DIY Mid-Century Modern Slatted Bench

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DIY Mid-Century Modern Slatted Bench - Woodworking

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In this video, I build a DIY mid-century modern slatted bench modeled after the iconic Nelson Platform Bench, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. This is a timeless mid-century modern design that makes for a fairly simple yet rewarding woodworking project. The bench can be built from easily attainable materials, including a handful of 1x2 and 1x3 boards from any home center.
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For detailed dimensions and a materials list, check out the build article here: craftedworksho....
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Thanks to Acme Tools for sponsoring this video. Learn more about my drum sander, which came from Acme, here: bit.ly/supermax...
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@bradlampe1 4 жыл бұрын

Totally loved the video. I made one just like yours on the video. Everything was perfect...but when I looked closer at the actual Nelson bench it has 12 slats not 11 and it is a few inches shorter as well. So I’m made another. This is not a criticism just a friendly observation for those who want to make it EXACTLY like the Herman Miller one. I live in Zeeland MI, the home of Herman Miller so I feel like I need to be spot on. Thanks again for the video.

@thegauvinator3075 5 жыл бұрын

excellent job as a retired gc i can tell you take pride in your work. well done

@YouCanMakeThisToo 7 жыл бұрын

That leather dye worked really well on the oak. Bench came out great!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+YouCanMakeThisToo thanks Caleb!

@ModernBuilds 7 жыл бұрын

Nice! That jig you made for cutting the dados was great!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I saw someone else do something similar and it worked awesome. Loving the podcast, by the way. Listened to them all so far, great stuff.

@ModernBuilds 7 жыл бұрын

Sweet, thanks dude. Maybe someday we can do a podcast quest swap

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Modern Builds that'd be great! I'd love to have you on ours any time your available.

@rosstrilsbeck6429 5 жыл бұрын

Modern Builds sm

@Hubbmade 7 жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the video I was sure you bought metal legs, but after watching it I really like how you made them! I would definitely like to try that one of these days. great project!

@BronkBuilt 7 жыл бұрын

That bench looks great. I really want to build one. I'm all about showing you don't need to be a pro to build things and I think I will be able to build this following your great instruction. Thanks.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@rockusbacchus 7 жыл бұрын

Man, that thing is beautiful. The box joint jig really makes this seem more accessible. I think I'm going to have to make one or two of these...

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+rockusbacchus go for it! Thanks.

@Keionspost 6 жыл бұрын

The leather is great on wood too, I know of it and has seen it being used by some of my friends in the woodworking industry. Excellent job on the bench.

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kmaher7688 7 жыл бұрын

my home is mid-century and i just saw your other video for the table with glass. INSANELY BEAUTIFUL! its depressing and exciting to see how you can build some of these classic mid-century bench at home. your collection of equipment is so intimidating. i wished i knew someone like you near me to help me to get this house into its original glory. as life would have it, i am sure you live nowhere near me. :-( great job and thanx for the video.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I'm sure you could find a woodworker in your area!

@ManCrafting 7 жыл бұрын

I like that design. That would be perfect for a mud room for changing boots and shoes.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chad, definitely would be!

@manberdo 7 жыл бұрын

Nelson bench turned out great! You should prove everybody wrong and do a follow up video building one with just store bought lumber, a circular saw and a drill!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Hah, maybe one day! I would love to shut up the trolls.

@AndrewSzeto 3 жыл бұрын

love this build johnny! got a pal who's going to be doing this for their first project! pumped to give this a shot!

@Fixthisbuildthat 7 жыл бұрын

Sweet bench, Johnny! Ripping that much maple must have been fun 😃.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Fix This Build That thanks man! Yea, this project singlehandedly made me upgrade to the more powerful SawStop. Fun was not the word 😜

@xavpil2 Жыл бұрын

985K subscribers. The guy can’t even read the comments anymore. Forget about answering them. But good for him. It’s a nice channel.

@craftedworkshop Жыл бұрын

Did you have a question? This video is like 6 years old.

@letsmakesomethingawesometo8266 7 жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful remake of a classic piece. I've been wanting to make one of these for a while.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Let's Make Something Awesome Together thanks man!

@SpecificLove7 7 жыл бұрын

That is a very nice bench

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Specific Love Creations thanks man!

@BoomerKeith1 7 жыл бұрын

LOVE the simple jig idea! As always, your joints look awesome! Great video! Also, the leather dye looks amazing. Never even considered using leather dye.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Sooner Keith thanks again Keith! Yea, the dye worked great. I have a lot of friends who make high grade tobacco pipes, and they use this dye on the briar. Figured it'd work for me too!

