If you have a gazebo at your dacha, then you have probably thought more than once about how to arrange it. The main and main element of country furniture is a table, around which the whole family or friends can gather. To do this you will need logs, tools and a little imagination.
Why logs?
Probably every person has seen at least once in his life wooden frame in Russian style. Exactly the same logs can be made beautiful table for a gazebo or even at home. Similar homemade furniture is used in the interior of a bathhouse. You can easily install it yourself. To do this you need to get necessary materials and tools.
Tools
The materials you need to stock up on are logs and, if necessary, stain. The tools you need to acquire are:
- saw and hacksaw;
- drill with large drill bits;
- plane;
- screws and nails;
- “Moment” glue for wood and metal;
- hammer;
- a piece of leveled reinforcement;
- sandpaper.
Scheme for work
To take into account all the little things, you need to think through the drawing before work. Each size must be marked on it. If you are going to align the boards on only one side, then the diagram must be made in three dimensions.
If you will not process the boards, then a two-dimensional drawing will suffice. As a result, all parts of the table with their actual size should be drawn on the diagram.
Preparation of material
First, make sure that you have enough wood according to the drawing and size. If according to the design project it is supposed to make a rough table with legs made of rough wood, then the processing will take place with minimal costs labor and time. If it is assumed that the finished specimen should be more elegant, then in this case you need to carefully process the wood with a plane.
In the finished bottom boards you need to make holes for the reinforcement. There is no need to do them all the way through. Half the thickness of the board is enough. Each hole should be located at a distance of 30-40 cm from each other. The boards that are above the bottom ones are drilled through at an angle of 90 degrees.
On a note!
If there are unevenness on the boards, they can be easily removed with a plane. You can sand the surface and make it perfectly smooth using sandpaper. This concludes the wood preparation.
Assembly of the lower structure
To make the structure strong and last a long time, you need to assemble all the parts using glue and reinforcement. First they work with reinforcement and boards with holes placed on top of each other. The metal rods should stick out a little. We make a mark close to the hole, pull it out and saw it off using a hacksaw. We insert the reinforcement back into the boards and fill all the free space with glue.
Tabletop
The upper part can be assembled in two ways. Let's consider the first of them.
Method 1
While the glue that holds the wood to the reinforcement dries, we move on to assembling the tabletop. If you don’t plan to put anything heavy on the top, then you can cover the top chipboard sheet. To decorate, cover it with self-adhesive paper. This method of making a tabletop is only suitable if the height and width of the table does not exceed 1 meter.
Method 2
If you want the table to be more elegant and beautiful, you can attach treated beams. The entire rough surface is processed with a plane and sandpaper. When you are sure that all the parts have a uniform structure, you can file all sharp edges to avoid the possibility of injury.
Wipe the finished table first with a damp cloth, then with a dry one. Now you can start varnishing the finished product. You can apply the protective solution in one layer. This is enough to protect the surface from bad weather.
To make wood furniture please you for a long time, there are some tips that should not be neglected:
- Be sure to protect wooden furniture from precipitation and temperature changes. For this you can find in stores special solutions and compositions.
- Be sure to treat all corners and surfaces that come into contact with the body. This way you will protect yourself from splinters and other injuries.
- Don't neglect drawing up a drawing. This will help you calculate the amount of material and think through all the details.
Like this in simple ways You can assemble an amazingly beautiful wooden table.
After watching the video, you will learn how to make a table from a log with your own hands.
You can’t do without garden furniture at your summer cottage. Benches and a table for drinking tea and seating guests are a must.
Of course, each garden has its own furniture. Economical will suit some plastic version, while others require a more expensive set of furniture. We offer furniture from wooden material, which can be done on .
If you pick up sawn wooden trunks in the forest or near the site, they can make unusual benches (see photo).
If you don't find logs, use stumps from them. Arrange the area with furniture, as in the photo example. It is not necessary to have a large area to place such furniture. Choose a comfortable corner and place hemp chairs and a table in it.
Old boards should not be thrown away. From them it turns out original furniture for the garden as in the photo. A little crooked? It doesn’t matter, that’s what’s unusual.
It can be painted to make the material last longer. In implementing this idea, simplicity of design is important.
Furniture made from branches and driftwood
This manufacturing option is exclusive. Not required to create a structure special costs and materials, you just have to show imagination and skill. Whether such furniture is comfortable can of course be debated, but it is undoubtedly distinguished by its originality and unusualness. Branches and snags, of course, need to be looked for in the forest plantation.
It would seem that the cable reel is no longer needed, however, such an item would be an excellent option as garden furniture. The main thing is to be creative! She'll make it unusual table which can be decorated decorative elements or simply paint it with waterproof paint.
We wish you good luck and a creative flight! Let the unusual add originality and exclusivity to your site!
