Well, this little item was designed for an old cabin cruiser owned by a friend of mine.  He wanted to renovate some of the living spaces on his boat and had a corner to deal with and this is what he and I came up with.  Cabinet grade birch 3/4" plywood, veneered with Teak.  The top of the backrest was veneered with 1/4" solid teak, resawn on an old 14" Delta Bandsaw and a homemade guide.  I also had to bend some solid teak for the armrest.  I made a steam chamber from a four foot section of three wall stove pipe.

The inlay that you see above was installed in the corner at the top of the backrest.  It was made of 1/4" black walnut and inlayed between two bookmatched pieces of teak.  Sanding was difficult, as the two woods are of different hardness, so out came the good ole' cabinet scraper.  I just love a good scraper.

Finish was straight marine grade varnish, the same as used on deck at the handrails and such.  I did reduce the first two coats to get some good penetration and then two more full coats.  It's thick.  White upholstered cushions were added.  They had a cute little anchor pattern on them.  The cushions are completely removable to access storage compartments under each cushion.