Nice piece of wood you have it here.

The L angle at the bottom of the clock kills me a little...perhaps you can replace it with two pieces of wood.

Had another wood ready and prep to be made into a 5' bench.

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Managed to find a metalworks guy to make a frame using mild steel for me.  When the bench was delivered, found that there were rust stains and the metal had a lot of black dust on it - probably not finished properly as I wanted it completed fast. 

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Noticed that the rust stains can be seen on the legs and the side part of the frame.


Decided had to use some elbow grease to remove the dirt and rusted stains - can't bear to live with rust stains inside the house (figured no fun getting tetanus from moving the bench around the house).  Hence had to separate the wood plank from the bench frame - and started to strip and clean the frame using vinegar and a steel wool.  Vinegar was surprisingly effective in cleaning out the built-up rust. 

Problem was after leaving it out to dry from the washing of the rust and dirt stains - within a couple of hours, some faint rust can be seen building up again.  Oxidation was happening very fast.  Had to wipe out the rust stain and apply a coat of acrylic clearcoat to provide a protective layer.

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So far looking good, the metal frame has the raw industrial look.  Currently waiting for the frame to full dry before merging the wood plank and metal frame back.

Hope to get it done by tomorrow!