Wooden bench for giving do-it-yourself drawings. Overview of various materials
A bench is a wonderful piece of landscape design. The presence of a bench in the garden makes it cozy, conducive to relaxation, unhurried conversation with a glass of cool lemonade in your hands ... Or maybe the bench will become a favorite place for reading books in fine warm weather.
Universal garden benches
Whichever way you look, but without benches in the garden no way. And the point is not even that it is very convenient and functional, but that the garden bench has always been almost the main element of decorating the backyard. In order for the bench to fit perfectly into the overall look of the garden and at the same time retain its functional affiliation, it would not be out of place to consider this item of “garden interior” in some more detail.
garden bench materials
Modern benches are made from classic materials - wood, stone, wrought iron, marble, and from more modern ones - plastic, synthetic fiber. Often benches can be made simultaneously from two or more materials - stone and iron, wood and glass, forged steel and wood. The style in which this item is made depends on this. And this means that it is necessary to select a bench for the garden, taking into account its stylistic features. For example, a bench made of stone or forged steel and wood will fit perfectly into a garden made in classical style, and a plastic bench will look great on the lawn in front of the cottage in a modern style.
But still, the most popular material used for making garden bench, is a tree. In particular, teak is most often used. Teak wood has always been used in shipbuilding as it is very resistant to moisture. On the fresh air appears on teak furniture gray coating which is easily removed with a soft brush. In addition, teak furniture must be treated with teak oil, which comes with the furniture - this way the furniture will last for many years.
Manufacturers of garden furniture often do not limit themselves to the production of benches only, but also produce entire ensembles of garden furniture. In addition to benches, it includes a table, chairs, swings, chests for storing pillows - and all this, made in the same style, will be an amazing decoration for any garden.
Where to put a garden bench
If it is planned to put only single benches in the garden, then be sure one bench should be placed at the porch - this will be a wonderful sign of hospitality, and if you put another bench somewhere in the depths of the garden, under a spreading tree, then this place will become a wonderful corner for solitude and relaxation in silence.
Of course, the bench, first of all, plays a functional role. Therefore, it is worth special attention match its dimensions. For example, if a bench is installed in that part of the garden where family barbecue gatherings take place, then there the bench should be long, or several small benches, so that all family members and guests can comfortably accommodate. But if we reject the truly functional purpose of the bench, then you should pay attention to the psychological aspects of its use.
According to psychologists, sitting together on a bench able to reconcile quarreled spouses, to make friends with a pleasant interlocutor. And the secret of this is that when people sit on a bench, their eyes cover the same landscape, they breathe the same air, their thoughts and feelings gradually begin to flow in the same direction.
Garden benches - photo
But as for the shape of the bench, now there are a lot of them and you can choose any one to your taste. Let's say there is a huge sprawling tree with a wide trunk growing in the garden. A round bench can be installed around it so that those sitting have their backs to the tree trunk. But if you build a beautiful round flower bed or a small fountain, then a round bench will also fit perfectly there, only those sitting will already be facing the center of the composition. Round benches are very convenient because they can accommodate a lot of people, while not taking up much space.
Everyone who has installed a bench in his garden, or even several, can say with confidence that he received another peculiar room, cozy corner your home, where it is always nice to relax and spend time with loved ones. The only difference is that this corner is in the open air.
Garden bench - perhaps the most common furniture in the world. suburban area. This is natural, because the garden involves relaxation and enjoyment of nature. And it is best to admire the surrounding vegetation while sitting on a comfortable bench.
Description and dimensions
The simplest metal bench for a summer residence consists of two supports and a seat. For more comfort vacationers are provided with a back.
Thematic material:
Benches made of metal without the use of other materials (wood, plastic, etc.) are classified as anti-vandal.
However, to install such furniture in home garden irrationally. After all, metal has dozens of times greater thermal conductivity, sitting on it is uncomfortable and even harmful to health. So country bench it is better to build according to the formula: metal carcass + wooden seat with a back.
Bench scheme from profile pipe with a section of 25x30 mm and a wooden bar 60x30 mm.
