Bench has to be made – we select our own timber which is then allowed to stabilise at the workshop, this timber is ‘rough stock’ which means that it is ’sawn’ and not ‘PAR’, also it is not ’sized’. All machining and associative preparation is completed at our worshops. Therefore it can clearly be realised that considerable effort and skill is involved in the production of such projects. The photographs example these statements.
We will not compromise our methods or quality to reduce cost, but we will do our utmost to produce the best Friendship Bench you could wish for at a negotiated price – so enquire for details. We can and will design and manufacture any bench you require, in any style.
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