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Building a Bench
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You
can build this sturdy bench (or a couple benches) in an afternoon.
It makes a good edge bench to define the ends of a low deck, or a
bench that you can use near a pool's edge or even against a railing.
Its clean simple lines would make it fit in with most any decor.
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Bench Plans
You
can build it out of any wood to match your deck, and depending on
lumber sizes, you may have to modify the sizes slightly, but I give
the dimensions here in typical pressure treated lumber sizes. The
bench is given as an 8 foot long bench, but it can be shortened (or
lengthened) to any lenght that suits you.
Below are the
cutting dimensions:
Start
by building the 2x4 frame that will support the top and the legs.
This is a simple box made of 2x4s. Cut 2 boards 7'9" each, and cut 6
boards 11 1/4 inches long. Use a 4x4 to gauge the distance between
the two center boards since the center legs will fit between these
two. Nail them all together using 16 penny galvanized twist or ring
nails. (see figure below)
Cut
6 legs 15 inches long from the 4x4s. The legs have shoulders cut on
them. Cut the shoulders 3/4" wide and 3 1/2" deep. The 4 corner legs
have a shoulder cut on two sides, the 2 center legs have a shoulder
cut only on one side. (note that I only show the corner legs'
shoulders below, for the center legs, only one shoulder is cut.)
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