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Rehab Your Old Swing
Furnished content. (from Lumberjocks.com)
With the price of things today, I enjoy bringing things back to life that other people would throw away. This swing was originally built with fabric to support the cushions. Of course, the fabric eventually dry rotted. I just cut some ripped 2×4's and fastened them just a hair higher than the frame. Had a friend give me some 15 year old “barn find” pine. Planed to desired thickness, ripped to desired width, and coated with water seal. 5 minutes of finish nail gun fastening, and your ready to drink some sweet tea and watch the sun go down.I think the gray streaks in the wood indicate a “beetle kill tree” but somebody can check me on that.
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posted at: 12:00am on 12-May-2019 path: /Woodworking | permalink
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