Build A Bench For Dining Table

Once i finished the diy dining table bench seat top i started building the bench seat bottom.

Build a bench for dining table.

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. First we will. You can also check out my post on my diy dining table here. Once you have all your wood cut you will need to sand each piece to remove the rough edges.

Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid. 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. Cut the footboard in half to use the halves as armrests. Now that everything is cut and sanded you are ready to build a bench.

Sand and paint or stain the wood to get the design you. Sand pieces of wood. These are beautiful and cheap at the same time. There are some things you need to remember though.

Apply several coats of wood stain to the wooden components fill the holes with wood filler and smooth the surface. Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame. First you need to cut all your wood. Because of their thickness some saws won t be able to cut them.

The bottom closely resembles the dining table bottom a simple farmhouse style bottom with half lap wood joinery. I sold my table saw and this piece of wood was too small for my track saw.