How to Build A Porch Swing Frame | DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2017
- In this video I'm showing you how I built a free-standing frame for my porch swing. This is a fun outdoor DIY project that with enjoyable results!
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Welcome to the official April Wilkerson TH-cam channel! I’m April and I’m the creator of Wilker Do’s. I am an obsessed DIYer and Woodworker. I'm not professional or have any training, so I just pick the project I want to tackle and figure it out step by step. On this channel you will find a variety of content like DIY home improvement, How-To’s, construction, design and more!
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Just built this swing for my wife and I in our back yard! Only changes I made was a slightly larger roof for more shade, a curtain on the back for more shade, and I drilled out holes in the bottoms of the legs so I could drive stakes into the ground. It’s gets windy in Utah! I’m loving your content April!
April, this is a wonderful project. You have a knack for building things along with your creative problem solving. And as I have said on a previous video, watching you and Cody interact when you call for his "man-strength" is priceless!
Hi April,
I know you said there is nothing special about the lumber and that it could be purchased at the big box store--but what makes it special is that you share your videos with all of us--really appreciate what you do
AW, you're certainly an inspiration. I'm 57 yrs young and not an experience woodworker ( newbie, very excited), but I've learned so much from you. Thank you.
You always tell yourself:
What’s the worst can happen?
And it’s done.
Thanks April. I followed your design and we’ve enjoyed our porch swing all summer long. One minor modification I made was using a threaded eye bolt with a washer and nut through the top header to hang our swing on.
I want to thank you April for listening to the requests of your subscribers, i know i was one of thoes who requested this video, and i very much appreciate your take on this project. (written even before I have watched the video)
that's what I need for my backyard thanks April for sharing your video and have a wonderful day God bless you and all your family
Awesome design! Great work as always! Been following you for a while. Been a homesteader for a while, past raising chickens... woodworking is a huge need. I love your attitude and never give up.. it can always be better!
This is an AWESOME swing frame design April! It's so nice to have a different style of swing frame than just an "A" frame design. It looks good and it's stable. What more could we ask for? Keep Up the Great Work April!!!
I love your swing! Growing up my grandparents had a gliding, two seater, wooden swing. I loved that swing. I may attempt your swing this summer if time allows!
Fantastic April! Got both sets of plans. Now on to the build it to surprise my beautiful wife! Thanks so much for your hard work and supplying the materials lists. Gotta go to register and win that sprayer! 😂
Wow, very nice...you are a natural. You have really good instincts and ingenuity about improvising. .I have already gotten so many ideas just from watching you. Thanks a bunch and keep DIY-ing it for US!!
April I watch all your videos and they are fantastic! You are amazing at what you do and you have great attention to detail! looking forward to your next post
I love love love a smart productive female! I worked in power plants and oil pipelines for 35 yrs and wish I would have done this instead!
Great Job
Molly
Great build April, glad to see you put the swing to some new use! Keep the great vids coming!
To add to your tip on the eye screws. Dad taught me to use the biggest, longest screw driver that would both fit through the eye and still obviously be able to turn the screw. The more leverage the better!
This was the exact design I was hunting for after looking at much more complex plans. The solid non-pergola roof will keep out the sun, allow it to be used in the rain and not rip off and fly away in a storm like canvas would.
I absolutely love this & can't wait to build it. I don't have a porch but would love a swing.
Respect April. Well done as always. I've wrangled heavy awkward builds solo and see myself pulling the same tricks.
You should get a lot of enjoyment in the mornings and evenings with that view. Very well done.
Thank you so much for posting this. I appreciate all the time you put into these videos and your projects!!!!
awesome project APRIL.👍👍 can't wait to see you building your shop
Love this frame, just what our garden needs. thank you for sharing.
