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double-seat bench and stone tile "path" were created to give
invitation to the main entrance at Kachemak Wilderness Lodge in Alaska.
The bench needed to accommodate six people gearing up for the clam tides.
Drawing from his inventory of salvaged beach logs, Leo Vait milled a portion of yellow cedar cut from the root swell to craft the legs and base, This revealed natural-grain curves as well as tight root swirls reminiscent of birds-eye maple. For the backrest, he selected Western red cedar. Its rich red-chocolate color, enhanced with erosional shapes worn by wave action, provides a striking contrast to the yellow cedar. To create the seat, Leo split a dense,
tight-grained 6' piece of Douglas fir, offsetting the mirror cuts.
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 Double-seat bench and stone tile path as seen on HGTV's Modern Master series, episode 509.
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