re: Marquetry - Orca Spirit bench

Thanks for the comments everyone. As much as we all spend hundreds of hours making this stuff because we enjoy it, it's nice to hear from others how cool our creations are.
BB1... the legs are each a solid ash and the half-circle 'posts' are form-fitted into the slots in the top and glued in place. The cross piece, with the salmon spirit holds the legs in place and the shelf is inset into the legs and glued. It's all pretty hardy without any hardware. I even stood on it to test. :o