Rustic Bench Joints Advice

[Lazurus]

I am making a few rustic benches at the mo, I usually use logs as the legs but fancy a change. What is the recommended joint for slab legs is it a simple rebate and glue or am I missing something. Similar to the below. any advice gratefully received.

[Rough Hewn]

Crossbar for camber? pegs or mortise and tenon.
I prefer stainless steel lag bolts myself.

[Lazurus]

Bolts ordered, ta!

[billpierce]

10mm x100 or 150mm stainless coach screws. Tool station is cheap enough for them. Get stainless washers also 12mm for 10mm screws eta as you need a bigger hole to counter sink them for your socket to fit in. Or even better air tool torque wrench. Obvs pre drill the surface and meybs smaller drill I.e 6mm for 10mm screws the second. Careful not to thread them.

Ideally leave for a few weeks before capping the screws so you can get that last half turn as the green wood usually shrinks up a bit.

[se7enthdevil]

use a gallowes brace.

[Woodworks]

I did some for us with just a large washer head screw and plug. Couple years on all still solid. Dont put linseed oil on them though unless you want them to go black ?

Edited August 4, 2018 by Woodworks

[Lazurus]

15 hours ago, se7enthdevil said:

use a gallowes brace.

Wassat?

[se7enthdevil]

[se7enthdevil]

essentially just a 45 degree bit of wood to brace the legs from wobbling and making it very stable.

 

a similar thing was used to make porch brackets and in the workshop they were always referred to as gallows brackets because the looked similar.

Edited August 4, 2018 by se7enthdevil

[Lazurus]

All worked out very well with the gallows brace and a couple of bolts simply countersunk through the top. Simple to produce and very popular, even Mother-in-law wanted one!!!!!!!