How To Make A Garden Bench Out Of A Tire
by
Joy
8 Materials
$10
1 Hour
Medium
Do you want to give your garden an original touch without scratching your pocket too much? Watch out for this tutorial! With the two halves of a tire, wood and a little varnish, you can make a very cool bench for the outside of the house. How about?
Tools
- Brush
- Shears
- Cutter
- Flexometer
- Stapler
- Pencil
- Mouse sander
- Pallet
- Marker pen
- keyhole saw
- Drill
- Cloth
Materials
- Varnish
- White glue
- Wood
- Tire
1. Cut the tire into two halves
When you’re done with the jigsaw, use a wire cutter to cut the steel ring from the inside edge of the tire. You already have your two halves!
2. Thoroughly clean the tire
Thoroughly clean both halves of your tire before continuing to work. Scrub vigorously using a stiff bristle brush, which will remove surface dirt, and then go over the surface with a scouring pad, soap and water. If your tire has difficult grease stains, you can also use a specific product.
3. Measure and cut the wood
When you have the semicircles, cut the eight rectangular dowels that will reinforce the inside of the legs from a square piece of wood. To calculate how long they should measure, measure the width of the inside of the tire, from edge to edge, and subtract the thickness of the two semi-circular pieces of wood from that number. In this way, the complete structure will fit inside the tire.
Finally, cut the five slats that, screwed to the tires, will act as a seat. Do not make them very long, about 90 cm at the most, since otherwise they may sag.
4. Varnish the visible parts
Apply a decorative varnish on all the pieces that, once the structure is assembled, are visible: the four wooden semicircles – you can only apply it on one of the faces – and the five slats.The ideal is to use a product that, in addition to decorating, protects the wood from external agents such as sunlight or water. Apply it with a trowel and let it dry.
5. Create the bench supports
When the varnish is dry, assemble the legs of the bench. Start by joining the wooden blocks to the semicircles, creating the structure that will go inside each half of the tire. Join each pair of semicircles with four wooden dowels, gluing them perpendicular along the curved edge, equidistant. To do this, use white glue and reinforce the joint with a screw.
After mounting the internal wooden leg frames, attach them to the tire halves. Fit them inside and staple the tire edge to the wood.
6. Screw the slats
Finally, screw the slats to the top of the legs that you just mounted. Do it with the help of metric screws and nuts.Place the first plank joining the two legs, centered on the surface of the tire halves, and make a hole with the drill in one of the sides that goes through both the wood and the rubber.
Then, with the help of a slightly larger bit, slightly countersink the beginning of the hole so that the screw does not protrude.
Fit the bolt using a spanner and secure with a nut on the inside of the leg. Repeat the operation on the opposite side and continue with the rest of the slats. Ready!
This is how this homemade bench made with a tire and pieces of wood has been. How about? Do you like it for your garden? We look forward to your comments!
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That is so cool! Can you imagine a tractor seat attached?!
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Really cool. I will do this but will paint the tires instead. I don't like the black with the wood. I think the tires would look cool painted maybe a country red or blue? Will have to experiment with it
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A couple of these around the fire pit would be so cute!
How tall is it? I’m thinking standard size car/minivan tire at half height would be darned short, like only suitable for kids.
I'm a bit confused about how, or why, you applied the varnish with a trowel. I would apply the varnish with a brush. Could you explain this?