The size of the bench is selected individually. But there are a few rules to keep in mind:
- The length of the bench is determined at the rate of 0.6 m per person.
- Width - at least 30 cm.
- Back height - from 30 cm.
- The angle between seat and back is from 105° to 120°.
- The height of the bench is determined by the length of the tibia (up to the popliteal fossa). Usually it is 38-45 cm.
If the bench is above 45 cm, then the legs hang down, when below 30 cm - the knees are bent at an acute angle, which impedes blood circulation and manifests itself in the form of an uncomfortable sensation of stiff legs. Another nuance that requires attention when designing, mutual arrangement backs and seats. If the angle between them approaches a straight line, then you will have to sit, as if swallowed by scrap. From a physiological point of view, it is good for the spine… But it is inconvenient.
Options for the location of wooden parts
There are two ways to place the bars - along and across. There is much less work with the longitudinal one, but the transverse one allows you to make a more homely and comfortable bench.
The location of the bar across - 1, along - 2
Given that the frame is the same in both cases, additional work required only for drilling holes and making wooden elements.
In case of damage, it is much easier to change transversely located lamellas, and such repairs are cheaper.
Bench protective cover
Wood and metal are treated separately. For the frame, it is better to use a primer. AT ideal- minium lead, which will protect the metal frame from corrosion for decades. Especially when you consider that in the country such garden furniture is under snow for half a year.
The tree can be simply painted. But if you pre-oil it, let it dry for a couple of days, then apply varnish in two layers, then such a coating is guaranteed to protect the wood from environmental influences.
In any case, color compatibility and design ideas are important. For example, if the frame is covered with Kuzbasslak, then it is better to pierce the wooden parts, this will emphasize the natural texture of the material.
To make the protection of the bars effective, the processing is carried out before fixing to the skeleton.
Frame raw material
Depending on the type metal base distinguish the following types of garden benches:
- forged;
- from a professional pipe;
- from corners;
- from scrap metal.
Forged benches
- machine (cold) forging;
- artistic (manual).
In the first case ready product welded from elements subjected to machine processing (casting, stamping, rolling). To create a garden bench from such components, a drawing is required on which all the details and their locations are marked. The elements are fixed by welding. Then the seams are cleaned, polished, and the finished product is primed. Such a bench for a summer residence will cost 5 times cheaper than that made by artistic forging.
But a hand-forged shop without special skills cannot be made. Sidewalls can be bought separately and the seat can already be fixed on them. On the one hand, this good decision, because you can independently adjust the length of the bench, but on the other hand, such a pleasure is expensive. It takes a blacksmith a whole day to make one element. This is reflected in the price. Forged garden bench - a very expensive thing.
But we hasten to notice that if you scrupulously, not deviating one iota from the drawing, assemble a bench from machine forged elements, then carefully process and paint the welds, then 99% of people will not distinguish such a garden bench from a more expensive one forged by hand.
Bench made of profiled pipe
This is the most comfortable material to use. For the manufacture of the frame of the bench, a pipe of square or rectangular section is used. Its advantage is high resistance to physical impact, ease of assembly and low price.
Pipes with a wall thickness of 2-3 mm are sufficient to support weights up to 300 kg. It is only necessary to correctly draw up a drawing and select elements from wood of the appropriate thickness.
Details from a professional pipe can be bent independently. Fill the pipe tightly before bending. fine sand. BUT finished items structures are fixed either by welding or by bolts.
Special requirements are placed on fasteners that connect wooden elements. They should have rounded hats to prevent damage to clothing.
Benches from the corner
It is as convenient to work with this material as with a professional pipe, bolt fixation is simple. It's just harder to bend the corner. A drawing for the manufacture of an elementary bench can be sketched by hand, the main thing is to maintain symmetry and maintain dimensions.
In the country, such furniture looks organic, especially if you paint it in the same style with the surrounding objects.
Scrap shop
This is the most creative direction in the manufacture of furniture for summer cottages. There can be no exact drawings. Only general design ideas limit the owner's imagination.
You can use any metal that comes to hand. The main thing is to clearly imagine what you want to see in the country - a practical bench or a futuristic miracle that attracts the eyes of guests and passers-by.
