Providence Bench - Heavy Timber Version
My wife saw the examples of the Providence Bench on this website and thought we could use one on our front porch. We had some heavy lumber from a huge pin oak tree that we had taken out of our yard, and that was used in the construction. In one of the attached photos, you can see the cross-section dimensions of the two top boards are 6-3/4" x 3-1/4". The legs, main beam, and angle braces are rough cut, full dimension 2 x 4's. Due to the lumber dimensions not being the same as standard commercial lumber, I had to vary the dimensions slightly. Because of the dense, thicker lumber, construction took longer than it would of had I used pine or other softer wood. I used a Kreg jig attachment to drill the holes for the screws. We painted it with Sherwin-Williams 1021 Hi-Tech Black exterior grade acrylic paint. The final weight is about 105 pounds.