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I have a garden bench that I have had for 2 or 3 seasons. I believe that I used some sort of tongue oil on it initially. What type of weather protectant is best for this?? (I am cleaning and sanding it...)
Can I use something that is used to protect wooden decks?

I really like linseed oil - goggle both linseed and tongue oil - the commercial water repellent crap has never worked for more than one season, but they sure get more press.

2008-06-22 20:54:40 by jackie99

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I am renovating my garden and like to have a bench.

Here is a site where you can see instructions or guides on how to make wooden furniture, from garden pergolas, benches, rocking chairs and more.

2009-03-03 22:31:50 by Janet F

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We are renovating our house, and uncovered a very old bench in the garden, im not sure if it was originally a park bench or for the garden.

It has very unusual iron legs/frame, and has two simple pieces of wood for the seat and back.

The very unusual thing about it is that the back is on a hinge, so you can move it over, and sit on the seat and face the other direction.

Does anyone know what kind of seat this is, and what it may have originaly been used for?

When I was a little girl growing up in Glasgow we had trams with seats like that.
As the tram got to the end of the line it couldn't turn round because it travelled on straight metal rails.
When it reached the end of the line the driver just moved to what had been the back of the tram and the conductor moved the back of the seats so they then faced the front again. The seats were often made of metal and wood.
Maybe your seat is a left over from those days.

2009-09-06 07:54:40 by sally o

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We've had these 2 white garden benches that are made from cement, they're a bit discolored over the years, should we paint them white or should we just brush them off with a hard-bristle brush?

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2007-08-05 12:50:52 by avp071

my wife has a stain on her tee shirt from a bleeding knott out of a wooden garden bench and cannot get it out of the fabric any suggestions for removing the stain

Honestly, get some "Gum Terpentine" from a paint store or Home Depot, etc. Terpentine is the solvent that is distilled from pine sap and it will dissolve it in a jiffy. Then wash the terpentine out with ordinary detergent==>good as new!!

2006-07-19 15:20:30 by frank p