I have built a lot of benches in my lifetime. This one however was built using a bed frame from the 1950's.
This foot board measured 50" wide, divide that by half you
get 25" which is way to deep for bench arms. So when you
use a foot board for your bench sides you are going to loose
a good size piece in the middle as you can see below.
I secured the sides with 4" screws,
making sure to have a level base underneath.
Next I cut a 2" x 4" to be the front cross support.
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Mark the height your cross piece needs to sit at and when you
don't have a helping hand you can use a pair of clamps to
hold your board in place as you screw it in.
The large wood seat section is actually an old closet door.
I added some decorative angles under the 2 x 4 for added strength.
Straight into the mudroom it went.
You can always follow along on INSTAGRAM @4_the_love_of_wood
where you get sneak peaks of what I am up to.
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