You truly are an amazing woman. Very talented and great attention to detail. Loving all your builds. All are full of information and I've learned a lot of good tips. Some things I would do a little bit differently but everyone has their own ways... and your beautiful as well. Anyone would be lucky to have you in their lives...keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing more
Nice build April! You're one of four makers and woodworkers who get the thumbs up before I even watch the video. Always good content and interesting to watch. ;)
Thanks! I was really looking forward to this video. Excellent, as usual! Cheers! (also, I really dug the decorative ends you cut on the 4x4s)
April you really sold me this time on the Super Jaws.. Great job here.... However I can't watch this project and not mention a life changing moment about a porch swing. My wife almost lost her foot when the lag screw worked its way loose and the swing dropped on her foot which unfortunately was under the swing at that moment. My suggestion here is to use a threaded i bolt with a nut and washer on top whenever possible with these connections.
pjdambra good idea
And then use a Lock nut.
PS is the chain connection really noisy when you swing back-and-forth? Didn't sound too pleasant right at the end there. Must be someway to make it silent.
Yep. That's the untold danger of swings. If it fails, it can grab your leg and that's nothing nice about it.
As a kid, we used to have a metal one, very sturdy, it could take 5 of us tikes in and swing really high in the air (as all mad kids would do). One day, the main bearing holder snapped and deposited 4 of us squarely on our asses. My sister, lost her shoe, which was found folded in half under the thing. A reminder that had she had her leg further under the swing, say had it broken on a front swung motion..yeah. They can be dangerous, especially when they are large.
Thanks for the quality comment/advice. Planning to build one of these and I like your idea. The safer the better!
pjdambra my wife's grandfather has done carpentry work his entire life. He hung a swing in a sun porch he had built. For some reason he screwed hooks into the particle board ceiling. They pulled out while two people were sitting on it but fortunately no one was hurt. He then put the hooks into the studs. Another family member and I were on the swing several years later. I noticed the hooks were starting to straighten out. I told him to purchase heavier hardware. He re-bent the hooks and put them back up...I don't sit in his swing anymore.
That was great! I have 2 porch swings and didn't know what to do! Thank you, you make all of that look so easy!
I was looking at buying one of these today but having seen your video I think I could do it myself using your plans. Great job and thanks
So wish I had a view to put something like this! Great project for some chilled out beer drinking :)
great project April, love how the finish turned out!
Great job April, Very nice design !!! Thanks a bunch, Cliff
April, you are really good at what you do...the woodworking, the video, the voiceover...a true pleasure to watch and listen to. When is someone going to give you your own national TV show? I sure would like to know that I could tune in every weekend and watch a half hour of "The New Texas Workshop" for the next 20+ years.
:) Ha, I don't know if I could rattle on for a half hour but I do like the sound of The New Texas Workshop. haha.
Very nice, as always. That roof was such a good idea. Great project, April.
As always a nice straight forward build with good design. Well done!
Very beautiful made, I like the way you make it look. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family
Super job, what great project!! You Always leave me food for thought!! Looks like there might be swing in my future!!
Great idea and build. Nice job on the project. Thank you for sharing!!
Aloha! April, awesome video! You have such a huge backyard, a lot of space to build your new expanded work shop. I look forward each time you post a video, you make each job look so so easy! Aloha from Hawaii! Ron
This is exactly the plans I am looking for! Can't wait to try it!
Just taking in all the beautiful scenery, oh yeah, Texas is nice too.
This is an awesome build! I can't wait to make this for my yard! Thanks for sharing!
This is great April been looking at building this sort of frame for my garden, nice work!
Awesome job April! .... between the flipping and sticking the landing, the twisting in the eye bolts and an excellent finish, I almost feel like I've just watched a gymnastics event! 😁
Thank you for the laughter! That was funny!
Great project, it's definitely on my "to build" list. Thanks for sharing. One thing, even though you're spraying outdoors you should still use some type of breathing protection, even a cheap paper mask would help. Respiratory problems are mostly cumulative and you may not notice the effects for years, please be safe.
Hi April :) Way cool seeing ya spray and awesome build on the swing! Love that view!
April I'm in it to win it, , trying to learn a little woodworking myself, you do excellent work keep it up!
Jim-East Tennessee
Real nice swing great job
👍👌😎,
Looking forward to seeing your next project 👍😎.
That came out awesome keep up the great work I love watching you do different projects gives me ideas to do around my house
The out takes almost got very interesting at the end!
You are Awesome April! Great project!
Great job April. Love your new view !!
Love your builds! You inspire me to build! Thank you!
Beautiful! This may end up looking very nice next to my fire pit...
