248 days ago
by Karson |
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Well today I got to working on the second bench.
I assembled it and brought it over to the deck and trimmed up the straight bench and the curved bench so that they fit in the corner of the deck.
I then went and got the trim router with a 1/4” roundover (got to make it kid friendly) and a sander to get rid of the saw marks, saw cuts and roundover where the trim router won’t reach.
I did the edges on both surfaces of the benches and sanded both of them.
Here are ...
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249 days ago
by Karson |
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Well is was a good day for working outside. A little cloudy, a little sunny, a few drizzles, but nothing to make it unbearable.
I failed to take pictures of the straight bench being made, but, here it is.
The seat is 14 1/2” wide (4 – 1X4’s) The straight bench was designed as 5’ long, but then trimmed to final fitting. So it’s a little longer as sitting here. The legs are 2X4’s 17” long with a 3” rail at top and bottom with 1 1/2”...
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334 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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To the west of my house is a curved flower garden that is lined with cedar trees. At the south end of the trees I have several lilac bushes.
Two years ago (or is it three, now) Rick and I built a few benches and one of them is sitting by my lilacs.Last year I transplanted a few lilac shoots, making a semi-circle around the bench, creating a little retreat area.
Also, to the right of the bench in the photo, there is an angel statue nestled in under the branches of the lilacs. Behind the...
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