Most often made from wood. It is understandable: this is the most accessible and “plastic” material that can play even in the hands of a beginner. The main thing is to approach wisely. Get a tool and theoretically savvy. And after a little diligence, a place for outdoor recreation will appear in the summer cottage.
Any homemade bench begins with a diagram. In the age of information, it is quite easy to find inspiration, but sometimes you have to look for the details for productive creativity. So, for a simple request " drawings of garden benches made of wood"Google gives out a lot of photos and diagrams, unfortunately, devoid of the details necessary to make these same benches yourself. And when looking for a bench layout, what is really important? Material, production process and, above all, dimensions.
So, it is chosen based on preferences: the product with back, straight or angled, wide or narrow, long or two-person only, digging in or set on the ground. Next, the material is prepared. And you can start creating.
Drawings of garden benches made of wood
This is something that can be done in one day. The idea is not new, but the drawing is the author's. The bench, made by hand according to the scheme, has been successfully fulfilling its function for a whole season in the open air.
Main drawing
Bench base
Gather first side racks benches according to the following schemes:
Keep in mind: any drawing, even the most detailed one, is still a diagram, a sketch, from which you need to start. In the course of production, the parts will still have to be customized depending on the quality and quantity of materials, the availability of the necessary fasteners and decor options. This is a chance to let your imagination run wild and make an exclusive thing.
Another drawing of a bench with a wooden back
Drawing of a bench with a back
General assembly plan
Assembly of legs
Drawings of garden benches with a wooden back
A wooden bench for a summer residence will last longer if it is coated with a special impregnation. There are enough of such compositions on sale. Some of them protect the wood more strongly, but change its shade. Others are able to protect against UV exposure and preserve the texture of wood. Oil paints on wood, they perform the same functions, but they cover the “wooden pattern”.
Among small architectural forms, benches and benches are the most common. It can be made from any materials or their combinations: wood, metal, stone, concrete, plastic, glass.
They are everywhere: city streets and squares, parks and squares, sports and educational establishments, public institutions and residential premises. Practically required element landscape design, plot of a private house or cottage.
The easiest and most affordable material to process is wood. Do-it-yourself wooden benches provide an opportunity to save money, demonstrate home craftsmanship and be a creator.
Wooden benches: economy option
Make wooden benches using existing "blanks". It is enough to process a little, to assemble a strong and functional design- with seat, backrest and legs.
Moreover, such "modules" are inexpensive, sometimes purchased for "penny". We are talking about pallets, or pallets.
But not anyone will do for garden furniture. Do not use products from non-grade or unedged boards. In the first case, large knots can fall out, in the second, “aesthetic” qualities suffer.
There are cases when the step of fastening the board is clearly not suitable for a bench.
A pallet is better, as in the photo. With a corner chamfer removed along the contour.
The width of the pallet is great for bench seating. It must be cut off, the rest can go to the backrest device.
If the width of the back is not enough, then the bench will have to be made from two pallets.
Seats and back are part of the design. Need legs. Let's make pallets from the board itself.
the bench may not be stable -
rigidity is ensured by the seat, and the area for attaching the legs is quite small. Usually, a lower bundle is added so that they do not “disperse”. A simpler option is to use another pallet as a base (more precisely, part of it)
or two. Do-it-yourself benches, benches made of wood in detail and clearly.
Fixing the back, as can be seen from the examples, can be done with a pair of rails, boards, rope or rope. The assembled shop, its surface is cleaned, sanded, varnished or painted.
You can not cut the pallets in width and make a garden sofa.
There are examples of the use of pallet boards for the manufacture of benches and other products from the class of small architectural forms. There are also flowerpots in the photo.
It is not necessary to spend time disassembling pallets, but it is better to buy standard lumber.
Simple bench forms: board and timber
There are designs and execution options - from the simplest to specimens with wood carvings, worthy of being called real works of applied art.
The easiest option for making is a wooden bench without a back.
The drawing shows a do-it-yourself wooden bench, completely made of a board with a thickness of 75 mm.
Each element consists of two parts.
