Watermelon Rope Swing
by
Jennifer Tucker
(IC: blogger)
$60
1-2 Days
Easy
I've been wanting a rope swing in our yard for years and now we finally have one! Using a pre-cut wood round that I braced for extra strength and painted to add a little extra fun!
We took a long walk around the yard and found the perfect tree. Then we used some scrap rope and tested the strength of the branch. After we trimmed thing up a bit it was ready for the real thing.
To create the seat, you'll want to start by finding the center of your round to drill the hole for your rope. Now, find the grain of where your wooden round was glued together. Then you’ll nail the brace pieces across the grain to give it extra support.
To Paint:
* Using the darkest green, add a wedge/stripe between almost every stripe of the light green
Hanging the swing:
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Fun! I can even swing on it! (We won't be sharing that video.)
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Published June 23rd, 2015 7:00 AM
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Beth McCracken Shepard on Jun 25, 2015awesome! I found 3 swing disk a few years ago at a thrift store for $5 each! already painted! we added 2 on the side of the carport { attached with power pole hooks and cables } and the grand kids love them! the other one was used to make a zip-line with cables and a disk between 2 tree's in our sloping backyard...the grands love it!
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Cindy on Jun 25, 2015That makes me wish I had a big tree to do that with...Im sure my granddaughter would love it! I will have to pass that on to my daughter.. I bet she would play on it for aloooong time LOL You did a wonderful job! THanks for sharing your project :)
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