Bench from Pallets: Tutorial

The profession of carpentry and all types of woodworks demand higher skills and experience as precision is the main key here to give the well-defined shape of furniture which one has just targeted to achieve! However, to work with pallets require no carpentry skill or experience and you can even get the required DIY furniture projects in high precision! This DIY wood pallet bench tutorial here is to show that how easy to get crafty with pallets! Strip the pallet boards down and get a bundle of individual wood slats to plan out a thick wooden slab to be taken as a berth section of the bench later!

Get 4 more equally thick and long separated apart pallet deck boards and let them come along the 4 corners of the already made wooden slab and secure them with hardware, the berth section is done if you do so!

Not add the backrest position made in the same way as the berth position and gain a sturdy bench layout to add to your residential park, garden or backyard place! Full DIY pallet bench tutorial has been provided here, learn how to build your own garden bench and get inspired by this DIY bench guide with free plans and step by step instructions!

making of pallet berth — The first step is a really simple one and you only need to put together some pallet slats for a thicker wood slab, a whole pallet length trimmed down to according size can also be used! Sand the wood if need to remove some ugly marks and splinters otherwise left it in its ultra-rustic look!

making of bench berth section — Get 4 thicker wooden lengths and use 2 for each side to build an H-shape! The upward extended edges are to use for armrests installation! If there is a less danger of wood breakage or wood is thick enough then nuts and bolts can be used otherwise it would be better to secure the legs by putting the screws in!

attachment of backrest position — Build the backrest having half-thickness than the berth and let it be on the top in a vertical position but with a tilted angle as per the demand of a comfortable bench! Extra wood can be used to add additional back supports to backrest!

handmade patio bench with armrests — Cover the upward extended edges of legs with appropriate wooden length and let them serve you as comfy armrest positions that will not magnify the overall look of the design but are sure to assist the user in multiple ways!

In the end, the design can be given a solid accent paint shade to catch a cozy furniture theme or can be given some additional stain coats that can differ the overall tone of the wood and will also give more protection to wood to not let the bench die or weathered early!