The seat with beveled ends is assembled from two boards. If the shop will stand on open area or outside a heated room, it is better to provide a gap. It will allow water to drain and compensate for the swelling of the tree.
The leg consists of two glued elements. For the reliability of the end connection, a pin (dowel) is inserted. Two short support beams and seat mounts are attached to the leg. The legs and beams are connected with grooves, fixed with glue and self-tapping screws. When assembled, the leg and beam are attached to the seat board with two pairs of self-tapping screws and dowels, holes are pre-drilled under them.
Benches assembly order:
1. Cut out the workpiece;
2. Process the ends and clean the surfaces for gluing;
3. Glue the legs;
4. Beams are attached to them;
5. Gather a shop;
6. Sanded and varnished (or painted).
Images and drawings of a bench from a 30 mm board with a support beam.
There are already figured elements in the form of legs with radius cutouts. You can make it easier to work and make them rectangular. The drawing is not a dogma - it can be taken as a basis and changed in the direction of simplification, and in the direction of complication. They do the same with sizes - they make the shop wider, shorter, etc.
What is the difference between this option and the previous one?
One long one is used support beam instead of four short ones, it also performs the function of a stiffener for the base - the legs and the whole structure are more stable. The connection of the legs and the beam goes through a thorn-groove, and it is much easier to cut the thorn out. That is, this form is a little easier to manufacture, more stable and gives more possibilities for experimentation.
Below are a few options similar design, but in a different version.
For example, in the style of minimalism - there are not even protruding edges. Splicing according to the tenon-groove principle is used to connect the legs and the seat.
In this model, the task was simplified as much as possible - they even refused to cut out grooves and spikes. The connection between the legs and the beam in this case is best done using confirmations, and not self-tapping screws (they have more area contact). For strength, a couple of dowels are usually added on each side, planted on glue. Hidden mount the seats are made on a dowel, open - on a self-tapping screw.
If the bench is not very long, then the beam can be placed below. In such a design, it performs exclusively the role of a stiffener.
In the photo below you can see an unusual case of using a dowel - it fastens the beam to the legs not with a hidden installation, but with an open one.
In this bench, a bar was attracted to the "help" board.
Legs with crossbars and two oblique stops for sitting are made of it. All fastenings are made on confirmations, and the connection of the bar of legs to each other is carried out using grooves.
Here, too, a bar is used for the base. Due to the large thickness of the seat board, it does not require additional support. The lower beam serves as a stiffener.
Making a small bench with a back is not much more difficult. The principle of installation and fasteners is similar simple shops: grooves, spikes, dowels, glue, self-tapping screws and confirmations.
You can take the design with "solid" legs from the board as a basis. Move them a little from the center to the edge so that the ends of the seat and legs are in the same plane. Attach vertical beams to the legs and screw the back to them.
For a model whose base is made of a bar, the back is even easier to make. Two pairs of legs: front - for seat support, rear (high) - for mounting carrier beam, seat and back.
These were light and “mobile” bench and bench designs made of wood, which can be used with equal success in an open area, under a canopy or indoors. There are more massive forms focused on "stationary" placement.
Benches: large format
Making a bench from wood with your own hands for a summer residence involves the use of any form of material. Including those that are used in the construction of wooden houses.
For example, a bar. For reference: a beam is classified as such if the aspect ratio is not more than 1:2, and the smaller side has a size of 100 mm or more. Reducing the size translates such lumber into the category of "bar".
It is not easy to assemble such a shop, as in this photo, with your own hands, but you can.
Assembling the legs is not difficult at all. The only difference from the board and the bar is that you will need more powerful fasteners. For example, such self-tapping bolts for wood.
Under their head, you will have to expand the hole (but the confirmations also require this) and put a washer.
It is much more difficult to install and install the seat.
To “tie” the beam together, three metal studs are needed, with a length almost the width of the seat, and two - the width of the bench, taking into account the legs. It is difficult to find such on sale - you will have to make them from round fittings (stainless steel). The gap between the timber can be maintained with the help of wooden board plates strung on studs. The thickness of the plates should be the same as the three supporting vertical beams that support the seat in the center of the bench.
