MASS TIMBER BENCH

(Completed in 2018 and visited until 2021 in Newbern, Alabama)

I designed and made a bench to use while we built Dave’s Revised Home (the 20Kv22 Home) using wood scraps. The only seating on site we had were flimsy plastic single person chairs, but we had plenty of short, uniform, untreated 2×6 boards after cutting down our wall studs. I took advantage of this abundance and laminated the scraps with screws into a massive seat.

Since making the bench in the fall of 2018, I’ve documented its condition each year until 2021 as it received more use and weathering. The nearby wooden chair that I built around the same time based on a design by Enzo Mari has proven slightly more durable.