Simple Bench With Back

But did think it would be fun to add a little bit of an upgrade or in this case a back rest.
Simple bench with back. You can find ana s free building plans for the blue garden bench here the swing bench here and the wood bench with back here. As you can see in the image this bench isn t made up of anything too complex so it should be a perfect project for a beginner. Attach the boards with wood glue and screws.
I have designed this outdoor bench with backrest so you can get the job done in one weekend. You can build this bench with just 7 boards of 2 4 lumber and 2 1 2 screws. These beautiful garden benches are made by ana white.
Another free bench plan can be had at diy garden plans. Secure the bench back with wood glue and 2 1 2 screws. I wanted to use this opportunity to come up with a design that would be easy and cheap to build look good and be comfortable.
Measure and cut the boards. If you want to get fancy we have a bunch of tutorials that you can choose from. Add the back filler 1 4 to the back support with brad nails or screws.
After doing some research i stumbled a design called the leopold bench which was named after the conservationist aldo leopold who built them for. Place the back board onto the back filler and center it between the back support boards. It s that simple and you can follow basic bench plans to build it.
The back and seat of the bench are landscaping timbers which get slid through the slats in the blocks. It was inspired by a two tone bench that i had made when i was first starting out. The bench is 5 long and stands just over 1 5 off the ground.