DIY Outdoor Wooden Bench Glider
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Outdoor Wooden Bench Glider: wilkerdos.com/...
In this tutorial I'm showing you how to build an outdoor Bench Glider out of finished cedar wood for your porch, patio or yard. To assist in the building process, I have build plans and templates linked below.
Find the build plans for this project here: bit.ly/3wDxoB0
Find the templates here: bit.ly/3dOqTTF
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April, you can sure tell you have a proud mamma that wants to help her darling daughter. Most of the time it is the father out there helping his kids. It was really nice to see that you included her in this project.
I love your mom when she pops up in your videos.
She is a Cool Texas Momma.
She just beams with pride when she looks at her little girl.
Great project, you made it look easy and within reach of most of us.
Loved that mortise and tenon solution.
If you are building something to last 2-3 years by all means use galvanized hardware. If you think it might be quite nice to have the thing still looking good and usable for 10 years then the ONLY choice is stainless. Galvanized hardware starts to show signs of rust after only a few years. The coating is made as thin as possible to cut down on costs but that makes it very likely to breakdown quickly. Stainless hardware does not cost a lot these days especially compared to the time to make and cost of the timber. In all my outdoor projects and even in a lot of indoor ones I always use stainless if at all possible.
Thanks y’all for the galvanized and stainless hardware tips. I’m an old fart, but a wood working beginner! Really glad I read the comments and replies .. S H Katy, TX
While watching this video I took some notes down using my Dixon Ticonderoga #2 pencil. But later on had to switch to my Bic blue ball point pen when the pencil needed sharpening. ; - )
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Yes, April, the part needed to be held. Moms always know best!
This is a nice looking glider, April. Thanks for sharing it with and a special thanks to your co-star for taking time out of her busy schedule at the Wood Shed to a bit of class to this week's video.
She'll love hearing that! Yeah, she's the best. :)
Adorable seeing your mom helping you and your huge grin when she was ratcheting. :D
Saw the notification and read “Outdoor Bench Grinder” and thought, “April must be sharpening carbide”. That would have been a very different video.
Wow April, this is such a brilliant piece of furniture! Your skill technique seem to have come on leaps and bounds, just amazing 🤩 wow😲
April makes all her projects look easy.
You can when you have all the tools
@@markmiller6402 Don't let that stop you. Projects can always be done with simpler tools, it would just take longer. Most can be done with basics like a circular saw, jigsaw and a drill. She started out buying 2nd hand tools from yard sales or pawn shops, buying only the tool she needed.
@@talladegadude4852 . I’ve watched her channel from the beginning, she’s done so well for herself. Her new stuff is amazing.
Bought the plans. Very well done. Highly recommended. Parts are color coded. Templates use direct measurements instead of grid. Easy to follow. I'm using treated 1 ⅛ inch ( and significantly heavier!) deck plank and will use outdoor glue (Titebond III) on mating surfaces. Experience with outdoor seating projects exposed to the weather tells me these glued joints last a lot longer. I secure the parts with pre-drilled deck screws. A few adjustments in the template dimensions are needed for deck plank. I'll put the back and bottom slats on the frame with screws only in case they need to be replaced.
You shouldn't use galvanized hardware with cedar. It will turn the wood black. You should use stainless steel.
Thank you Wood Butcher for this comment! I’m almost to the assembly stage on my cedar Adirondack chairs and had already bought galvanized hardware. I’m going back to Menards tomorrow to exchange for SS!
@@BrettMiller2008 is not
Thank you. Great video.
Great project. Cup holders were a nice touch
Cup?? I thought it was beer sized!!
What's the smaller hole for?
I'M SOOOO HAPPY IT'S SPRING TIME!
🌱Me TOOOOO!!!! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Hermoso proyecto para recibir a la primavera!! Tu mamá, adorable! Que aparezca más seguido! Gracias por compartirlo!
Germán, Montevideo, Uruguay.
I do not read Spanish but I did make out enough words to know that your comment was very nice.
God Bless and Take Care
@@jerryfrederick6610 "Beautiful project to welcome spring!! Your mom, adorable! Let him show up more often! Thank you for sharing it!
Germán, Montevideo, Uruguay."
@@jerryfrederick6610 Thank you! Same for you!
The video is just right. Right timing, right amount of detail . Reference to plans when necessary. This is NOT a beginner project. The tools alone are considerable and the expertise to use them all. I agree with the stainless steel comment below. Even in the desert. I am glad you are still doing videos for us. For those of us who happen to own a DF500, the 8mm or 10mm dominos will work here as well, but I completely understand the Rockler approach.
Super cute seeing your mom, “help”. Makes me miss mine.