And this copy is made of even more powerful timber (150 × 100). Its assembly is much easier. Two seat beams are attached from below through short cross beams, which are then mounted to the T-shaped legs.
Another easy-to-execute example using a large-format board. Bearing capacity materials are such that it does not require the use of reinforcing beams - the seat is attached to the ends of the short legs. The author of the project knows well that the toughest geometric figure- triangle. Therefore, both the configuration of the lower part of the supports and their connection to each other by bolts has the shape of an equilateral triangle.
If it is possible to order two non-standard wooden beams, then making such a bench with your own hands will not be difficult: you will need to “add” four short beams(100 × 100) for the legs and two bars (100 × 50) for the back.
But if there is no such possibility, then instead of a non-standard beam, you can use a pair of standard ones.
Such garden bench from wood with his own hands already uses logs.
The most difficult thing in this option is to do with an ax (or adze) longitudinal groove and a spike for connecting logs. For reliable fixation, you will need another pair of dowels on each side (this is the same dowel, but only thicker and longer). The seat and back can be made of board (as in the photo) or timber. Do-it-yourself benches, benches made of wood - ideas and solutions.
And this version of the bench is already more complicated.
But not much. The main difficulty is to make a back, or rather a notch on it. All fastenings of the parts of the structure to each other pass through dowels.
Basically, such wooden fastener strong enough - log cabins with a couple of floors (including wooden churches) used to be built without a single nail.
And a very simple option: two decks with a groove and half a log, sawn lengthwise.
Wooden bench
In conclusion, a couple of examples of how you can make a bench out of wood, but not purchased, but found in the nearest planting or forest. Benches, benches made of wood with their own hands from auxiliary material.
In this example, only the seat is made of plank, everything else is made of natural material, which had to be selected in thickness and adjusted in size.
To make the seat of such a shop, you need professional tool, so you will either have to order longitudinal sawing of the log, or (which is easier) take it as a blank unedged board.
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Most owners of suburban areas, whether it's a house or a summer cottage, want to know how garden plots are made, and this is not surprising. You now have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with several options, where drawings and photos of wooden structures are attached. Such furniture can be made portable or stationary, but if you do not use it in the cold season, then the second option is useless to you.
Family relaxing on a garden bench
What are garden benches?
Relaxation rocking bench
First of all, let's understand the meaning of this word. In various dictionaries of the Russian language, it is defined as a device for sitting for several people and at the same time it can be with or without a back. Synonyms include definitions such as bench, shop, furniture. But the bench, this is more seen as a low footrest. In our case, this is garden furniture, which has a backrest for support.
Such designs differ not only in size - they differ in other parameters, such as:
- product configuration - standard, non-standard;
- armrests - available, not available;
- design - with wood carvings or strict straight lines.
Gorgeous wood carving design
Few people can make such furniture as in the photo above - it’s not enough to be an ordinary carpenter or even a cabinetmaker. This is already the art of woodcarving, which requires the mindset of the artist and, of course, practical skills. But every second person has the opportunity to make the simplest garden benches, if tools and materials are available.
Materials for assembling a garden bench
Edged polished larch board
The main material for garden benches is wood, but it has absorbent properties, which is highly undesirable for outdoor products. Of course, antiseptics such as Antirot, Neomid, Wood Healer, etc. are used to protect against street moisture, but it is better if the lumber itself belongs to the category of moisture resistant. Therefore, the highest quality garden furniture is made from oak and larch.
In addition, wood exposed to atmospheric conditions (rain, snow, fog, hail, hoarfrost, ice, UV radiation (sunlight), wind) is coated with alkyd-urethane varnishes. You can use brands such as Rogneda Eurotex, Varagan Premium Spar Urethane, Dufa Retail, Tikkurila Unica Super, etc. Such compounds will not only protect wood from atmospheric processes, but also from bumps and scratches - this is possible , due to the increased wear resistance of the coating. From paints such an effect is not to be expected.
Stock up on the following materials:
- polished edged board 40-50 mm thick for a seat of any width;
- polished edged board with a thickness of 30-40 mm for the back of any width;
- planed edged board 40 × 70 mm or 50 × 100 mm for frame assembly;
- timber 100 × 100 mm for the frame (not always used);
- bar 70 × 70 mm for the frame and lintels;
- antiseptic (liquid preparation);
- paints and varnishes;
- metal fasteners: wood screws, bolts with nuts and washers, steel corners.
