BioBill

Wonderful workmanship and design, Markus. It sure caught my eye!

For pieces that are going to be outside, you might consider zinc naphthenate to extend their life. I made a smaller scale bench for holding plant pots on a small covered deck in Seattle decades ago which have weathered but are still holding up mechanically.

Thanks for sharing such an informative post. I figured it could be done, but hadn't gotten around to trying yet. I'm sure you saved me hours!
Bill

A band saw for sawing/resawing from random pieces of trees I get (mesquite looks promising!)
Bench cookies
Low angle Veritas plane
Good quality jack plane (the sides on my old Stanley aren't square to the bottom)
Gooseneck scraper
Jet cabinet bar clamps

Very nice work DonMiguel,
I bet this won't be your last project for your wife!