Log Bench

[Jaymed]

Hello I am new to the site. I have found many interesting and helpful threads on the site. We are taking some youth young men on a camping retreat and as a service project are planning to make log benches or seats. Any ideas on this project would be appreciated.


I am a brick mason by trade but now am a CDL driver to keep food on the table. We burn wood to heat house, shop, and hot water on a self built waterstove. Might post pics later.
Thanks
Jayme

 

[murphy1244]

:welcome: to TBN

 

[s219]

Here's a bench I made from cants (scrap) cut from milled logs:

Cypress Bench | hunterhouseblog

 

[Jaymed]

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[Jaymed]

Here's a bench I made from cants (scrap) cut from milled logs:

Cypress Bench | hunterhouseblog

Thanks for the info. Pics were great hope we can produce some half that nice.

 

[The kid]

Greetings Jayme and welcome to TractorByNet.

 

[rmorey]

:welcome: Aboard!

 

[DKCDKC]

When I built my cabin almost 20 years ago I made a half dozen benches for visitors and scattered them around the trails. I found some dead-fall oaks about 20 inches in diameter and cut them into about five foot lengths. I sliced those in half with the chainsaw and used the saw to cut a "V" about 6 inches from each end on the rounded or bark side. I then went back to the log and cut some 24 inch logs and cut a bit off one side to make it flat, then arranged them so the flattened half log lay across them. It made a sturdy bench and they lasted about 10 years. I then made more the same way. Easy and effective way to get seating... And it looks good in a forest setting.

 

[jerrybob]

Welcome to TBN:thumbsup:

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TractorByNet!

I moved your thread to the Projects forum.

 

[Wagtail]

Here's a bench I made from cants (scrap) cut from milled logs:

Cypress Bench | hunterhouseblog

That is a lovely and fairly simple design that even I could tackle! I'll have to add that to the 104 other "things to do around the property" list.

 

[forgeblast]

Here is a simple one I made from a cut off from our mantle. Its all hemlock.

 

[Jaymed]

Thank you I am learning:confused3:

 

[Jaymed]

Welcome to TractorByNet!

I moved your thread to the Projects forum.

Thank you I'm learning

 

[Milo]

When I built my cabin almost 20 years ago I made a half dozen benches for visitors and scattered them around the trails. I found some dead-fall oaks about 20 inches in diameter and cut them into about five foot lengths. I sliced those in half with the chainsaw and used the saw to cut a "V" about 6 inches from each end on the rounded or bark side. I then went back to the log and cut some 24 inch logs and cut a bit off one side to make it flat, then arranged them so the flattened half log lay across them. It made a sturdy bench and they lasted about 10 years. I then made more the same way. Easy and effective way to get seating... And it looks good in a forest setting.

I cut some which sound similar just to use them around our trails and fire pit.