Bench with your hands - what could be easier?

Many thrifty owners in the country house have some stocks of planks, timber that have remained from the global construction of a house, a barn or other structures. From these "remnants of luxury" you can do a lot of useful at the cottage, in particular, the bench. The bench, made by its own hands according to all the rules, will become the pride of the master and a very necessary accessory on the "hacienda".

Tired after the summer hassle, it's nice to sit in the shade of a tree on a building made with your own hands. Of course, it must be reliable and decorate its appearance with a garden plot. Work begins with an inventory of the planks and racks on the farm. If there are several identical досочек in width of 5-6 sm and length not less than meter-one and a half, in just a couple of hours it will turn out to be such a pretty bench.

It's nice to create beautiful objects of everyday life with your own hands, and then to admire them and listen to the praises of the household. To make such a bench with a backrest, the skeleton is first made, which then is horizontally covered with a rod. The armrests are made of a board wider (10 cm) and painted in a beautiful color.

In order for the bench, made by your own hands, to be in harmony with the house and other buildings, it can be painted in the right color. Painting is generally required. After all, this piece of furniture will stand in the open air and be exposed to rain. You can walk on wooden parts with a clear or tinted antiseptic. Thanks to its layer will also be protected from rain and snow garden bench. With your own hands it's easy to make a table in tone for such a shop.

If a man is a true master, then from the solid wood can cut beautiful objects of wooden art. Looking at the photo, he will understand how to make a bench with his own hands, which will become a real decoration of the country plot.

But not everyone is involved in wood carving, so hereafter it will be told how to make a bench with a back so that it is comfortable and cute. In order to get a comfortable garden bench, you need to make your own drawings in advance or choose ready ones. To make a bench with a carved back, you need:

- edged board thickness of 2.5 cm and 10 cm wide;

- timber 50х50 mm;

- sandpaper;

- self-tapping screws 5 cm long.

First, a detailed drawing of the bench is carried out. Its width is 45 cm and its height is 40 cm. The length is at the master's discretion, but usually it is at least 1.20 meters.

Scissors cut the right amount of beams and boards into size. At least 5 supports are made: one in the middle and two on each side. The details are processed by sandpaper. If there is a desire to make a backrest curled, then a jigsaw will be needed. On the pillars, the markings are made, and along them - they drank. To avoid bumps and deflections, the supports must be identical.

Now it remains to collect all the details with the help of self-tapping screws. The wooden parts are treated with sandpaper, then with antiseptic or paint. On such a comfortable beautiful bench it is very comfortable to rest, and even a novice master can do it.