How to make
an Old Style Bench Seat

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rustic bench seat
 HOW TO MAKE A BENCH SEAT 
rustic type garden bench seat Contents
arrow Page 1. Introduction
bullet Page 2. The plans and material requirements
bullet Page 3. Making the legs and the arms
bullet Page 4. More pieces, the braces, and the cut-outs
bullet Page 5. Assembling the back and front
bullet Page 6. Fitting the seat boards, braces and arms
bullet Page 7. Fitting the decorative back art
bullet User comments   bullet Video clip
Introduction rustic park bench at Melbourne zoo
The inspiration for this project came from an old bench I saw in the Melbourne Zoo, whilst on a visit to Australia.
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For a little bit about Melbourne, the place where the idea came from, click here.
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To the right is a picture of the old bench seat that sits in the zoo.
The picture above it is my version of the seat.
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Although my version doesn't look nearly as old or rustic as the original, it still turned out to be a mighty bench!
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Note: This version of the rustic seat project is written using metric dimensions (millimeters).
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I have written another version in imperial (ft and inch) dimensions, which can be seen here.
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The latter version also has slightly different prose, so if there is anything you don't quite understand in this version, you might find the other version useful.
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Overall this bench is nearly 1500mm long, 875mm high, and a little over 750mm deep.
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On the next page are the plans and a list of materials required for the project.
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