When free routering on a table without a fence, use a pin to brace the workpiece as it's pushed into the bit. I've had it happen where the router bit grabs the wood and jerks it (which sometimes causes excessive tear out or gouging) or launches it across the shop. Also, not using push blocks could also put fingers and hands in danger of serious injury or amputation. The last thing to do around power tools is to get to comfortable and arrogantly confident.
Now that is one comfy looking outdoor chair!
I envious with all the GREAT TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE!! Most of us DON’t.. But never the less I am still in awe with all your talents !! Stay safe, watch your back when lifting...
If you think she couldn't do this with less nice toys, you haven't watched her long.
Rounding over all the slats is really important! Built swings for the in-laws and didn’t do that! My chubby legs kept “oozing” between the slats!
Very nice job April you are coming on just nice just a few constructive criticism the screws on top would have been nice to plug and l no you did a great job with the floating tongues but next time push your self a little and did A mortise and tenant l think you could do it you have come a long way lady I would have you working at are workshop you know what you are doing well done 👍👍👍 nice to see you in your own workshop stay safe 😊 and keep your videos coming thank you
Merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo. I really enjoyed your work. Thank you
Looks great should be comfortable. Nice place to rest. Thanks 😀!!
April, please do a video on hooking up your awesome dust collector. Pained me to see all those planer chips spitting out onto the floor with all of your dust collector duct in the background.
Very nice glider. Once I get a patio built its something I'd like. The reason you don't find locking washers in galvanized is because the process ruins in nylon locking material. For what your doing a flat washer, spring washer and nut in galvanized will work well. Those may not have been available. A spring washer will hold tension on the threads helping lock them in place.
You can definitely tell April lives in Texas, mornin time you wear a hoodie and by afternoon you're in a t-shirt 👕 . Gotta love Texas weather. Great lookin glider
So true!
Nicely Done. I miss this type of content. You've Got Skills.
More to come! Thanks!
Your Momma's face shows so much pride in you. 😃
Yes, she is definitely proud. :)
Nice project. I may decide to tackle this, but I’ve got a list of things to do and it keeps growing.
April, you're very talented and beautiful but at 10:24 you "shined" as you watched your Mom. Family is the best isn't it? Loved the glider!
Thank you for this great video......I am going to build one. I love red cedar....it was my favorite when I use to chainsaw carve.
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing and for watching.
I love how amazed your mom is of you.
She's the best! We love spending time together. :)
@@AprilWilkerson Love on her all you can. I lost my mom in 2019.
Thread lock compound (3:50) or lock washers not needed if your using nyloc nuts.
Very cool project. I really like it. My grandma has one and it is so comfy. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work April. Keep making. God Bless.
Nice. April, use some Total Epoxy on the 4 points the glider touches the ground. This will prevent the wood from rotting.
April, your woodworking skills were obviously passed down by your Mom. It's great to see her back in the shop and teaching you a thing or two! :)
She's not a woodworker but is amazing and cute. :) Thanks for watching.
Gotta love a woman that's smart and cute. Thanks for the projects.
April's videos are ASMR and educational at the same time.
Lovely, the Glider is too, have you ever heard of running the screw in reverse before forward to burn the wood a little to keep it from splitting, i think predrilling is better and more professional, just wondering, love watching your videos!
thank you April like your woodworking my huband is also wood working person and like to see new ideas
awesome looking piece
Good work
Locking washers work to. But this is a great video.
If you want your projects to last on the lawn.
Make large round feet on the bottom. That you use half inch larger pieces of old tires screwed with brass or stainless.
This keeps the feet high and dry by not having the feet sink into the lawn.
Nice glider April! Keep up the good work.
Really laid back and cool mom, I loved the toetector flip flops. great project, I enjoyed watching, I'm rather envious if all the machinery you have April.
Could you do a video about getting your mailbox up at the correct (42-45 inches to the bottom) height? Now that spring is here, rural mail delivery drivers would really appreciate if you could do a post, about the height of a post for the mail box at the end of the drive.
A LOT of people have a mailbox and
get packages, so emphasizing the biggest box for sale at Home Depot for $25ish bucks would help the people packages not get ruined during the spring, and fall rain seasons. Also a custom package holding box out front of the house would be a quick, helpful, creative, and useful build.
Thanks for all the videos!!
April it looks great. I can see you sitting under a shade tree taking a nap.
Very nice!!
AWESOME !!! So we're going to need some more Mom in the shop April :)
Maybe it's worth noting that Rocker does (did) offer a router bit for making the tenons yourself: Rockler Beadlock® Tenon Router Bit - 3/8" Dia x 1-3/4" H x 1/2" Shank. But unfortunately they are out of stock now, for months, but will take reservations.