Very nice & good job April. I enjoy all your vlogs! May God Bless you aleays.
Great project, love the roof for shad!! Keep building cool stuff👍
April your wood working is great.I'm going to build this for my wife. The only problem I have I don't own a computer or printer to print your plans. You do very good work.
This is amazing! You are such an inspiration. I love all your work and your videos! Thanks April!
: ) Thank you, that's great to hear!
Great job on the swing! I really like the roof as you will definitely need some shade to enjoy that view.
Well done, April. Lovely view!
This was an awesome tutorial. I'm trying to come up with a plan for a frame for the swing I built a couple years ago. Not sure if my porch roof would hold the swing. So I'm opting for a frame.
I have watched this four times in two days. I ordered the plans and will be building this in a few days. Super excited to hang the swing I designed and built two years ago. I wanted it moved to my front porch but it's so heavy I'm afraid the roof won't support it.
The roof is a nice touch! You can swing in the rain!!
Love it. Well done April.
good job. love your work and channel. can't wait for your next video.
Keep up the good work/fun projects April
Great work, thanks for taking the time and sharing!!!!
Beautiful workmanship. Good luck.
Well done as always April. Nice to have a view to look at with your swing. Cool!
Oh yes, I do love just sitting and looking at it. Very relaxing.
Very nice April, love the roof :). You truly are a gifted carpenter.
: ) Thanks
April, I didn't catch how you did the center ridge on the roof. Please describe. Thanks
I m blown away... very well made
As always, great work April! Mighty nice of Fuji to send a unit for a giveaway.
Yep! They are the best.
looks really good just love all your projects and videos
I love it. I hope we can have where we're moving this weekend.
thanks, great project and you make me think I could do something similar. Thanks again
I sure am glad it wasn't a windy day when you tipped it over. lol Thanks for sharing your video I really enjoy them.
Very nice! Well done, I think I will have to build one of these. My wife would love it!
Happy wife, happy life. ;)
I think that place is a great place to hang the swing. It is a very nice view.
I love porch swings. This one is lovely😃
another great build you got get ideas for swings.keep up the great video's
Thanks for the video! I recently built a frame for my daughters hammock chair, but it failed with unintended side to side motions, instead forward and back. I had done the A frame. I will keep it but seeing your cross supports here, I think I have my solution!
Awesome job April!
You might think about drilling a 1/2" hole, 4 of them through the bottom legs and driving rebar into the ground for better support.
I can't believe you held that frame up with one hand when you were pulling out the superjaws from underneath, you are a very powerful woman.
I like the design. Great build!
Girl is there anything you can't do , love it Thank You
Not when I want to. ; )
ive made comment on your videos about your sponsorship involvement in videos before and got shut down pretty quickly, but just want to say that i think you have hit the perfect point with your videos. Great work April. loving your videos :)
I'm glad to hear the feedback. I work with companies I truly support.
Another great idea for a project, thanks.
April your so talented. I love your video's. I can't wait to see what all you do to the new house. Have a nice evening.
Looks great! Gives me an idea for a gate I'm building.
April - another great build! I use that 'multi-saw cuts and chisel clean' technique to create lap joints all the time! My only suggestions for you is to try using your speed square held tight to the edge of the post and the other edge to guide your skill saw thereby creating perfectly square cuts! I also use that technique whenever I am cutting boards to length to get nice square cuts.
Thanks! Yep, I use that trick when needed but the only cuts that need to be square is the outside most cut. All the inside cuts don't have to be since they get knocked out.
muito bom trabalho.. parabéns você é a melhor...
It looks great and what a nice view you have from it. Nothing but flat here in Houston.
Awesome build, keep up the good work.
Great Job April, though no surprise. Really enjoy your videos and the projects you take on are most impressive. 👍👍👍 Also, It was good to see Cody was able to help set the thing upright.....before going back to his nap-KIDDING just kidding 😄😄😄
Fantastic job
I have that same miter saw... I LOVE IT!
love the shirt! Nick would be proud
Girl you're amazing!
Entered & hopefully I win this time. Lol. Love this swing & the view isn't too shabby either. You're definitely a lucky girl. 🙌💪