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DIY Wooden Bench Inspired by Crate and Barrel
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DIY Wooden Bench

Learn how to make a stacked wood bench inspired by a Crate & Barrel find!
Course Furniture
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours
Servings 1 bench
Cost $60

Equipment

Ingredients

  • Finished pine Cut list in Notes
  • Wood glue
  • Orbit sander or sanding block - 120 grit
  • 8 Wood screws 3"
  • FolkArt Home Decor Wax 8 oz bottles - Antique and Clear
  • Staining rags
  • 4 Cork circles 2"

Instructions

  • Take your two 1" x 6" x 8' and 1" x 4" x 8' finished pine boards and cut each into two pieces. This will give you six pieces.
  • Glue two 1" x 6" x 4' together on top of each other, two 1" x 6" x 4' together on top of each other, and two 1" x 4" x 4' together on top of each other. Hold together with clamps while they dry several hours.
  • Lay the planks side by side and glue them together lengthwise - clamp and let dry.
  • Using a miter saw, cut one of the 1" x 2" x 6' boards into two pieces: one that is 15 3/4" long and another that is 49 1/2" long. Repeat with the other board. Cut 45° angles on the ends of all four trim pieces.
  • Use wood glue to attach the frame pieces to the outer edges of the bench top and clamp. Let dry. Sand the bench top with 120-grit sandpaper.
  • Using a miter saw, cut your five 1" x 6" x 8's into (22) 1" x 6" x 10"s and (22) 1" x 6" x 10 ½"s.
  • Take the (22) 1" x 6" x 10"s and, using a table saw, mill off a ½" strip off the 10" side, bring it down to 5 1/2" wide.
  • Take two of the 1" x 6" x 10 ½"s and glue them to the underside of the bench top. Mine are attached 6" in from each end and centered.
  • Take two of your milled 10” pieces and glue them in the center of the 10 ½” pieces. This should give you a ¼” boarder all the way around each 10” piece.
  • Finally, glue a 10 ½” piece on top of each 10” piece. Let the glue cure for a few hours; these are your bench leg bases.
  • Drill four pilot holes at the bottom of each leg as shown -  screw in (4) 3” wood screws.
  • The leg bases are made up of three pieces each, so to complete, each leg will take 19 more pieces each: (10) 10” pieces and (9) 10 ½” pieces.
  • Start with a 10” piece and glue a 10 ½” piece to it, remember to center the 10” piece on the 10 ½” piece to give you a ¼” boarder all the way around.
  • Continue gluing the alternating sized pieces of wood and clamp. You will start with a 10” piece and end with a 10” piece,
  • After the glue on the legs cures flip the bench top over and attach the legs with glue; let the glue cure overnight.
  • To stain the bench, use the home decor wax and a rag. Rag the wax on to get the shade you like. Let dry.
  • Rag on the clear wax to add another layer of protection.
  • Finish the wooden bench by adding cork to the feet. Use wood glue to attach the circles.

Notes

Cut List*

  • 2 - 1" x 6" x 8' pine boards cut into two equal pieces each (1" x 6" x 4' each)
  • 1 - 1" x 4" x 8' pine board cut into two equal pieces (1" x 4" x 4')
  • 2 -1" x 2" x 6' pine boards cut into two pieces each: one that is 15 3/4" long and another that is 49 1/2" long
  • 5 - 1”x 6”x 8' pine boards cut into (22) 1" x 6" x 10" pieces and (22) 1" x 6" x 10 ½" pieces
*if you are a newbie woodworker, remember that wood sizes are given as the cut from a log. For example, a 2" x 4" is cut that size, from a rough log but then it dries smaller (around 1.5" x 3.5"). So your EXACT measurements may vary, though they will be close.