Nice, nice to meet you 😉
Moving to Spring Branch in a few weeks. This will work great on that front porch.
So I've been watching Assembly Required, gotta ask. How is it working with Tim Allen and Richard? Looks like they would be fun guys to work with.
love this! and love your momma!
Two questions: 1. What is the hole towards the front of the left arm rest past the cup holder for?
2. Why wasn’t wood glue used for the slats? I wasn’t sure if it was to allow expansion and contraction.
Great looking glider!
2nd hole is in case someone would rather (or also) make a hanging bench swing instead of a bench glider. That 2nd hole would be for the chain.
@@talladegadude4852 It's only on one of the Armrests, and that armrest would never hold all that weight.
I've made one of these in the past using my own design and the key to getting the correct rocking action is to have the hanging hardware angled where the upper connections are set wider front to back than the lower connections. Today it costs a small fortune to build these projects.
I made this glider and attached hardware according to instructions but it is "stiff" and won't glide almost at all. Any advice on how to make the glider glide?
Looks good April and that’s Awesome how mama helps out with the projects!
Awesome job April, the router table one of the best tools in the business!!👍🏾👍🏾🔨🔧🪚🧱😀😀
Great job April! That glider is awesome. Looking good around there. Fred.👍👍👋👋👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
That glider was so nice.
This glider is gorgeous, April! Beautiful build! 🙌🙌❤❤
Thank you, Total Boat!
April, you're an excellent woodworker and things you make are very usable for many people. I do plan to purchase the plans for the glider that I've just seen but will have to use a bit cheaper lumber. Keep up the great work. Steve
2:16 that tearout was brutal. sucks if i have to redo that part from start.
Looks like the tearout was all material that would've been removed by the roundover bit anyway so no harm there
@@dominicbarker2096 nope it was definitely still these after the round over was cut
Love watching your videos.. Keep them coming
Que bonita es.. ya me subscribí te felicito por los buenos vídeos que tienes, estaba buscando un techo para hacer , de madera y vi que tienes uno muy lindo , gracias por tus vídeos nos ayudas mucho para hacerlos... un saludo desde León España
This would be perfect for my porch. Hopefully wood prices start dipping so its within budget
A wonderful
Is it true? Did I listen correctly? No pocket holes? Hooray! 😃
Nice
Looks great! Too bad wood prices have gone through the roof. I used to make stuff all the time but wood prices have doubled here so I will have to wait to make more stuff and only do necessary repairs until then.
Turned out great April, awesome work! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Cool look to the glider!!! Great job and thanks mom for your help!!!
You Are An Admirable Woman
How about gliding chair
Nice project, but one comment: The way the tips of the seat ribs protrude, it looks as though you need one more slat at the front. Those rib ends don't look quite right, do they?
April oh April! You are so perfect and easy to learn from. The best Videos You make! Richard
Really nice glider that will look great my new patio
I'm planning to build some outdoor seating for our new porch. This looks like it would be a perfect fit. Thanks April!
Awesome! Enjoy the build. :)
Looks great April. Be careful the doggies dont get feet or other bits caught between the seat and the frame.😁😁
Very nice! I like you parts bins on the wall as well. I wish they gave you more time on Assembly Required. That morticing jig was cool!
You can make a locknut with some fishing line around the bolt threads
Well done, April! I want to make one of these for my wifee; maybe later on this coming summer.
Great! She'll love it
Very nice April. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay healthy.
We're loving this gorgeous #RealCedar beach glider April! We can't wait to try it out 😉
Thank you!
Love it. Your very talented.
Thank you!
This is awesome! Sending best wishes from my freezing cold shop in snowy Scotland! I worked out in Texas and really miss it! 😃
Sending warm weather wishes from Texas!
Great looking glider bench seat🤙🏾💯. Looking good April ❤️...Thanks for sharing....
If momma needs to hold something, let her hold something. One day, you won't have that luxury. #makeeverymomentcount 😎
Nice work.
Thank you so much for showing this video. I had been trying to figure out the base for a glider using your swing plans I have from you. This just gave me more direction as to how to build the base. Thanks April you are the bomb
Great!
I'm not sure if stainless steel screws, washers and nuts are widespread available in the US. Here in Europe it's common to use them in outdoor furniture and other carpentry.
A very beautiful piece!
Great build
Great project. The carriage bolt you use looks like ordinary zinc bolts; if it was galvanized it would be a dull gray finish not a shiny finish.
I like your work!!!🙋♂️🙋♂️
Great to have a project with your mom and dogs!
Excellent video April
Nice job Mum! ... oh and you too April!
Wonderful project, well planned and at the end. a priceless relaxation..excellent work April..❤❤❤👍👍👍