More five-board benches

[BillinOregon]

These are fun and easy to build out of common 1 x 12 and 1 x 4 pine. You can build off the photo, or from the discussion of this historic bench design in A.J. Hamler's "Civil War Woodworking," which is a neat book to have on the shelf. I posted about these in the non-ML forum up top, but they are lightweight and make useful camp furniture that is historically correct.

 

[Gun Tramp]

A.J. Hamler's "Civil War Woodworking,"

Great text, most useful.

 

[oldwood]

I have one of these benches , about 48 " long. Use it for an outdoor workbench , bllet casting table , and what ever else it's needed for. Very handy.

 

[Brokennock]

These are fun and easy to build out of common 1 x 12 and 1 x 4 pine. You can build off the photo, or from the discussion of this historic bench design in A.J. Hamler's "Civil War Woodworking," which is a neat book to have on the shelf. I posted about these in the non-ML forum up top, but they are lightweight and make useful camp furniture that is historically correct.

How tall are these? Tough to gage from the photo.

 

[BillinOregon]

Brokennock: they are 32 inches long (plans suggest 36), 19 inches high and 11 1/4 -- nominal 1 x 12-- wide and weight just shy of 14 pounds. I did a little bit of distressing of the pine to give them a wee dab of character.

 

[Brokennock]

Brokennock: they are 32 inches long (plans suggest 36), 19 inches high and 11 1/4 -- nominal 1 x 12-- wide and weight just shy of 14 pounds. I did a little bit of distressing of the pine to give them a wee dab of character.

Very nice.
Thanks for the additional information.

 

[Rancocas]

In 1960 I was a 12 year old kid in a 4-H woodworking club. I made, not a bench, but a foot stool that looks very much like your benches. I won a blue ribbon at the county fair with it, and a trophy at the state fair.
Almost 64 years later, we still have my little foot stool and use it often. Now, it is a battle-scarred veteran having survived my kids as they grew up.

 

[ajf55]

I have been looking for something similar to this. I like the simplicity and overall look, I will have to give it a try.

 

[BillinOregon]

Aj, they go together very quickly. It's the staining that typically takes the time.