Note. In some cases, to make a garden bench with their own hands, they can even use a log, spreading it lengthwise into two equal parts. Pallets can also be among the lumber - these are excellent blanks for assembling simple furniture.
Requirements for the quality of sawn timber
Chamber method of wood drying
An important role in determining the quality of products is played by the moisture content of lumber and this is no accident, because the structure assembled from a wet board will dry out in the future. Therefore, in order to choose the most suitable board (beam or bar), you should pay attention to the instructions of GOST 20850-84, where a board with 12% moisture is considered dry wood, and a natural (street) state implies 15-20%.
Drying lumber naturally
In our case, both the first and second indicators of the State Standard are suitable, since such furniture is intended for outdoor use. But it will be quite normal if you get very dry boards - there are no nodes here that can be critically affected by swelling of the lumber when wet.
It is important to pay attention to the presence of stains on the boards: if there are black spots, then this indicates that the wood is infected with fungal mold. But if you see blue spots, you can be sure that the drying was carried out without ventilation and the board was worn out. The presence of blackness and blue indicates an irreparable marriage and such products should not be purchased. Also check the boards for cracks and falling knots - they should not be on high-quality blanks.
Garden bench assembly tools
Minimum set carpentry tools
We live in a time of rapid development technical progress, therefore, it is not at all necessary to use a minimum set of carpentry tools for work. That is, the purpose may remain the same, but the functionality and processing speed will certainly increase significantly!
What is useful from a carpentry tool:
- manual (stationary) a circular saw and / or electric jigsaw;
- electric drill and / or screwdriver;
- a set of drills, nozzles and crown cutters for wood;
- manual milling cutter with a set of cutters (not always needed);
- disk or tape Grinder(not always needed)
- chainsaw (for large workpieces such as timber or logs);
- locksmith keys (cap, socket, open-end);
- ax for working with logs;
- tape measure, building corner, level, pencil, paint brush.
Some options for making wooden benches
To make a garden bench with your own hands, of course, you will need drawings and photos of finished structures so that you can imagine the end result. All examples of furniture below are assembled from wood with a small amount metal fastener.
There are average dimensions of such products, therefore, in order to create conditions for comfortable rest, you should adhere to the following indicators:
- bench seat height - 400-500 mm;
- bench seat width - 500-550 mm;
- bench and back length - 1000-1900 mm;
- back height - 350-500 mm;
- Back width is up to you.
Option number 1 - a simple bench made of boards
Dimensional drawings
Sketch with the names of the parts: 1) front legs, 2) rear legs, 3) longitudinal drawers, 4) side drawers, 5) boards for the back and seat, 6) furniture dowel 80 mm long, 7) furniture dowel 40 mm long, 8 ) scarves of rigidity
At this stage, after selecting necessary materials and tools, you need to measure each workpiece to make sure that its dimensions are sufficient for the manufacture of a particular part. You probably understand that under constant loads, the transverse docking of parts is extremely undesirable and even unsafe for a person under whom such furniture will break.
Joints of the main lumber are possible only on the seat, if a central pair of legs is provided there. For example, the bench will have 1990 mm and this length can be obtained by connecting two boards on the jumper of the central pair of legs. But for such an operation, it is necessary that both fragments of the board be of the same thickness and width, then, perhaps, the butt joint, with proper processing, will not even be noticeable.
Now you need to cut all the parts from the blanks according to the dimensions indicated on the drawing, or according to your own parameters, since there may be other needs in your summer cottage. All connections are made using dowels, self-tapping screws and bolts with nuts and washers (dowels, by the way, can also be replaced with self-tapping screws). But when choosing fasteners, you need to consider possible load on the bench. If children will use it, then the nodes can be fixed with screws and / or nails, but for a more serious load it is better to use bolts with nuts and washers.
