re: Bench design

Oldtool - thank you for that link. I need to save that for reference.  The pictures didn't include the shelf I hope to add to the lower portion.  I had thought to have slats going the short way which would have opposed the direction of the grain (leading to my concern about potential wood movement issues).

Splintergroup- thanks for not asking publicly how much I weigh to allow for calculation of board sag. 🤐🤣🤣🤣