I need a day off and to finish my plumbing before I finish mine. I glued 100’ of pipe and fittings from 8:00-9:00 got about 40’ and a new well pump and pressure tank to go. That and wiring the pump. Hopefully I can get most of it done tomorrow and by Tuesday I’ll be able to do benches. I love the black stain! My nicer ones in the future will be dark like that I think because visually it provides a great contrast in my opinion. There may be a reason why to not do it but I like the look! Might rip off your idea some, I’ve been playing with blocks for my own benches. I also just got a broken picnic table and a 4’x10’ or 4’x8’ table for free! Plus some 4”x4”s and I’ll have more tables than trees soon enough! Lmao. None will be as pretty as yours but they’ll hold a whole lot of trees (that I don’t have yet! Lmao)!