Just added this cool bench to my ‘make one day’ list. Its simple looks really drew my eye and it’s easy to make, cheap and very, very sturdy; what’s not to love?
Here is Steve at DIY Candy for the full instructions on how to make this great bench out of a few two by fours…
Stay well
Ian
p.s. if you also love the planters in the above pic made from concrete paving slabs (who wouldn’t?) you can find out how to make them on Amy’s blog, here at How to build a planter out of concrete paving slabs
Here they are in all their glory…
How to make planters using concrete paving slabs and 2×2.
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my idea would be to use extra timber strips screwed across the top.
this would serve to hold pavers in place, be decorative and give handles to assist when attempting to move planters.
Using glue alone might be ok if you never attempt to move planters but it seems to me only half the job is done.
Great website, Cheers
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Thanks for your kind words Darren, thanks for dropping in 🙂
Cheers
Ian
I don’t fancy the chances of the planters staying together after a year or so with nothing holding in the pavers in place except gravity and glue. Not the thing I would have around with children.
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My thoughts exactly Michael, I assume they have really good glue in the states!
If I make them I’ll try adding metal brackets to the inside (might need very careful drilling to get a 5mm plug in without going all the way through tho’) or I might even consider running a shallow groove in the timber so the slabs slot in like fence panels…. The main thing for posts like this is to inspire and get folks talking and thinking about what they could make, don’t you think?
An easier and more hidden way (as they have access to a power drill) would be to drill through the uprights and then into the paver with a masonry drill then put a plug and a screw in to secure the top of the paver to prevent it falling out. I definitely would not rely only on a bead of glue.
But as you say, it gets people thinking and talking.
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Great minds think alike! Because that also occurred to me when I looked at the photograph again! Especially if using a better quality slab. Might be risky on some of the cheaper stuff available these days (I’ve seen slabs that were not much thicker than an inch…)
Thanks for stopping by Michael!