Adirondack Outdoor Furniture :: Chairs, Tables, Garden Benches

The Shape of Things to Come

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Well, I finally got around to sketching three new table and bench designs. I did a little 27" side table (above), a 36" bench (below) and a 47" bench (bringing up the rear).

Each piece is constructed with mortise and tenon joinery, has a "floating" top and doubled stretchers (triple on the 47" bench) that connect the lower side rails together to give the piece some added rigidity.

These are perspective drawings so things don't look rectilinear when they really are. And I haven't rounded over the edges in the drawings so the edges look sharper than they will be when the prototypes are actually built. And, as always, I build prototypes in order to tweak the design. So these drawings are preliminary sketches. The final product is likely to be similar, but not identical, to what you see here.

It's breezy and cold outside, but I'll be in my cozy little shop beginning work on the prototypes. Hope to have more to show you soon.

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Garden Bench Design Details

We’re offering the new garden bench in a 36" length which fits nicely with the 47" square dining table. But we’ve also done the bench in a 47" length for a set of 5-foot tables. The 47-inch bench is pictured above.

These garden benches incorporate a few design features I want to highlight. The first is the batten which you see peeking out at either end of the bench top. This is the thing that makes bench and table tops “float.” The slats of the bench top are fastened to these battens. The battens are then screwed to the frame of the bench.

This makes for a very secure method of construction and allows the slats to move without damaging the frame. Besides the structural benefits of the floating top, I’ve always liked its look. It works well with the new bench and table designs.

36" New Bench

Our latest design, shown here with our prototype 47 inch square dining table (in clamps).

Part of a new design family that includes our Two-tiered Plant Stand, this graceful bench features mitered legs, stainless steel fasteners, a floating top engineered to allow wood movement, and our guarantee of complete satisfaction. Read more about it in Garden Bench Design Details.

Dimensions:  36"L x 16.5"W x 18"H
Weight:  25 pounds
Price:   $145.00
Shipping:  $14.50

Total  $159.50

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