Apply several coats of wood stain to the wooden components fill the holes with wood filler and smooth the surface.
Build a bench for dining table.
Cut wood to length.
Sand pieces of wood.
I knew i wanted these benches to be big and beefy so i was immediately drawn to using 4 4 s for these as well.
These are beautiful and cheap at the same time.
Once i finished the diy dining table bench seat top i started building the bench seat bottom.
Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid.
The bottom closely resembles the dining table bottom a simple farmhouse style bottom with half lap wood joinery.
Now that everything is cut and sanded you are ready to build a bench.
You can also check out my post on my diy dining table here.
Because of their thickness some saws won t be able to cut them.
Once you have all your wood cut you will need to sand each piece to remove the rough edges.
A neat and decent design for building a bench like dining table especially if you are planning to shift it to the backyard for picnic lunches and saturday night barbeques.
Cut the footboard in half to use the halves as armrests.
First i cut the pieces of walnut to size on my bandsaw.
I sold my table saw and this piece of wood was too small for my track saw.
This way the bench.
Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame.
First you need to cut all your wood.