I was just going through some old emails, and saw a few comments on this
bench I posted a few years ago, so I thought i'd follow up. I built this as
an experiment in June of '04 out of the Borg's finest tubafour stock using
pinned and wedged M&T joints with no glue or finish. After 3 years of full
exposure, it split apart this summer. The pinned joints held up just fine,
and the wedged tenons in the vertical faces are still good. The wedged
tenons in the horizontal seat rotted out, and the end mortices obviously
failed. A better outdoor wood and a few minor design changes should last a
bit longer.

-MJ