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If you want to do unusual place for relaxation in the country, personal plot or in any other place, then log garden furniture will help you with this. This option is quite rare, yet it looks great and is very convenient to use. In this article we will look at how to make the simplest products, even if you have never done such work, everything is quite simple, you just need effort and a tool.
Advantages of furniture made from logs
The option we are considering has a number of advantages that should be mentioned:
| Uniqueness | Since all elements are made by hand, each product is one of a kind, there may only be similar options, but this will definitely not happen. The design looks very original and is ideal for creating an outdoor seating area; with the help of impregnations you can highlight the natural beauty of wood |
| Strength | Of course, wood can crack and deteriorate over time, but if it is treated periodically, this process can be slowed down. In addition, due to the large thickness of the elements, even if damaged, they will not lose reliability and will serve for many years, unlike plastic furniture, which looks worse and is very brittle |
| Budgeting | The cost of the issue most often lies in how to deliver the logs to the yard, since very often people have them lying around idle, and utility workers usually give away the material when cutting down trees without any problems. Even if the elements have to be purchased, the cost of untreated wood is low |
| Ease of production | Of course, you need to have certain skills in working with the tool, but you can simply invite a specialist who will prepare everything you need in an hour of work, and then you will finish processing and assembly |
Important! Despite the fact that the products are made deliberately rough, one should not neglect protective compounds, since they extend the life of furniture by at least twice.
Review of the simplest product options
As noted above, making your own furniture from logs is very simple, since minimal processing is required. The most important working tool is a chainsaw; if you don’t have one, it’s better to invite a specialist, the work will be inexpensive and you won’t incur large expenses.
Benches
There are many options here, but we will look at the simplest ones, which almost anyone can do; if you master them, you will be able to make more complex designs.
Let's start with the simplest solution:
- A log of sufficiently thick thickness is taken, in which a neat flat cut is made on both sides. One will serve as a support, the second as a seat. Despite their simplicity, the products look very interesting and fit perfectly into an ensemble with a table or used independently.
For most people, a dacha is associated with a place where you can relax, have a great rest and have fun. Most design summer cottages provides a separate area for relaxation. But what could a holiday in a country house be like without tables, benches, benches and other elements of garden furniture? The easiest way is to make it yourself garden furniture one of the most available materials: wood, stumps, branches and various snags.
Garden furniture made of logs
Logs make durable, massive and durable garden furniture. In the spring, in the surrounding forest plantations, you can find trees felled in winter, which, after a little processing, can become an indispensable element of furniture in any area - a bench or table.
The main advantage of making garden furniture from logs is its low cost. After all, in order to make such a piece of furniture, you just need to cut a log lengthwise with a chainsaw and thoroughly clean it, treat it with stain and cover it with varnish or paint. Log furniture will fit perfectly into the interior of any summer cottage. Such furniture will look especially natural in a country-style garden. The only drawback of furniture made from logs is the difficulty of delivering the material. Manually transfer thick log very difficult, so you need to use a trailer for transportation.
Garden furniture made of logs 
Garden furniture made from stumps
It’s as easy as shelling pears to build soda furniture from ordinary stumps. Moreover, many stumps may remain after uprooting old ones fruit trees. In this case, the issue of transporting the material disappears by itself. If you show a little imagination and creativity when working, the resulting tree stump can turn out unique, exclusive furniture, which will not go unnoticed. For example, the seats of hemp stools can be decorated with mosaics made from pieces of broken dishes. Small pieces of broken saucers, cups or ceramic facing tiles attached to the surface of the stump using liquid nails or epoxy glue.
Unnecessary stumps can become unusual firefly stumps, which during the day will decorate the garden or summer cottage and serve as an ordinary seat, and at night they will turn into lantern stumps. Such stools perform two tasks at once - they illuminate the garden area and expand its boundaries. Making such an element is very simple. It is enough to put a fluorescent or LED strip and cover it with plexiglass and secure it with self-tapping screws.
If you have the skills to work with a chainsaw, you can make an excellent chair from a tree stump. If the cut height allows, the chair will have a back and even armrests. For a chair with armrests you will need a tall and wide stump. It will turn out to be an analogue of the usual soft chair.
Garden furniture made from stumps 
Garden furniture made of boards
Wooden beams and boards are building material No. 1. Boards are used in the construction of fences, houses, gazebos, and surplus and waste can be used to make garden furniture. Moreover, furniture can be built in any style: from simple minimalism to modern modernism.
Bench made of boards 
Garden furniture made from branches and driftwood
A huge number of garden furniture options can be made from ordinary branches, tree roots and driftwood. Real masterpieces can turn out from seemingly garbage garden decor. Cost of original works craftsmen, made from branches and driftwood, is quite high. But, if you show your imagination, you can make similar elements of garden furniture yourself. In terms of practicality and beauty, handmade furniture will be no different from its expensive counterparts.
