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ELPHNT
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Hi everybody welcome back!
In this episode I am building #fence and seating area as a #firewoodstorage.
Let me show you the design.
This project is in a bigger front garden project. And the idea came only later together with the client.
The question was if an interesting fence could be placed but not super high and if it could be more sturdy.
In the garden two trees were removed, they were both sick and not strong enough to survive. So the idea came to mind to #reuse the firewood as a fence and not make it too high and at eye level.
And putting concrete seats in front of the fence made it a nice seating area.
The roof or covering is steel, which can rust to give a warm color.
I resawed some rough douglas fir for the frame construction. I chose this wood for its durability outside and it’s a fast growing softwood and not an imported hardwood.
The frame will be joined with half laps, so laying out the pieces is very helpful.
I use a big table saw but a smaller one could do the job as well.
Most of the pieces are crosscut on the mitersaw but the sharp angles I cut by hand.
Making a test piece for the half laps is very handy and I did use it the mark out where I wanted the half laps.
The majority of the joinery I cut on the table saw but a part I cut by hand. Which is accurate enough. A project like this lives outside and because of moisture there will be movement in the wood so getting the joints perfect is not possible in the long run.
For the attaching I use a polyurethane adhesive and nails to get it tight. And every join gets a screw to keep it together over time.
The glue is tough and not extreme hard. This is very relevant because of the movement of the wood.
Stacking the assembly makes life a lot easier if the first one is done alright.
In between the frame spacers get placed to keep them apart and stable. The spacers are of the same resawed frame pieces. Again with glue and screws they are attached.
Then I could cut and shape the steel. A different material could be stainless steel, galvanised steel or Corten steel. Corten rusts also but gives a longer lifespan. Still this sheet of steel will hold for 8 to 10 years in this situation.
In our shop there was a lot of branches so I used them for this. That helped cleaning up a lot.
Then I could install the material. I placed the frame on bricks. You want it to keep it as high as possible from the ground.
I put two brick anchors in the wall for mounting.
Two vertical slats were installed to help settle the wood later on. But also to give a stable backrest for the seats.
Under the first layer of wood pavers were placed for counterweight and balance and to keep the firewood from the ground.
And then the fun part of stacking could be done! I mixed big logs with small logs for the design.
The steel gets attached with stainless steel nails. First a dibbet gets punched and then the nail.
With help of my buddy bart we placed the seats. These are prefab U elements and these are in dark gray. Considering the price you will not find a more durable seat for your money because these are 15 euro’s each.
Having a seat after a project always relieves some pressure.
I am very happy how this project came out. And the customer was also very pleased with this cozy seating area.
Thanks for watching!
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