How to build a bench from a log?
I have a large log that I want to make into a nice bench.
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Hope you have a chain saw or access to one......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WvDwlI4oK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX_T6DcCKU4
20 Plans to Build a Rustic Bench from Logs
https://www.guidepatterns.com/plans-to-build-a-rustic-bench-from-logs.php
Here you go:
https://www.instructables.com/Simple-Garden-Bench-From-a-Log/
Such a creative and exciting project. Here's a link that might help.
Come back and tell-us if its a difficult project, I have wanted one since seeing them in Switzerland.
https://www.guidepatterns.com/plans-to-build-a-rustic-bench-from-logs.php
You can cut in half and use 1/2 for the seat and 1/2 for a back. Here's a neat video I found
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX_T6DcCKU4
Here is a quick log bench idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZWiUj-xZ0c
Hi Danny, here's a few ideas that will inspire you - https://www.woodworking24hrs.com/45-wood-garden-bench-ideas/
here is more info Danny
https://www.pinterest.com.au/ers23/log-bench/
My neighbor made these. He took a chain saw and cut 3/4 of the way thru a log then cut from the top down to meet the horizontal cut. Make two and add a board between the two with two lag screws on the end of each board thru the original log.
This is a simple DIY. Maybe you could use it for inspiration. https://www.hometalk.com/diy/build/furniture/how-to-make-a-bench-from-a-log-6142905
Log To Bench in an Afternoon