A rustic DIY bench for use in your home, mudroom, indoors, or outside.
Servings 1Bench
1hr
Total Time 1hr
Equipment
Kreg Jig
Miter Saw
RYOBI Cordless Drill (brand optional) but I LOVE my RYOBI!
Orbital Sander
Ingredients
18ft 4×4
112ft 2×8
112ft 2×4
2 ½inchKreg Pocket Hole Screws
Wipe on polyfor interior use or choose an outdoor wood finish
Instructions
Begin by cutting your 4x4 into 17 inch legs. You will need 4 pieces of wood at this length, total.
Sand all 4 legs thoroughly.
Next, you will need to cut the aprons (shown in photo). These are made from the 2x4s. You will need two pieces at 55 inches each and two pieces at 6 inches each. Sanding is optional for the aprons.
On the 6 inch pieces of 2x4, using the kreg jig, drill two holes facing opposite directions, one on each end. See photo for positioning.
Attach your legs by using these holes. Repeat the same thing for the other two legs.
Now, using the kreg jig and your longer apron pieces, drill two holes on each end of your boards in the same position as you did for the smaller pieces. You will just have two more holes than the smaller pieces.
Now, attach the longer aprons to the four legs to make the bottom portion of the bench come together. See photo for how it should look at this point.
Next, you will need to cut two pieces from your 2x8 piece of wood that are 50 inches each in length.
Now cut two pieces from the 2x8 that are 14 ½ inches in length each.
You will place 4-5 kreg jig holes about 8 inches apart on one side of both boards. Make sure and stagger your holes just enough that they will not collide when connecting your two boards. See photo if there is any confusion.
After you have connected both of the long pieces, use your kreg jig to drill 4 holes total on the bottom of the smaller 2x8 pieces. All 4 holes go on one side as shown in photo.
Attach the smaller boards to the end of the already attached longer boards, one on each end.
Now your top should be finished so it’s time to attach the top to the frame.
Drill 6 kreg jig holes through each long apron. This is done easiest when the frame is upside-down. Space them about 8 inches apart and use these to attach your top. Use the photo for positioning if there is any confusion.
Voila, you have yourself an easy bench! You can easily stain it or add shellac to pull out the wood patterns. Make sure to give it a good sanding if need be.