@BruceAUlrich 7 жыл бұрын

When I first looked at it, I the legs were metal. Interesting that you used leather dye for the wooden legs. It appears to work great. I like how the bench turned out!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Bruce A. Ulrich thanks Bruce!

@zericocasanovamunthe5231 4 жыл бұрын

Ya same, i think its metal

@DIYCreators 7 жыл бұрын

Looks Great man!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+DIY Creators thanks Glenn!

@DowntimeMedia 7 жыл бұрын

Love the Olaf bandaid. Great looking bench!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Downtime Media hah, thanks!

@milantoombs6696 3 жыл бұрын

What a great looking bench!

@slyfox8953 7 жыл бұрын

I love your DIY videos and less of the woodworking ones on KZfaq. Keep them up!!!!! Great job on this video.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Neil thanks!

@FamilyManYT 7 жыл бұрын

This is next level furniture. Good work.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+SweatyPalms007 thanks!

@SyberPrepper 7 жыл бұрын

Stunning project. Makes me want to run out and build it.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jersdave 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just finished making mine!

@swissarmychainsawadams9541 4 жыл бұрын

"you can do all of this with a circular saw and a speed square" LOL okay!

@gt2scale 7 жыл бұрын

Acme tools rocks! I got a crazy deal on my miter saw from them.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

They are definitely good people!

@LynnLaceyLLWW 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks - That design would be great for a deck made from Cedar - I can see a couple around my deck in a few weeks.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Lynn Lacey that would be cool!

@Slovenianwoodworker 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video..And bench..I avoid all "gaps" projects specially in furniture people here just don't like it. When they think of cleaning all tje dust from those hols :-)

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Hah, I could see that I guess. Thanks!

@Emancarrillo 7 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Always loved this style of bench.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JTWoodworks 7 жыл бұрын

Very cool! From the thumbnail, I thought the legs were steel. The ebonized oak looks much better in my opinion!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too!

@Sjjones1977 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great. I love the look of these Nelson Platform Benches. They are definitely are a classic design. Great work once again. As always you did a fantastic job. This is a definite must do when I can finally get my workshop set up.

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+Steve Jones thanks! It was a fun build. Love the way it looks.

@frankingram3382 7 жыл бұрын

That was a great project as well as a nice video. I believe that could be built from big box lumber right off the rack. Thanks for sharing. God Bless my friend

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

For sure! Thanks Frank.

@BoomerKeith1 7 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna attempt to do just that this weekend. As always, the video quality IS amazing and so easy to follow. I don't consider myself an expert woodworker by any means, but after watching this I feel like I can hit up Home Depot and make this happen.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Sooner Keith thanks so much, man. Good luck!

@HeathKnuckles_Tasty_Timber 7 жыл бұрын

That looks great Johnny! 👌🤘

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Heath!

@nickaccardi5551 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Your joints came out awesome.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+ACW thanks!

@MichaelMacosa 7 жыл бұрын

Great work Johnny!

@RobinLewisMakes 7 жыл бұрын

Looks great man. Cool trick using the leather dye

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Robin Lewis thanks Robin!

@Thom4123 7 жыл бұрын

AWESOME JOB Johnny. The bench is beautiful

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Thom spillane thanks Thom!

@JakeThompson 7 жыл бұрын

Very cool build!! Cool jig too!!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Jake Thompson thanks Jakes!

@ccmmdd82 7 жыл бұрын

Really good work. Got to make me one of those. Or two...

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Marcus Dahlberg thanks!

@red12287 7 жыл бұрын

Great job, Johnny!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+red12287 thanks!

@arielpetines2722 5 жыл бұрын

good job

@basitis 6 жыл бұрын

Simple yet Beautiful 👌

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@marisotoserna 7 жыл бұрын

ur shop=goals ur skills=goals i couldnt sub fast enough

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+marisotoserna thanks!

@Makercise 7 жыл бұрын

man! that looks sharp. well done.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cressel!

@ilyaivanov1745 7 жыл бұрын

It looks very beautiful !

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+BUK thank you!

@FredMcIntyre 7 жыл бұрын

Nice work Johnny!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred!

@workshop_edits 7 жыл бұрын

Look's great! I've seen this built before in another video but done totally differently - the jig for cutting the dado's looks super handy - would love to try out that method one day when I have a table saw set up like that. Cheers - Zach

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The jig was great, worked perfectly.