In order to do a beautiful bench, sofa, stand or shelf, the material must be prepared in advance. In order for garden furniture to be in the same style, it is necessary to gradually select interesting specimens of driftwood and process them.
Before you begin assembling furniture, the bark must be removed from snags and branches. The material must be thoroughly dried. In order to prevent the effects of insects and rotting processes, the wood must be treated with antiseptic and antipyretic agents.
Driftwood chair 
Bench made of driftwood
The advantage of furniture made from branches is that to make them you only need the branches themselves, a screwdriver and a hacksaw. Collect the most simple furniture even fragile girls can make branches using only twine or any other textile material.
The finished product is given the desired shade using stain and varnished. You can also use acrylic or enamel paints for coating.
Bench made of branches 
To organize a recreation area in the garden, at the dacha, in the courtyard of a cafe, kindergarten You can make furniture with your own hands. Garden furniture made of wood looks the most advantageous. Every table, chair, bench, swing, armchair can become a real work of art in the hands of a person striving for beauty. To make such furniture you do not need specialized knowledge carpentry and some expensive tools.
Original paths and lush flower beds will always be the pride of a summer cottage.
It is enough just to stock up on materials in the form of logs, boards, stumps. Garden furniture made from logs is not only environmentally friendly, but also always causes a lot of positive emotions from the one who sees and uses it. In addition, it is very practical and not as expensive as, for example, wrought iron furniture.
What materials to use
Bird feeder diagram.
Summer cottages often require owners to make new decisions in organizing a vacation spot. This solution could be to use, for example, cut down trees, vines, beams, logs lying around on the farm to make various furniture for your dacha.
The following tools will help you make furniture from logs with your own hands:
- chainsaw;
- jigsaw;
- chisel;
- bit;
- rasp;
- sandpaper;
- a clean brush for applying the resin solution;
- nails (don’t forget to “bite off” the heads of them);
- construction hairdryer
Sculpture diagram for the garden.
In order to make furniture from logs with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- logs;
- hemp;
- vine;
- boards;
- means for impregnating wood against rotting (antiseptic);
- wood paints;
- figured tree branches of different thicknesses;
- acetone;
- water.
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The simplest options for making furniture from logs
Garden furniture diagram.
If you cut down mature tree on the territory of your summer cottage, do not rush to cut a log for firewood. It will make wonderful garden furniture. You might succeed chic table, chairs with backs or stools, armchair, bench, bench. Make country furniture from a log with your own hands is very simple. The simplest option is to make a bench. The log should be enough large diameter so that when cutting it into two parts you can get a seat and a backrest. You can place the bench on stumps, having first dug them into the ground. Another good and often used option is four logs. You need to use a chainsaw to cut out holes in each one. Place two logs on top of each other, and on top - half of the third, intended for the seat. The notch will give stability to the bench, it will not roll down.
You can fasten the backrest to the seat with boards or logs of smaller diameter.
Using the same scheme, you can make a chair with a back for your dacha. Only then should you take a shorter log. On the sides, for convenience, you can round it.
Diagram of the swing structure.
If you are using a log from coniferous tree, then you will need additional processing. Other tree species do not need it. In order for you to have a bench in your dacha that you won’t be afraid to sit on, the log must be rid of tar. Mix acetone with water in a ratio of 4 to 1, apply it to the wood with a clean brush, and wait until it dries completely. Any unabsorbed solution must be washed off and dried with a hairdryer.
To make a table from a log, you will need a stump from a fairly mature tree. The older the tree was, the more interesting and noble the table will look. It’s good if this stump is located in the recreation area of your dacha. A tabletop made of polished boards is nailed to this stump. It can be done different shapes and sizes (depending on your taste preferences).
Around this table you can make hemp chairs from the remaining material. They are perfect for the garden. To do this, you need to cut the log into equal parts. But the length of one block should be such that it would be comfortable to sit on this chair later. Place the pads around the table, compacting them well into the ground. Make a hole in the center of the table to insert an umbrella, which will save you from the sweltering heat.
Garden furniture made from logs has become so widespread due to the huge variety of options and the ease of its manufacture. Your dacha, for example, will become fabulous if you make a chair from an old tree that you were going to cut down. To do this, you need to cut a hole in the stump with a chainsaw, remove the bark, sand the surface and cover the product with an antiseptic and varnish.
A bench can be made from a log in the following way: a third of the thickness of the log must be cut off, but the edges should not be touched. They will serve as armrests. You can install such a bench on legs in the form of logs. Great option for the dacha.
Garden furniture is more interesting the more unusually you approach its manufacture. Any dacha keeps the secrets of the past. It’s unlikely that there isn’t an old one on the farm wooden chair with decorative back. Found the right one? Take it apart. Attach the backs and legs of the chair to a small diameter log using nails.
You will get a comfortable and functional chair back. A great design move is to wrap a rope around a log. It will look very original. You can also invite guests to your dacha.
