How To Build Your Own Porch Swing
Dont limit yourself if you dont have a large enough front porch for a swing.
How to build your own porch swing. It also has the traditional design of a porch swing. Well I knew you were going to say that. Make sure the weight rating is substantial.
Building a porch swing is a fairly simple woodworking project perfect for the beginner or intermediate builder and will be a unique addition to your patio furniture. First things first we needed to get the swing made before hanging it up on our patio. This swing is what many imagine when they think of a porch swing.
How to Build a Porch Swing Bed Step 1. Remember all day exposure to sunlight may burn the iron or wooden seating. Rip the pieces to the correct widths plane both edges then cut to shape using a bandsaw.
This will only take you a day or two to build and you can expect to spend around 150. For this porch swing bed I started off by building the main bed frame out of the 18s. It is painted a beautiful porcelain white.
I cut two lengths of 8 links each each link is two loops then drilled a hole in each side near the top. The airplane swing does look complicated but it sure is cool. To give the wood a little protection I applied a coat of Teak oil by Minwax.
We took a 26 pressure treated board and cut it with the miter saw to around 18 inches long. Then I attached the chain to the. Store The Parts Separately.