Table-bench by one's own hands

For any summer resident, work is always on the first place, but you also need to be able to rest. Well, when you can alternate work in the garden with a pleasant rest in the shade of spreading trees. You can install a bench and a table of your own production in the villa area or make a universal design - a table and a bench at the same time.

The bench bench transformer looks not only stylish, it's also practical. Such a bench will become a great addition to any site, whether it's a small cottage or a country cottage.

It is desirable to make a table-bench out of wood. The design can not be called easy to manufacture, but in operation such a bench will show itself only from the best side. With a light movement of the hand, an ordinary bench can turn into a dining table, to which are also attached 2 full-scale shops. You can invite neighbors or cover the table to have dinner in the fresh air. Currently, there is a wide range of similar products, made of strong plastic and environmentally friendly material - wood. You can also find forged benches with a built-in table. Only the cost of dacha benches and tables will be too high. Not every summer resident will be able to afford such furniture. Not always there is an opportunity not only to buy ready-made dacha furniture, but also to bring, and also to choose a suitable place. At the present or true lover-truck farmer each piece of the earth on weight of gold. Therefore, many enterprising owners decide to build their own furniture for the dacha, and to save space, choose an interesting option - to make a bench-transformer. Occupies such furniture less space, if the table is not needed, then the design remains unassembled, and when it is necessary to relax in nature, to cover the table and relax in the shade of trees, you can open the bench and then you will get as many as 3 summer cottages: a full table and 2 benches.

What you need to prepare for the work of

First you need to decide on the material and form of the bench-transformer. If your country house or country house is built of wood( log, board), then it is better to make garden furniture from similar material. Especially since the owner of a thrifty man always has something to build furniture from. For work you need boards or logs.

To qualitatively handle the surface, without a grinding machine can not do, the surface should be perfectly smooth smooth, as they say, "without a bough."

For the benches, a thin rake( for the front surface) is also suitable, for the countertop, too, you can use a thin wooden rail or bar. The material can be fixed together by means of metal strips. In any case, the surface should be flat and preferably made of wood. In addition, you will have to work hard to make the appearance of garden furniture attractive. Ideal - to reveal the surface of the bench and countertops with a colorless varnish( in several layers).This will extend the life of the furniture. Especially if you plan to leave the furniture "wintering" on the street. Even if you decide to build a canopy or build a gazebo made of wood, in any case have to do it to protect the tree from bug-bark beetles and other insects.

If you have a saw, and nearby - a mixed forest, go for the search for the necessary building material. Originally looks like a bench and a table from a tree. And to supplement the exterior of the countryside, you can also make paths from the tree.

In this case, for work, you still need to stock up the staples to connect the hemp, and fill the gaps between the wooden discs with resin. When the epoxy resin dries, it is necessary to thoroughly sand the surface.

Still an ideal option for recreation at the cottage - a table and benches with backrests. Then, for sure, after the hard work in the garden, you can properly relax and gain strength.

Photo of tables and benches:

You can make this design yourself and transfer garden furniture from one place to another. Such furniture will not only be reliable, but also durable( for the winter, the bench bench can be removed into the house), as well as practical and sustainable. Wood is a hardy material and durable, and yet - environmentally friendly, so you can count on the long operation of garden furniture.

Prepare a wooden board( length 1500 mm, width 200 and more mm).We also need a connecting element( a bar, 40x40 mm in size, you can take 50x50 mm).

You also need to prepare:

• a hacksaw for wood;
• self-tapping screws;
• nails and a hammer;
• is a colorless varnish;
• stain;
• brushes - 2 pcs.;
• ruler;
• electric drill;
• screwdriver;
• pencil.

Construction of wooden bench-bench

Before proceeding to work and sawing the material, it is necessary to carefully study the drawing of the bench table.

Consider on a concrete example how to make a bench-table:

1. In this case, we will do independently one bench with a backrest, which is transformed into a table. There is such furniture from 5 basic elements: it is a frame( mainly metal), a back from a solid board( it and a table-top), fixators of a table-top, a sitting( wooden boards) and fixators.
2. First you need to build a frame. To do this, you need a metal pipe( 25x25 mm, wall thickness 2 mm).You can use a round pipe, diameter from 17 mm.
3. In addition, it is necessary to prepare plugs( preferably wooden) to be inserted into the frame and to close the end of the pipe.
4. To get a solid and reliable design, it is necessary to weld metal corners at the corners.
5. We make a back or table-top. As a material, you can use plywood( thickness not more than 20 mm) or solid wood( dimensions 40 or 50 x 50 mm).
6. The bar( 3 pcs.) Should be nailed to the width or "planted" on the screws.
7. If the plywood is uneven and rough, you will need to sand the surface with a fine-grained emery cloth.
8. Now you need to build a clamp for the table top. This can be done from wooden racks and connect them with wire( diameter 10 mm).

1. Now the bench - it consists of 2 parts: it's a lock and the seat itself. To make a seat, you need a wooden beam or a board( width 60 mm, for a bar size 30x30 mm).Attention: one plate is made of a slightly smaller size( 15 cm shorter), this is necessary in order to fix the element between the parts.

1. The retainer itself can be bent out of a thick wire( diameter no more than 14 cm).Look at the drawing to understand how to properly bend the wire:

That's all, the bench-transformer is ready, you can check out the garden furniture - as the bench moves apart and turns into a table. And now the next stage is surface preparation.

Works on finishing the garden furniture

We have done only a part of the work, there are very few - it is necessary to work the surface. Places where the fastener "sits" must be treated with a special compound - putty for wood. The mixture is sold ready-made, it is necessary to apply a remedy to these places and smooth out the bulges. Use the rubber spatula. This tool is great for such works.

After the putty has dries, the treated areas must be sanded. For these purposes, a regular sheet of fine-grained sandpaper is suitable.

Before starting the sweep, it is advisable to fasten the nest on a special tool( wooden base), so you will be able to do the job faster.

Another important point: without surface treatment simply can not do. To protect the tree from rotting and moisture, it is necessary to cover all the wooden parts of the garden furniture with varnish. If you want the tree to be darker, first apply 2 layers of stain, and then, after drying, several layers of colorless varnish. By the way, you can choose a varnish with a shade, matte or glossy. Everything depends on personal preferences. Work preferably in the open air, adapting the workplace. Make a shed so that the garbage and dust do not stick to the wooden surface. The best time for work is morning or evening, when there is no wind.

If you use a tree with a relief, do not miss the opportunity to emphasize the beauty of nature with linseed oil( choose natural shades).Instead of drying oil it is possible to take oil for processing of wooden surfaces. Apply the material in several layers with a gap, so that the first layer has time to dry. Work with a brush, cover the entire area, even those places that are not visible.

After processing the wooden furniture with lacquer, it is worthwhile to walk one more time on wood with a special coating, which will protect the natural material from temperature drops and precipitation.

To protect metal parts of garden furniture from corrosion, it is worth to treat this surface also with varnish, only special.

It turned out this folding bench-bench:

You can get acquainted with the details and learn all the subtleties of this process if you look closely at this video tutorial of the drawing of the bench-table of the transformer: