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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Mar-2008
Location: Florida
Country: USA
Posts: 29
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Three tiered bench for bonsai... for Irene_b
Here are the materials needed, what to cut, and directions for how to make the table in the pics.
First of all the materials...
15 - 8ft 2" x 4" pressure treated
6 - 8ft 1" x 4" pressure treated
A large box of 3" galvanized nails - so they won't rust
if you have a nail gun and compressor you can get racks of nails or coils, however you want to do it. I did it by hand, it's more satisfying that way.
Ok now that you the materials, here is what you need to cut. Make sure you use a square to get straight cuts. I'm sure i don't need to say that, but just in case... Total cost should be around $80. It took me about 3 - 4 hrs to build.
For the sides
8 - 48in pieces of 2x4 - takes 4 8 footers to make
2 - 36 in pieces - takes one 8 footer - 24 in left over
2 - 32 in pieces - takes one 8 footer - 32 in left over
2 - 16 in pieces
2 - 12 in pieces - use the 32 in piece you had left over
For the platform braces
2 - 79.25 in pieces - for the top tier
4 - 76.25 in pieces - for the bottom two tiers
For the tops you have to rip the 1x4's in half on a table saw. If you don't have a table saw try to buy 1x2's of you can find them. Their actual size should be 1.75 in not 2. If you buy 1x2's get 12 of them instead of 6.
Once you have those cut them down into as many 16 in pieces as you can, should be 6 per board so 72 total. More to be posted later. I'm kind of tired and I need to get a measurement, and it's midnight.
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