Done!
About the wood and wood size
This project call for 1×6 (150mm x 25mm) actual size and 2×4 (100mm x 50mm) actual size wood – which is usually a rough wood
(not dressed, planed, or dimensioned). It will give a bit of a rustic look and be inexpensive. Treated pine would do.
Would the rough wood pose problems splinter wise?
Not really. The fur (for lack of a better term) on the treated pine is soft and if need be, it wouldn’t take much to sand the parts that matter.
Wood source
In USA you can get 1 in. x 6 in. boards easy enough (smooth or rough).
In Australia you can get 150mm x 25mm treated (rough sawn) pine commonly used as plinth board.
In NZ you can get 150mm x 25mm treated fence paling (rough sawn).
In most other countries you should be able to source 1×6 (150mm x 25mm) wood without too much bother
in some form or other.
Altogether you will need
Allowing for a little bit of wastage…
• 12 ft (3.6m) of treated 2×4 (100mm x 50mm) actual size lumber.
• 72ft (22m) of treated 1×6 (150mm x 25mm) actual size lumber.
Note: treated 1×6 (150mm x 25mm) and 2×4 (100mm x 50mm) actual size lumber usually means (rough) lumber before it has been dressed (surfaces, planed smooth).
When purchasing lumber try to get as long a lengths as possible to minimize waste.
You will also need…
80 of 2″ (50mm) wood screws,
48 of 3″ (75mm) wood screws,
and some glue.
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After a few initial explanations and a couple throughout the project, Les left me alone to read from the plans and get on with it.
I felt I handled the electric saw and drill with confidence and ease. I wasn’t at all intimated by the drop-saw as I read some of the
first-time girls were and I soon learnt to hold the drill-driver in proper alignment with the screws. There were only a couple of instances (maybe more) where I had to call on Les for some assistants.
It was such a lot of fun and I thouroughly enjoyed it. I think I could just about do another one by myself although Les said for safety reasons I would probably need supervision for the next one or two. It took about six hours to make over a couple of days.
I would recommend anyone to give such a project a try.
I am very proud of my bench seat with it’s little table.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS20IoA46II&feature=youtu.be
Hei.
Har laget noen av disse benkene, men har gjort noen endringer.
Del “D” er 5 gr. i forkant og ca. 10 gr. i bakkant.
Dette gjør at setet heller ca. 5 gr. mot ryggen. Mye bedre sete.
Legger ved et bildet av den jeg har laget.
Arild
It says use actual 1×6 and 2×4 instead of dimensional lumber. Can dimensional lumber be used even though it’s not as thick or wide and the plans still come out ?