{"id":429,"date":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=429"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","slug":"building-outdoor-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/building-outdoor-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a simple outdoor bench"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"429\" class=\"elementor elementor-429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-2b710a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b710a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fef1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86fef1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>An outdoor bench is a great first woodwork project. It needs only a few tools, such as a saw, drill driver, measuring tape, square and sander, and the result is something you will use every weekend. Start with a simple design using straight cuts, and choose treated pine or a hardwood that can handle the Free State sun and storms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fa393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36fa393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/post-1-image-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-192\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debe52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"debe52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Cut all your pieces first and label them, then pre-drill holes to stop the wood splitting. Use exterior-grade screws that will not rust. Sand all edges smooth before assembly. Finish with a good outdoor sealer or oil, and reapply it every year or so to protect the wood from strong summer sun and afternoon thunderstorms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sturdy outdoor bench is a satisfying weekend project for anyone with basic tools and some patience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[74,86],"class_list":["post-429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-projects","tag-how-to","tag-woodwork"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35538,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/35538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}