Here is a custom order bench I just completed. Wood is pecan.

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i like the gargoyle eyes

I like it. Good to see you.

Good Job brian ,I finished a Gargoyle today myself,Its to dark now to take a picture of it , but I'll post it tomorrow.

Cool bench.

Hickory is in the pecan family and it's as hard as iron! Is pecan the same hardness? How did the sanding go? You have a nice smooth surface going on there, was it difficult ? Also you covered yourself for the most part having the wings make a continuous curve( for the most part) rather than vertical points. This is a thing that scares me about benches with pointed pine trees, etc, as they can poke someone good! Liability is ours( sayeth the court), kids have a nasty habit of climbing and tripping, etc that pointed things can be a danger.( Another of Doc's tips) Doc

I use alot of pecan, doesnt it finish so nice. nice bench!

Thanks for all the comments. Look forward to seeing yours Tom.

Doc, Not sure if it's as hard as hickory, but it is a pretty hard dense wood. It sands down pretty nice and smooth. I used the angle grinder with a 16 grit abrasive disc to get it down semi smooth and then sanded the face and certain areas with the sand-o-flex and other sanding tools.

Mike, I kind of fell into a lot of pecan in the last year. I do like the way it turns out. Nice grain and color.

Had a previous customer stop by today and saw it, and now he wants one. I seem to get more orders from custom orders that I have sitting out waiting to be picked up.