A bench in the garden can become an ornament of landscape design and a place for a comfortable rest after heavy field work. In the summer, in the shade of the trees, it's very pleasant to sit down on your own hand-crafted shop and enjoy the fresh air. In this article we will consider how to make a bench with a back from a tree with own hands.
Making a garden bench made of wood with your own hands
To make a simple bench made of wood by our own hands, we will need wooden slats, bolts, a screwdriver, a file, a wood paint, a screwdriver, a chisel, a drill, a tape measure, a hammer, a marker for marking.
First, we mark on our wide rake our future carrying hind legs. At us they will be not absolutely equal, and at a small angle. Cut them with a file on the tree.
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Next, prepare the front legs. In them we need to make holes for connection with another element of the future bench. To do this, first drill a drill with a thick drill the intended "window", then hollow out and pick out the wood with a chisel.
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The finished front legs are connected to the seat element. Just insert them into the grooves and glue with a special glue.
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We plan our curly armrests, then cut them out and sandpaper the irregularities with sandpaper. The upper semicircular pommel for a while cuts. Our items for the shop are ready. Now we just need to connect them.
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In our hind legs, smoothly turning into the back, we make grooves for connection with the elements of the seat. We cut them with a file in several prisms.
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Consistently join the prepared parts of the bench, remembering to glue and twist them together for greater reliability.
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Here is our bench is almost ready, it already has a frame for arranging the seating, which we fill with strong racks. And it remains to attach the armrests. First, fasten them to long bolts, then glue in place the previously sawn tops.
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This is how the fully assembled bench made of wood looks like. It remains only to paint it in your favorite color. This will not only beautify it, but also protect against the negative effects of moisture and other natural phenomena. Still, it will cost on the street.
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If desired, you can additionally brighten the back of the bench with forged metal elements.
It is very pleasant to rest on such a bench, she just beckons to sit down and enjoy the calmness and silence in her beautiful garden.