These old yellow boards used to act as frames for a horseshoe game that the previous owners of our house put in. My husband and/or dad drove over them a month ago with the bobcat when we were moving some dirt and they came apart. I wasn't sad because we don't play horseshoes.
I decided to recycle the old boards and make something useful out of them. I had two 2x6's and six 2x4's to work with. I took a paint scraper and scraped off the clumps of dirt that were caked on (yes, they laid piled up in our back yard for a month before I decided to do something with them). I then removed all of the old rusty, bent up screws. After a total of 4 cuts on my saw, a little gluing, drilling, and screwing--I now have a great bench!
I didn't sand the wood or take any time to make it look pretty. I actually like the old feel it has to it. I don't even mind the baked on bird poo.
This bench was inspired by Knock-off Wood's Modern Farmhouse Table Bench plans. I used these plans as a guide for my bench but had to alter them in order to work with the wood I already had.
I think it turned out great and I can't wait to make my next project with recycled wood! Be sure to check out the Knock-off Wood website for other great plans!
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