Making a wooden garden swing chair

[nitro23456]

Hi

I am considering making a wooden swing chair for the garden. I was thinking an A-frame type design.

What type of timber would be advisable for the A-frame and what for the seat slats and frame would you suggest?

Any pointers (design wise) also greatfully received!

[chris_on_tour2002]

the best wood material for garden furniture by far and away is teak - in the quantities you are talking about though it will be horrifically expensive and not exactly eco-friendly.

a good second would be oak, but again its a very expensive material and neither teak nor oak are easy materials to work with if you are not au faix as they are both hardwoods - takes its toll on the ole chisels let me tell you.

cheaper and easier would be pressure treated softwoods such as pine.

[mortod]

I used Western Red Cedar which is a very resinous soft wood and therefore quite weather resistant. The bench itself is a very simple elegant design the slats being strung together with bead spacers.

[Noms]

Teak is definiately the best timber you can use for this project. Its has high natural oil content and will last for years with little maintenance.

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