How to make a log bench

This weekend project shows you in easy illustrated steps how to make a rustic DIY log bench from leftover lumber after your log home is built. All products featured are carefully reviewed and selected by our editors.

My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events Forums: wiki pep round wood woodworking. BB round wood woodworking - sand badge. Optional 'thank-you' note:. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in round wood woodworking. The three log bench is a bench with two logs as the legs of the bench, and the third log is used for sitting on.

How to make a log bench

Michael Cox wrote: Some nice benches here. I'm not sure what timbers people have been using, but I have had a lot of success splitting trunks down their length using multiple wedges and a sledge hammer. In our woods the chestnut and oak splits beautifully. I made a pair of benches, but not following the BB guidelines, so will come back to that later. I have also been freehand chainsawing logs down their length, making crude boards and half logs - they would be perfect for this. I see that the BB requires 7ft, and that various people have commented on that length. For the spot where I need to build benches - around our base camp fire in the woods - 7ft is way too long. I'd be building two 5ft if I wasn't considering it as evidence for the BB. And a 7ft half round is bloody heavy. Lon Anders wrote: Nicole here is a pretty straight forward video. Find center, measure out off it on both sides, snap a chalk line and then start hacking.

The seat part must be a single hewn piece of timber. I dropped the tree and cut the log length with a chainsaw but did the rest with hand tools.

A friend of mine cut down a large pear tree in his yard a couple years ago, and let me have a section of the trunk. It sat in my garage waiting for me to come up with an idea for what to make out of it, and I eventually settled on making a simple garden bench. This instructable covers the process I used to make this rustic little bench, and it was actually quite simple and should be relatively easy to repeat if you have the basic tools needed. If you're interested in making something similar, hopefully this will help you out. Thanks for reading!

With your project log cut to length, elevate and brace it for ripping by supporting it on a mound of scrap wood. Be sure that the supporting scraps run parallel to the project log to avoid setting up a possible kickback situation , and that the block to be ripped is firmly seated and not wobbly. To rip, first eye down your saw to align the guide bar with one of the outside edges of the log. Now, holding the saw parallel to the edge of the log, begin the first ripping cut. As always, patience is a virtue. In order to keep the thickness and bevel of the slabs uniform on the second and subsequent cuts, hold the bar parallel with the first cut. Now decide on a design for the legs, work it out on paper, and transfer it to the first of the two slabs.

How to make a log bench

A friend of mine cut down a large pear tree in his yard a couple years ago, and let me have a section of the trunk. It sat in my garage waiting for me to come up with an idea for what to make out of it, and I eventually settled on making a simple garden bench. This instructable covers the process I used to make this rustic little bench, and it was actually quite simple and should be relatively easy to repeat if you have the basic tools needed.

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I used the arbortech tool in a grinder to smooth out and remove all of the chainsaw marks on faces of the seat and steps. The log half was placed on a pair of saw horses, and I used pieces of duct tape to indicate the center of the log where the the cut needed to be made. I used my portable vise to hold my chainsaw while I sharpened the blade a couple of times during this project. This was a fun little project and took less than a day to complete. Edit Page Bad generic Bad formatting Bad editorial. It fills the gaps and irregularities in the mating faces of wood, and makes a stronger bond so I figured it couldn't hurt. Good to know! We show you how to make a rustic DIY log bench in just a couple hours during a weekend at the cabin. The glue might not be necessary, but I had a half-tube left from another project so I decided to use it here. But, I have no idea how to saw a huge chunk of wood like the sitting portion My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events Most often, the pieces result from cutting the window and door openings. SKIP books, get 'em while they're hot!!! Water harvesting and soil building webinar with Michael Judd - 90 minutes.

Gardening season is coming soon, which may have you dreaming of a home filled with beautiful plants and flowers. To create just the right atmosphere for your garden oasis, why not build a log bench to cozy up the space?

PEP Badge: Oddball. This easy weekend DIY project makes great use of leftover lumber after your log cabin is built. Someone flagged this submission as not complete. But, I have no idea how to saw a huge chunk of wood like the sitting portion The seat part must be a single hewn piece of timber. Staff note paul wheaton : I certify that this BB is complete! Michael Cox wrote: Some nice benches here. Nail two landscaping spikes or barn nails a few inches from each edge of the bench seat into the top of the bench base on each side. My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events Even though this will live outside and will turn darker pretty soon, I decided to brush on some boiled linseed oil for color. Minimum requirements: - Saddle notches to join the seat and base logs saddles can be on the base logs or the seat log - 7' minimum overall length for the bench - " height to the seat top - hewn top - peeled logs To get certified for this BB, post three pics.