Introduction:
Hello, I’m Matt and welcome to Badger Workshop. Earlier in the year, I acquired some scapula boards that were 1.8 meters long but twice as thick as a normal scaffold board. I have two of these boards left in my garage, which I intend to utilize by building a bench out of them. I’m going for the industrial look and I like the branding and end caps on the scapula boards. In this article, we will explore the step-by-step process of how I built a rustic industrial bench using these boards.
The Legs:
To begin, I need to make some legs for the bench. I use a jigsaw to roughly cut a couple of legs to length and then square the cuts using the miter gauge and the table saw. After squaring up the legs, I place them on the bottom of the bench. However, I notice that the bench top is not flat, and neither are the legs. To fix this, I need to plane down the scapula board. This means I have to move the metal strapping, which was not necessary to be 1.8 meters long anyway. Instead of removing the strapping, I cut the ends off.
Planing Down the Bench Top:
After cutting off the ends of the scapula board, the legs now sit flat on the bench. However, I need a way of attaching the legs to the bench. I decided to use a housing joint. First, I mark out where the joint needs to go, then I cut it using the track saw and the TSO square. Next, I clamp it into place and then make a series of cuts, removing as much waste as possible. Finally, I remove the last bits with a hammer and chisel.
Attaching the Legs:
The legs now fit nicely into the joints, and it’s time to give the bench a good sanding before getting it put together. I glue the legs into place, but I also want to hold them in with screws, so I drill some pilot holes through the top. I get the legs screwed and glued into place and then cut some plugs to plug those holes.
Adding Support:
To make the bench more robust, I add a bit of scaffold pole and a couple of brackets to provide support halfway down the legs. I get the brackets marked out, and I drill where they need to go. I don’t fit the brackets yet; I trim the plugs, give it all a good sand down, and then apply a treetext clear wax oil finish.
Installing the Pole:
Now I need to get the scaffold pole installed, but first, I have to figure out how long it needs to be, and I need to get it cut down. I can’t install the brackets until I get the pole put on first. Otherwise, it will be impossible to get the pole in place. I install the pole and then get the bolts put in and tightened up.
Conclusion:
The rustic industrial bench is now complete. It’s a relatively simple but robust bench that would provide an excellent addition to any garden or rustic table. The scapula boards gave the bench an industrial look, and the addition of the scaffold pole and brackets make it even sturdier. I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step guide on how to build a rustic industrial bench. Thank you for watching, and please subscribe to Badger Workshop for more videos.
Conclusion:
The rustic industrial bench is now complete. It’s a relatively simple but robust bench that would provide an excellent addition to any garden or rustic table. The scapula boards gave the bench an industrial look, and the addition of the scaffold pole and brackets make it even sturdier. I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step guide on how to build a rustic industrial bench. Thank you for watching, and please subscribe to Badger Workshop for more videos.
The Legs:
To begin, I needed to make some legs for the bench. I used a jigsaw to roughly cut a couple of legs to length and then squared the cuts using the miter gauge and the table saw. After squaring up the legs, I placed them on the bottom of the bench. However, I noticed that the bench top was not flat, and neither were the legs. To fix this, I needed to plane down the scapula board. This meant I had to move the metal strapping, which was not necessary to be 1.8 meters long anyway. Instead of removing the strapping, I cut the ends off.
Planing Down the Bench Top:
After cutting off the ends of the scapula board, the legs now sit flat on the bench. However, I needed a way of attaching the legs to the bench. I decided to use a housing joint. First, I marked out where the joint needed to go, then I cut it using the track saw and the TSO square. Next, I clamped it into place and then made a series of cuts, removing as much waste as possible. Finally, I removed the last bits with a hammer and chisel.
Attaching the Legs:
The legs now fit nicely into the joints, and it was time to give the bench a good sanding before getting it put together. I glued the legs into place, but I also wanted to hold them in with screws, so I drilled some pilot holes through the top. I got the legs screwed and glued into place and then cut some plugs to plug those holes.
Adding Support:
To make the bench more robust, I added a bit of scaffold pole and a couple of brackets to provide support halfway down the legs. I got the brackets marked out and drilled where they needed to go. I didn’t fit the brackets yet; I trimmed the plugs, gave it all a good sand down, and then applied a treetext clear wax oil finish.
Installing the Pole:
Now I needed to get the scaffold pole installed, but first, I had to figure out how long it needed to be, and I needed to get it cut down. I couldn’t install the brackets until I got the pole put on first. Otherwise, it would be impossible to get the pole in place. I installed the pole and then got the bolts put in and tightened up.
Introduction:
Hello, I’m Matt, and welcome to Badger Workshop. Earlier this year, I acquired some scapula boards that were 1.8 meters long but twice as thick as a normal scaffold board. In this article, we will explore the step-by-step process of how I built a rustic industrial bench using these boards.
Conclusion:
The rustic industrial bench is now complete. It provides an excellent addition to any garden or rustic table. The scapula boards gave the bench an industrial look, and the addition of the scaffold pole and brackets make it even sturdier. I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step guide on how to build a rustic industrial bench. Thank you for watching and please subscribe to Badger Workshop for more videos.