Assembly should start from the frame, or rather from the legs, of which there will be two or three pairs, depending on the length of the bench, and if it is designed for two persons (meter), then the third pair is not needed. I want to draw your attention to the rigidity of the legs.
Usually these are two vertical boards or two beams - one to the top of the back, and the other to the bottom of the bench. There are also two jumpers: the lower one connects the racks in the middle of the short riser, and the upper one forms the basis for fastening the boards to the seat. In order for such an assembly to never loosen, kerchiefs should be screwed under the lower and / or upper jumper - these are triangles from the same profile from which the frame is made.
All nodes are labeled in the order in which they were assembled.
Step-by-step instructions for assembling all nodes (check the picture):
- Frame molding. Two vertical racks(No. 1 and No. 2) are connected by transverse jumpers (No. 7).
- Strengthening the rigidity. After that, they assemble another pair of legs in the same way (or two more pairs, if the bench is designed for three points of support), strengthen and connect them. To do this, use additional transverse jumpers (No. 4 and No. 5), and all pairs are interconnected by a longitudinal bar or board (No. 6).
- Seat and back assembly. This operation will require polished bars or boards - they are fixed to the frame of the structure (No. 3).
Moisture protection
Wood treatment with antiseptics and varnishes
If you want the bench on your site to last for many years, it must be treated with antiseptics and / or alkyd-urethane varnishes, which were mentioned in the "Materials for assembling a garden bench" section.
Video: Assembling a very simple do-it-yourself bench with a back
Option number 2 - a bench with a log back
For the manufacture used thick boards and logs
Today, more and more often they look back to the past and in this regard, styles such as Russian and English or French are in demand in the interior. All this can be combined under common name in a group " country style". You can look at successful homemade, photos of making garden benches from logs with your own hands are located at the top and bottom of this paragraph.
Log bench with log table
But, how to make a bench so that it matches such a design, because the interior has nothing to do with it - it's the exterior. However, it is possible to follow this direction on personal plot, especially since in unity with nature it should turn out to be very attractive. In this case, you can use not only logs, but also unedged boards, you just need to first get rid of the wane.
But it is advisable to start from the base, that is, an impromptu one should be built on the ground, since you are unlikely to be able to remove such a bench into a room or under a canopy at the end of the summer season - it is too bulky and heavy. As a foundation, you can make shallow pits of 7-10 cm each, fill in a layer of sand 5-8 cm deep, tamp, and cover with bricks on top (length 50-51 cm, for two bricks). Standard length or solid brick - 250 mm, width -120 mm, thickness -65 mm. This is quite enough to raise the structure a few centimeters above the ground, saving it from water and no concrete is needed.
The drawing is very simple, but very beautiful bench from logs
Pay attention to the drawing located at the top - you see that the length of the bench is two and a half meters and 5-6 people can freely accommodate there. Of course, for a 50 mm board, this is too much load, but for a half log, where the radius is 100-150 mm, it is not at all difficult to withstand such a weight.
On the left - a scrap for the base, on the right - half a log for the bench
Legs, in the direct sense of the word, will not have to be assembled and installed here - their function will be performed by two blocks of wood installed on bricks (foundation) in horizontal position. To prevent such coasters from rolling, you need to make the bottom flat, as shown in the drawing above, by cutting off part of the log with a chainsaw. In this case, it will be necessary to calculate these coasters so that they lie strictly horizontally and are at the same level with each other. Grooves are made on the blank for the bench, into which rounded coasters will then sit - this is also shown in the drawing.
Note. If you can't find enough thick logs to make the final height of the seat 40-50 cm, then you can attach thinner ones to the supports of thick logs. As a result, it can turn out even more attractive.
Now let's talk about the back - it can be both straight and inclined, it all depends on how you install the thrust profiles - strictly vertically or sloped. In the first case, two round timbers ø80-100 mm are suitable as thrust profiles - they will need to be screwed to horizontally lying logs that act as legs and to a half of the log, that is, to the seat. To create structural rigidity, the lower parts of these racks are cut lengthwise to the height of the bench. For fixing, it is best to use not ordinary long self-tapping screws, but anchor bolts, for example, for an anchor with a section of 10 mm, mounting holes of ø6 mm are drilled, or for a section of 12-14 mm, a hole will be needed with ø8-10 mm.
