I built this bench from 6/4 cherry. I bought a 10' board about 10-11" wide, and planed it smooth with a jack plane.

The legs were initially going to be a single piece, but it used up a huge amount of material when laid out that way, so I changed it around. The legs are attached to the feet with a 1/2" x 1" tenon, glued with Titebond II. That's the only glue-up in the project.

The finish is two coats of Watco Danish Oil in Cherry, with Minwax paste wax over the top.

Apologies for the lack of progress shots, I started this back in August 2015 and only just got it done today (Jan 24, 2016)