Bench building...
 

So I have the ends of a bench, and need to figure out what type of wood to use for the middle part.
For all intensive purposes, something similar to this...
http://www.eatock.com/files/gimgs/24...park-bench.jpg

I am not sure what type of wood to use, nothing fancy cause its getting painted but something sturdy... ideas?

This? :shrug:

was that so hard :rofl:

If you're painting it, I would use Poplar. If you're leaving it natural, teak. Oh yeah, it's "for all intents and purposes" not intensive purposes.

just use some 2x4s...should look sweet.....

couple snowboards

http://cozywinters.com/shopping/grap...SC-SB-SS_B.jpg

It is going to be painted, and I did google it, just wanted to see if anyone was more experiance with carpentry etc.

Poplar, Maple, Number 2 Pine....as long as your painting it the only type of wood i would steer away from is rotten wood :rofl:

go big, use mahogany

Serioisly, thisoldhouse.com has a ton of stuff. Look there.

:mrgreen:

Poplar is usually the least expensive and since you're painting it the grain pattern doesn't matter either. I think the biggest issue will be the length you need to use so the bench doesn't sag in the middle. And the thickness of the slats might be a factor if the end pieces have a groove for them to go into.

I have the old pieces in my garage, so I have a rough length of what they should be. As for grooving them, they just have a countersunk hole for a bolt to attach the boards to the metal end pieces.