Make a Concrete and Wood Bench with CHENG Outdoor Concrete Mix and 2x4's

The RHOMBA Bench was designed by Fu-Tung Cheng to create a beautifully simple aesthetic for a high-functioning piece of outdoor furniture. Fu-Tung conceptualized the Rhomba Bench to meet three key objectives for the user:
Make the project approachable to build, utilizing one form to make two concrete pieces while creating a distinctive, interlocking design;
Create a functional piece of furniture that balances the polished surface of concrete and the warm look and feel of wood;
Be a semi-permanent installation allowing the user to move the bench at any time to any location including elevated environments.
With the RHOMBA Bench design and drawings, you can make your bench in any color with any species of wood you desire and you can pair it with a Quadra Fire Cube, also a Fu-Tung Cheng Signature Design, to create a focal point for your outdoor living space.
Create a statement feature for your home, commercial space, maybe a patio or deck of a restaurant, or even a structurally reinforced rooftop environment-the RHOMBA Bench is beautiful, functional, and can be mobile to meet your location needs.

[@johnella2883]

Thank you for adding the colors options for concrete design! I'm truly impressed!

[@piney1969]

inspiring. I've never worked with concrete, but want to make a concrete bench for my garden. this would be perfect.

[@winfly886]

Cheng, thank you for sharing the idea. I am learning concrete skills.

[@1949chefjojo]

Use your imagination and design a tranquil space for yourself of a gathering place for family. The ROHMBA Bench is an integral [part of your oasis. Cheng is featured in Sunset Magazine and offers classes in the art of outdoor decorative moldings. Super!

[@simonbuenosaires]

thanks for your tips on making the bench, very interesting. look forward to the next one.

[@AveIvy]

This is so beautiful.

[@mauromiranda9299]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...

[@berenicetorres1575]

It seem so easy that im already working on it! Im using things from my kitchen!

[@apolinarcisneros2784]

Nice job.......thank you for shearing.

[@anthonyjacobs18]

I liked it a lot.

[@unleashedtube]

Excellent Idea!!

[@RicardoJunqueira]

Awesome design!

[@sonnyzaragoza6746]

I love this!!!

[@ethnicdevelopmentlearningc9512]

good ideas

[@jdub7771]

very beautiful!

[@vanawesome]

What color of pro-formula was used in this mix? Also, in another video about this bench it has the president of Cheng using the casting mix, and simply pressing it into the mold. Which method is better? pouring it in with pro-mix? or casting blend? Thanks!

[@mikeheidebrink4033]

Platinum ProFormula was used for this casting. It's hard to say which casting method is "better". While the cost of concrete materials used in this video is much lower than the fiber reinforced concrete used in the other video, this version requires more time to build the molds. Both methods work well for this project.

[@vanawesome]

***** Thanks so much Mike. I love these benches and will definitely be using cheng materials to make some of my own. One last question, do you know what color was used on these? Looks almost like no color was used but I really like the way it came out. I like the color.. or lack there of. haha. Thanks again for the reply! Very helpful.

[@mikeheidebrink4033]

VanAwesome Platinum. It's a white pigment that lightens the natural color of the concrete a shade or two.

[@vanawesome]

***** Ah cool. Thanks!

[@jdjen007]

***** quip 9p 0

[@kledencandela]

Es precioso!

[@mrv1271]

you are preciosa, candy

[@artemisluv2690]

Love it

[@redwood1957]

do you spray your molds with an oil so to make removing easier? nice job thank you

[@hrantgeorge2444]

Great project. The moving camera is rather annoying though.

[@bryanp1969]

amazing design but i would never be able to make it

[@samiizat9493]

I can do all these works and creativity in other creative areas. Do you have a place for me to work with you

[@Sriveraable]

What other colors are available?

[@Miner4aheartofgold]

Nice! But the foam probably cost a lot more than the concrete.

[@drychalice]

No link for the website ?

[@eriktarver2087]

Are the blueprints available for the concrete form? If so, where can you buy them from?

[@vanawesome]

They sell guides for this bench here: store.concreteexchange.com/CHENG-Concrete-Online-Store_5/How-to-Concrete-Projects_3/Rhomba-Bench-How-to-Project-Drawings_2

[@Cherrylit]

Do you have a degree in this? Sorry if it sounds a bit weird, but this has always fascinated me. How do you learn all this stuff?

[@pedromoraes957]

+Leslie Industrial Design or Materials Engineering?

[@xquisiteofficial]

I it possible to buy this concrete mix in China?

[@wizskullifa]

Clint Dempsey?!

[@quatrobeinte420]

Ha ha ha I was thinking the same thing!

[@sorin990]

So let me get this straight .......this dude here sells a "special" concrete ? ....... what makes it so special ?

[@drgopta2180]

Didn't have a mask on ....

[@aintgonnahappen]

Not really a do it yourself vid, but nice bench.

[@adogof]

fu-tang clan

[@hapapalin6765]

please invest in a tripod...

[@picadurapica6630]

What is gra

[@fastestmanon3legs454]

Gasoline will dissolve that foam block....**Don't try this at home**:)

[@Zeus1999100]

You need a camera operator. The camera keeps jurking and moving all over the place. You should have him pee in a cup!!!

[@mrv1271]

He made an antithesis????? I thought it was a bench....false advertising right there....

[@starrstewart7083]

Im using woodprix instructions to make it and I do it already :)

[@creektilghman9187]

You can do it much faster with Stodoys plans.

[@johnlock3640]

In my first work I always used Woodglut plans.

[@otman1606]

This is so beautiful.

[@Sriveraable]

What other colors are available?

[@sorin990]

So let me get this straight .......this dude here sells a "special" concrete ? ....... what makes it so special ?