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| I found it in THE BIG BOOK OF BACKYARD PROJECTS.
Designer Alan Michael Hester made a bench, the vertical back flips up to be a horizontal table top. I have a clearing with a fire pit (logs) & would like to put in benches that we could eat on. My son had a Graduation bonfire with about 25 friends & we rented tables & chairs. I want to have something that will last 25 years or so. Tell me what you think. |
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- Posted by daveswoodcraft (My Page) on Thu, Aug 23, 12 at 7:41
| Hi I don't know the exact plan that you are talking about but I have seen the benches that fliip in to a table and yo ucan put two together to get what looks like a tradiontal table. There are a couple of things to think about if you want longevity in outdoor woodworking projects. First is wood selection, I am not sure of your location but the wood type is critical! for long life I would pick either Wewster Red cedar, Redwood or white oak. To get 25 years from it you will still need to coat it with something and I would suggest a marine grade varnish with UV inhibitors. The bottom of the legs is wear the rot starts first becasue of ground contact so I would suggest putting down some crushed gravel and putting the feet on that so it is not siting directly on the ground. Please feel free to ask any questions and I will help if I can. I have a small side business where I build outdoor furniture, picin tables, benches adirondack chairs etc so I have some experience in this. good Luck and I hope this helped Dave Dionne Dave's Woodcraft |
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| Thanks Dave! I live in Columbia, South Carolina. I now think I will use the steel spikes that hold 4"X"4 post (Lowes for decks). If this is stable, then repeat it. Red or White Oak sounds good to me. I may wait til Spring to complete this project. But I will send you a photo or two, when it is complete. |
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