The King Palm Tree not only makes for a great focal point in the garden, but it also has several benefits on offer! Let’s have a look at them in detail!
14.08.2023 - 08:05 / hometalk.com
Using wood from a section of our fence that fell in a wind storm, I built a bench to encircle our large maple tree in the back yard.
Here are the weathered fence boards from the storm
The first step in building the tree bench was to decide how large to make the inside row for the seat. I measured around the tree, allowing for growth then cut 4 pieces of wood. Before proceeding, I took them out to the backyard to make sure they were the right size.
Once I had confirmed that the first row for the seat was the correct size, it was time to cut the remaining two rows. I used a thin piece of wood as a spacer to decide what size each piece needed to be to form the next rows.
I found that using my compound miter saw for the 45 degree cuts worked very well! Laying the seat out on the garage floor was a great way to view the size and also provided an even surface to work on.
Now that the seat section of the bench was cut, it was time to decide on the height. Measuring an existing bench, I cut eight 18" sections of a 2" x 4", two legs for each corner of the bench. I also cut eight 18" sections of 2" x 4" to use as supports for attaching the legs to the seat. After all the sections were cut, it was time to create the legs. I drilled holes in the supports and then attached them to the legs with nuts and bolts.
Once the 4 legs were assembled, I propped them upright on the garage floor and began screwing each seat board to them beginning with the outer row. Next to be cut was the seat back and the facia.
Seat back cut and positioned. I waited to install it and the facia once the bench was in its place around the tree.
In order to install the bench around the tree, I needed to leave one side of the seat open. After securing three sides of
The King Palm Tree not only makes for a great focal point in the garden, but it also has several benefits on offer! Let’s have a look at them in detail!
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