Restored a teak garden bench with reclaimed teak.

I know we all get often asked if we'd like some wooden what-have-you about to be discarded by well-meaning neighbors. So is the story with this bench, ignored and left to the elements for more than a decade it was a grey and green monument to timber's reaction to mother nature. When I was approached my initial thought was to pattern it for a future build before knocking it apart to fit in the bin. As I disassembled it I found the lower rail to the back and the bottom ends of the back slats punky from years of sitting in the wet. 3 seat slats ends and the "feet" were in much the same condition. This might explain why there are no "before" pictures. I wasn't thinking of keeping it prior to knocking it apart. Looking around my shop I had enough new material to rebuild it so the drying out commenced at the beginning of June. Soon all the glue joints in the arms were redone. New slats were fabricated and the rail was trimmed before getting a lamination of Burmese teak to bring it back to its original profile. New mortises were let in to receive the replaced slats and the parts were treated with an oxalic acid wash to remove the oxidation and bring the teak back brite. The shortened leg ends had 40mm of length added by molding epoxy, then matching profiles and trimming them neat. After sanding, all parts were coated with 10 coats of teak oil then waxed and buffed to a gloss. Just in time for the unending September rains. Had to dodge showers just to get the picture of it complete. So now it sits, covered by a tarp in the corner of my just rebuilt deck. Waiting for spring and the sunny days ahead.