Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid.
Build a bench for dining table.
Once you have all your wood cut you will need to sand each piece to remove the rough edges.
Apply several coats of wood stain to the wooden components fill the holes with wood filler and smooth the surface.
Cut the footboard in half to use the halves as armrests.
Sand and paint or stain the wood to get the design you.
I knew i wanted these benches to be big and beefy so i was immediately drawn to using 4 4 s for these as well.
Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame.
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A neat and decent design for building a bench like dining table especially if you are planning to shift it to the backyard for picnic lunches and saturday night barbeques.
Once i finished the diy dining table bench seat top i started building the bench seat bottom.
First i cut the pieces of walnut to size on my bandsaw.
You can also check out my post on my diy dining table here.
This way the bench.
I sold my table saw and this piece of wood was too small for my track saw.
These are beautiful and cheap at the same time.
Because of their thickness some saws won t be able to cut them.
Cut wood to length.
Sand pieces of wood.
Now that everything is cut and sanded you are ready to build a bench.