HOW TO MAKE A BENCH VOL.3

Here we are again. This is finally the last of the leftover wood that I have!

And this time I took the lesson I learned from bench N2 and pre-painted it already, before putting it together. Some will say it’s a hack job at this point, and they will be right. From what I have seen and read, everything points to making a project first then painting it. Which is fine and grand for actual projects worth putting artistic effort into, but this not such a project. Also I just used straight up ‘outside wood paint’ on pre-lacquered panels, so go ahead, judge me.

First I attached middle panel to front legs:

Then, I attached side panels to the backboard:

Then, I combined front and back:

Having the frame done, I put in supports for the seat:

Now, I absolutely know that attaching metal l-brackets straight to wood is not a peak of elegance, but I had no (didn’t know of) any other way to level the seat between the front legs and the back boards.

And lastly I just drilled down seat planks. Enjoy the result in all it’s benchy glory: