Once again, this stupid blog puts my last picture first & vice versa, so bear with me. Nothing like a glass of ice cold raspberry iced tea to quench the thirst when the project is done!
The bench and legs are ponderosa pine donated by Mr. Kennedy of Westcliffe, CO, the cross braces are hackberry from KS, and the screws/plugs are from Claassen Lmbr of Newton. Total cost of materials...about $10. Finished bench price...priceless!
I gave the seat top a coat of spar varnish the nite before, then turned it over, made some cuts with the skilsaw, and got real busy with a set of sharp wood chisels chunking out the grooves for the legs.
the tools of the trade...a good hammer and sharp wood chisels!
First step...remove all the bark off the piece that was cut up for the legs.The caption says it all...what a waste to sit in front of the TV or on this stupid computer (my last post took me an hour to do!!!). Why not instead put your mind to a good use, like say, making this from some scraps you brought home from Colorado....
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