Bamboo bench #2 -99% complete
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Bamboo bench #2 -99% complete
Bamboo slats glued (Gorilla Glue) on cement block. Exterior slats have 3 coats of marine varnish. Interior slats coated with waterproof foam. Seat can be extracted and stored in winter. Center piece is arizona flagstone.
What didn't work - fabricating and attaching sections rather than attaching individual slats, completing sanding and varishing prior to final attachment, using a level and square on the seat to extract the foam and make the seat level.
Question mark - Will the foam prevent internal weathering better than marine varishing ref the interior of slats. Interior breakdown over time is the key to survival not exterior breakdown.
Bench 1 - the interior slats look good where I used interior marine varnish. I'd suggest 3 coats of interior varnish. Again. foam may be the way to go. THe jury is still out.
Major change that helped - The chop saw with a fine blade saved hours of time. Levelling is still a mystery
to me. It's still a eyeball job based upon my experience.
Bamboo used - Madake, mostly 3 to 4 " diameter.
Rgds
Re: Bamboo bench #2 -99% complete
Looks good.
If you have more bamboo spare, try building an outdoor bamboo bed...or a bamboo tree-house. That should be fun.
If you have more bamboo spare, try building an outdoor bamboo bed...or a bamboo tree-house. That should be fun.