"World Traveler" wrote in message
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I've never seen anyone do anything like this, but surely using t&g
flooring for this isn't a new idea. It doesn't look like a difficult
task. Have I overlooked something, and are there some hidden reasons why
this shouldn't be done?

That's the way I built my bench 35 years ago. It still looks great and has
served me well. Here is a link with photos.

http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65/bench.html

Ken Vaughn
Visit My Workshop: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65/