Project by lobro4 | posted 06-03-2019 10:40 PM | 554 views | 3 times favorited | 5 comments | ![]() |
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I made a similar garden bench years ago but one of the legs broke apart and we needed a replacement. There’s plenty of plans to choose from. The skeleton of this one is from a free set of plans you can find here woodworkingspecialist.com/garden-bench.pdf
I drew inspiration for a better way to construct the back legs using the bench from PLANS NOW https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/redwood-garden-bench/ ($12.95) Also took some elements from the plans at woodstore https://www.woodstore.net/Comfy-Classic-Garden-Bench-p/gr-00512.htm ($9.95)
I chose to make mine from cedar (as opposed to treated lumber—which would be just as good but I didn’t want to wait for it to dry out enough to work) Mine is a bit shorter than what the plans diagram but the basic bones are the same. Mortise and tenon joinery throughout. The arms are secured with screws through the back legs and a 3/4 dowel through the center of the arm to the front leg. The back slats are 1/2” thick and are mortised into the back rails. If you look at my other projects, its the same process I used on some cribs I built. Of course there’s the age old dilemma about how to protect the wood. I did not want to do nothing and let it go grey so I chose to paint. Primer x 2 coats with sanding in-between due to raised grain. Then 2 coats of exterior latex house paint. If you’re not the painting type, I would suggest using this sealer https://onetimewood.com
Thanks for looking
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Knockonit
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#1 posted 06-03-2019 10:44 PM
nice looking bench,
Jim Jakosh
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#2 posted 06-04-2019 02:43 AM
Great looking bench!!
Cheers, Jim
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Peteybadboy
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#3 posted 06-04-2019 10:32 AM
Nice bench.
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Tom
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#4 posted 06-04-2019 11:45 AM
Nice looking bench. I think painting is a good idea. Stays nice looking for a longer period of time.
-- Tom
DS
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#5 posted 06-05-2019 03:54 PM
Totally sweet bench! Good job!
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