A bespoke Merbau timber bench seat over the top of a weathered steel planter box.
The project
I searched everywhere online but could not find any designs, or how to’s, for a bench seat for a Corten steel planter box. In the end, I designed something myself.
Steps
Step 1
Measuring up.
Step 2
Drawing it up. I ended up going with a sub-frame design for strength.
Step 3
I lay out the cut lengths with spacers to estimate the correct number of lengths for the seat.
Step 4
I cut, then assembled the sub frame.
Step 5
Each lap joint is glued, pre-drilled, and then screwed together for additional structural strength.
Step 6
The sub-frame is then attached to the lengths using spacers and the clamps.
Step 7
The final bench seat is then sanded and sealer applied. The seat is then dropped into the planter box which hides the subframe.
Tools and materials
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