Thread: Blackwood and Maple Roubo

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

Absolutely delightful design and execution, Dom, really enjoyed watching your progress.

I particularly like working on a light coloured work bench surface - sorry Derek, karri is rather dark - and in your case Dom the dark wood in the frme work really gives it a "furniture quality". Nice contrast!

And that "furniture quality" may be a potential problem. Be alert to the conversation that may start:
"That looks really nice, Dominik, and would be a real conservation piece .... in the living room."

Thanks Graeme,

Yeah I considered using Blackwood for the top as well but decided that a lighter top is more pleasant to work on for me too - not sure why.

Haha, yeah that's a comment I've gotten a bit already. Some people seem to assume that because it's pretty/well made that it won't be used the way a bench should be. But it will. For me, making it as nice as I could to begin with was a joy in and of itself - I don't mind that it will get beat up over time - that won't reduce the satisfaction of making it in the first place.

Cheers, Dom