@timzhang6595 7 жыл бұрын

Cra

@thisisgeorge2117 4 жыл бұрын

Just gorgeous! I have a similar bench design but a very different set of legs. Would love to have it built. I would do it, but I don’t have all the tools to do it perfectly. Also, I would prefer steel legs for my design and hence welding would be necessary.

@GuysShop 7 жыл бұрын

Very impressive build Johnny! I like the idea of the leather dye. Also if you where having a hard time ripping down that hard maple into strips, next time you might consider using your band saw then thickness plane them down to size or use the drum sander. It may be an extra step, however you don't have to deal with the tension that can be in hard maple.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+GuysWoodshop thanks Guy! And yes, I will definitely be doing that in the future. It also wastes less wood likely. Thanks!

@calvinogood 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Calvin Ng thanks Calvin!

@BALES5000 7 жыл бұрын

Looks great! Fiebing's dye is my go to for blackness. Fun fact: The applicators are called "daubers." That's fun to say.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Ohh, thanks a good fun fact! Daubers, hah.

@HacknBuild 7 жыл бұрын

What color black are you guys using? I tried the Fiebings "Black" color and it has a purplish sheen to it. I also have a black Kiwi dye that is seems more black, at least to my eyes.

@BALES5000 7 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I used Fiebing's Black (same as you) on my Zipper Snare and had no purple hue. India Ink is another pigment used by drum builders.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+BALES yup, same. Just the standard black color. Totally pitch black.

@WatchMeDIYIt 7 жыл бұрын

love the jig you made, man!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I saw something like it on an article on building a similar bench, it works great.

@debybrooke157 7 жыл бұрын

beautiful bench!!!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks mama!

@WaylonWalker 7 жыл бұрын

my daughter got really excited when she saw olaf make an appearance.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Waylon Walker hah, I was wondering how many people would notice that. Love my Frozen band-aids.

@sumosprojects 7 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, very very nicely built & I find your explanation on the project easy to watch, this is a fantastic channel & thanks for it 👍👍👍

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Sumo's Projects thanks so much!

@MakingStuffco 7 жыл бұрын

It looks very good man ! Great work!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Making Stuff thanks!

@DanPrudlow 7 жыл бұрын

Well done sir.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan!

@telosfd 6 жыл бұрын

Love it!!!!!!!!!

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@KnottyDogWoodshop 7 жыл бұрын

nicely done!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@mauromiranda9299 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Johnny, how are you? My name is Mauro, i'm brasilian... i think your job very good... congratulations!!!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Mauro Miranda thanks a lot!

@Cubulation Жыл бұрын

It has been 5 years--how did the leather dye hold up? Looks great.

@nourdineohamo7926 7 жыл бұрын

very nice work

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JulianDoIt 7 жыл бұрын

Great one, thanks for sharing 🙂

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+1989go thanks for watching!

@JosneyFreitasSilva 6 жыл бұрын

It's very nice!

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jamesspyderrr9975 5 жыл бұрын

amazing

@joseeduardo376 6 жыл бұрын

Great job man !

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+DuddlesDB Thanks!

@irayanti9786 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+ira yanti thanks!

@kyl3dr 2 жыл бұрын

I got 8/4 walnut lumber and plan to rip it to 3/4 or so. Should I expect it to warp and need squaring up? Or will it likely be ok?

@mrosombrabboy 5 жыл бұрын

Mastodon is for shure one of the bast sounds for the shop! hahaha

@alexpotestas3624 7 жыл бұрын

if i only can i give a two like!

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Alex Potestas hah, thanks!

@larrybarry6266 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thank you. I was just curious to know why you went with 11 slats instead of 12?

@DonJohn87_YT 7 жыл бұрын

Looks great! :)

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@DjuniorS 7 жыл бұрын

Muito bom, parabéns pelo projeto.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Obrigado! (I don't speak Portuguese, hopefully Google got that right)

@RabidCheetah 6 ай бұрын

Which countersink bits do you use?

@craftedbyalvint Жыл бұрын

How many 1x2s were you able to mill out of an 8/4? About 6?

@janmajitshankar447 7 жыл бұрын

Clean built! (y)

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Janmajit Shankar thanks!

@kyl3dr 3 жыл бұрын

Is it best to mill 1x2s from 8/4 or 4/4 lumber?

@davidfratu8225 2 жыл бұрын

Great work! How far in did you place the legs from the end of the bench?

