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RECYCLE A GARDEN BENCH

RECYCLE A GARDEN BENCH
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This is a green Instructable. If you have an old garden bench or park bench that is falling apart, "RECYCLE IT". This instructable only takes a few tools and a small amount of new wood such as oak, cypress, redwood, or even treated wood. I like oak hardwood myself, it just really looks nice after it is finished. 

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Mar 21, 2012. 7:28 AMsamohtep says:
I did this as well a few years ago. We had a similar looking bench in a garden a shady garden in the backyard. After years of wet summers, freezing winters, and hungry insects the boards were rotten. We used cherry wood for the new slats, 4 years on(covering it up during the winter) and it's still looking great.

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