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9th March 2021, 09:46 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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English Garden Bench Plans Wanted
Hi All,
SWMBO has requested that I build a garden bench to sit on when watching the Grandchildren. I did have a plan for an upmarket bench (not Lutyens which is too complicated for me) from a few years ago, but lost it.
I have searched the Web for too long, and to no avail. After angled back rest, contoured seat, substantial legs/arms etc.
So the question is, does anyone have plans for an upmarket English style garden bench?
George
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10th March 2021, 07:16 AM #2
Paul Sellers has a good bench project, though you'll need to join for a month to access the plans and video instruction (about $18 AUD).
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10th March 2021, 07:42 AM #3
Hi George I have this book that has a few bench/chair combinations. If any of these pics looks interesting I can copy the project for you.
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10th March 2021, 07:57 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Cava,
These may be of interest:
FWW magazine: June 1998 Issue #130 = "A Garden Bench for All Weather"
June 2008 Issue #198 = "Japanese Garden Bench"
Cheers,
Yvan
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10th March 2021, 09:44 AM #5Woodworking mechanic
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I made this one from merbau.
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I’m sure I have the plans somewhere. I’ll have a search if you are interested
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10th March 2021, 10:15 AM #6Member
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This is the Paul Sellers garden bench that I finished about 18 months ago, if you would like more info send me a pm. The frame is all draw bore mortice and tenon which worked really well even though I had never attempted anything like it before. Mostly hand tools although some machines used to get the stock to usable sizes. Timber is just cypress pine.
George
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10th March 2021, 11:01 AM #7
A merbau and a teak bench. I have made four over the years and I am sure I will be doing a few more.
I just found a photocopy of the plans and I have full size ply templates that you can copy. Maybe if you come for a drive to Lara and bring some butchers paper or cardboard or even a sheet of ply you can make copies to save yourself the chore of gridding it all out and doing them from scratch.
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10th March 2021, 11:58 AM #8
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10th March 2021, 08:35 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Thank you all, it really is touching that we collectively have such a nice and helpful group.
I do like the Japanese influence bench, but it is not what I was after. And some of the other designs are very close to what I remember, and it may be that they could be tweaked somewhat to achieve what I recollect!
No doubt I have some serious thinking to do.
Once again, thanks all.
George
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