@rodoc93 7 жыл бұрын

really nice did one a bit more simple. it was a pain to glue up

@zsw67 5 жыл бұрын

Any advice for making those dado's without a Dado Stack blade? Have made dados with multiple passes on table saw but seems like that would be too much work for the # of cuts needed for this bench..

@Mitermikeswoodshop 7 жыл бұрын

wow i thought those legs were steel....nice job.

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Miter Mike's Woodshop thanks Mike!

@mavrk2369 7 жыл бұрын

I say good luck to anyone trying this with a speed square and a circular saw...

@parkerstephenson6213 3 жыл бұрын

Great project and fantastic video! I'm planning on the same project and would like to understand the best way to finish the legs. Is it necessary to apply shellac over the die or can one go straight to poly for a durable finish on the legs? Was poly used on the legs as apposed to Lacquer due to these pieces being prone to kicks and scuffs? Again, great video and craftsmanship!

@darkspeed62 Жыл бұрын

For a simple bench, you sure as hell made this looks extremely complicated. Probably went a bit OTT with the sanding, for sure!

@senyk1 2 жыл бұрын

I really cant see how you can do this with just a circular saw and drill - so many more tools were used here..

@chipsmith7398 7 жыл бұрын

Are there any worries of racking with the legs not having any cross supports?

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Chip Smith I don't think so. This bench has been made since the 1950s in this way, should be fine.

@jacobnorman4983 7 жыл бұрын

Really nice piece! Why didn't you plane the joints flush on the bench top like you did on the legs?

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

I did some of that off camera on the ends. I don't have a way to hold the piece longways, so I couldn't plane the sides. Thanks!

@hectorny94 7 жыл бұрын

Nice work, I couldn't find the link for the dye though. Thanks

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Whoops, here you go: amzn.to/2mIY41y

@hectorny94 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@chris2944 6 жыл бұрын

I built one of these as a table in wood shop. A lot of chiseling!

@chris2944 6 жыл бұрын

(seeing as i didn't have a dato stack, I had to use a bandsaw and the a chisel)

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+chh mhhh I bet!

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

+chh mhhh that sounds like a lot of work.

@chris2944 6 жыл бұрын

Crafted Workshop yea haha

@mikewest712 7 жыл бұрын

Was this one of those project that took twice the hours you thought it would?

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Mike West the sanding and finishing prep process was definitely more involved that I anticipated. Lots of little crevices to get into.

@AnthonyLoPrimo 7 жыл бұрын

So I have a question - as you mention while cutting the dados in the slats, you had several slats to cut into. Is there a reason you didn't do multiple slats in a row? If it's going to be cut in the same spots, wouldn't it have been useful to align and tape/clamp the slats together, and then just run a few at once across the table saw?

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Anthony LoPrimo I definitely could have done that. Not sure why I didn't in retrospect, hah.

@AnthonyLoPrimo 7 жыл бұрын

Crafted Workshop style and cool points? :P

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Anthony LoPrimo hah

@brettbosn24 6 жыл бұрын

What's the big brass looking thing on your drill when you are predrilling?

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

It's this countersink bit : amzn.to/2HuvMAo

@ocpbmuse 5 жыл бұрын

Hey J!, Quick question; Any reason you didn't gang up the long pieces like you did the short ones?

@Lukomodius 7 жыл бұрын

I got super excited to hear you can do this with a circular saw, after watching the video I still have no clue how to do that =( you got a link or something to the technique you are refering to?

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Check out this video by Matthias: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbSIbLxjyN-2mJ8.html

@rickrayn 4 жыл бұрын

I guess you could use pre-made trapezoid metal legs.

@tooljunkie555 7 жыл бұрын

i like olaf too..;) bench turned iut nice Johnny..so that dye is supposed to feel like leather when its fully dried and cured??

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

+Joe basementwoodworking hah, a lot of Frozen fans in the comments ⛄️ And no, the dye is intended to be used on leather, not wood. It's just an alcohol based dye so I figured it'd work on wood as well, and it did!

@nguyenhuubang6868 6 жыл бұрын

Interested 😘😘😘

@craftedworkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@basuramanya 7 жыл бұрын

Great project. I built something much rougher but similar years ago for a display rack for Bonsai trees. Also what is the counter sink that you use early in the video and also at about 9:30 in the video?

@craftedworkshop 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! It's this one: amzn.to/2npMUgs Pretty pricey, but works really well.