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<blockquote data-quote="vonb" data-source="post: 5550160" data-attributes="member: 2877"><p>Ruger,</p><p>Looks like you did a good job on building it. I built one exactly like it during COVID lockdown. After having mine almost three years, there's a couple things I'd change:</p><p></p><p>1) Cut an angle off the end of the 2x6 that the seat boards are attached to. I can't tell you how many times I've hit my shins walking around the seat of the bench.</p><p>2) Run a 2x4 across the front bottom of your 2 front legs. This will provide more support.</p><p>3) Run a 2x4 from the back legs to the front bottom edge (2x6) of the bench top. This will reduce flex front to back.</p><p></p><p>Lastly sand all of the edges around the top sides of bench. I went ahead and painted mine with Behr Shark Gray paint. One thing I also need to do is paint under mine in the tight spots. I've had wasps build nests underneath the bench. You go to sit down on a hot summer day and wasps are in your lap. Look under there in the summer time and spray first!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vonb, post: 5550160, member: 2877"] Ruger, Looks like you did a good job on building it. I built one exactly like it during COVID lockdown. After having mine almost three years, there's a couple things I'd change: 1) Cut an angle off the end of the 2x6 that the seat boards are attached to. I can't tell you how many times I've hit my shins walking around the seat of the bench. 2) Run a 2x4 across the front bottom of your 2 front legs. This will provide more support. 3) Run a 2x4 from the back legs to the front bottom edge (2x6) of the bench top. This will reduce flex front to back. Lastly sand all of the edges around the top sides of bench. I went ahead and painted mine with Behr Shark Gray paint. One thing I also need to do is paint under mine in the tight spots. I've had wasps build nests underneath the bench. You go to sit down on a hot summer day and wasps are in your lap. Look under there in the summer time and spray first! [/QUOTE]
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