For an inclined back, a board 40 × 70 or 50 × 100 mm or round timber ø100-120 mm is used as racks. If this is still round timber, then at the junction with the supports (legs) and the bench, you need to make cuts to create a plane for rigidity. But when using a 40 × 70 mm board, you can even select grooves in horizontally lying logs with a milling cutter to hammer these stops there. The groove must be smeared with wood glue or PVA, and the board must be screwed to the bench.
The backrest, both on strictly vertical and on inclined stops, is fixed according to the same principle as the seat - the landing grooves are selected in the half of the log, and, having smeared them with glue, they are screwed with self-tapping screws. At the end of the assembly, the structure is treated with an antiseptic and / or water-repellent paintwork materials type of alkyd-urethane varnishes. Below is a video where the master tells how he made a bench from logs.
Video: Garden bench made of logs
Option number 3 - a semicircular bench in the garden
Semicircular bench in the garden
You may think that this complex structure and its independent construction is beyond your power, but this is only at first glance. It is noteworthy that in this case, for such a design, a fairly uniform material will be needed, this is a board 40 × 70 mm, 50 × 100 mm and a bar 100 × 100 mm. And, of course, mounting materials.
Assembling the semi-circular frame for the seat
The top photo shows how the frame is assembled and it's very simple: first cut off five pieces of boards of the same length, for example, a meter. Then, from four pieces, you assemble two small meter frames using jumpers 40-45 cm long (three jumpers for each frame). Then another frame will have to be assembled between them in the middle, joining the side boards at an angle. Here it is desirable to use a board 50 × 100 mm, and fasteners should be made with self-tapping screws.
In total, you will need 4 pairs of legs (8 pieces)
Considering that the generally accepted height of a bench installed in the garden is about 40-50 cm, then for the legs you will have to cut off eight fragments of a beam 400-450 mm long.
The legs are screwed to the frame with self-tapping screws
The legs are screwed to the frame with self-tapping screws, but in order for the beam in the upper part to be flush with the frame, a board is placed for leveling, as shown in the photo.
When all the legs are screwed, proceed to the installation of the seat
When all the legs are screwed on, the frame is turned over to its normal position and the seat is mounted. Please note that the sheathing starts from the outer edge of the middle frame in order to set the direction for the 40 × 70 mm boards. In order not to fuss for a long time, you can immediately fasten several boards and cut off the excess with a circular saw right at the installation site. But you can also put a mark on each board by drawing a pencil from below. It is advisable to leave a small blockage between the boards - it will be more beautiful.
Backrests are attached to the legs and frame
Attaching the back to the supports
The stops under the back are first attached to the legs (to the side of the beam), and then to the frame using reinforced steel corners. When all the inclined stops are set, one or two 40 × 70 mm boards are screwed to them along the upper part as a back. At the end of the assembly, the structure is treated with an antiseptic and / or paints and varnishes.
Option number 4 - a garden bench with a back made of old pallets
Corner garden bench made from old pallets
Straight garden bench from old pallets
I think that in order to get such a garden bench with a back, made, drawings are not needed. Here the usual block assembly takes place using self-tapping screws, where the size of the structure depends on the geometric parameters of the block.
Standard pallet 1000×1200 mm
There are two types of our pallets (produced in countries former USSR) and European ones. Our standard perimeter is 1000×1200 mm, and for Euro pallets it is 800×1200 mm. But those experts who have been manufacturing furniture from such materials for a long time recommend European coasters, since the board on them is planed, therefore, less time is spent on grinding.
Soft garden corner from old pallets
You can even arrange a rest in the garden on soft benches; for this, the structure is temporarily covered with pillows, which can always be removed in case of bad weather.
Wood processing in this case is no different from other options, that is, it is covered with an antiseptic and / or paints and varnishes.
Video: Making a garden bench from old pallets
Conclusion
If you want, you can choose one of four options for making a DIY garden bench with a backrest. You can also use the drawings given in the article, but if necessary, change the dimensions in accordance with a specific need, that is, focusing on the conditions of the site.