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Making a 4-5 seat bench from recycled skis
Making a 4-5 seat bench from recycled skis
Bois, Banc, Ski
A bench is built with 3 legs (only 2 legs pose problems of solidity as the skis are very flexible).
You can attach between 4 and 6 skis: 4 with 3 skis for the seat and 1 for lateral strength. 6 with 4 skis for the seat and 2 for lateral strength (see image below)
Possible alternative:
The skis on the seat can be replaced by a snowboard!
Plan this search in advance of the workshop: skis can be collected from waste collection centres, and pallets from the depots of supermarkets and DIY shops.
To dismantle a pallet, take it slowly and don't force it, otherwise you risk damaging the boards. Place the crowbar in the gaps, and tap the crowbar with the sledgehammer so that it fits into the gap, repeating the process in different places until you feel the boards coming loose. Note that if you break the ends of some of the boards, it's not a big deal, as some of them will be cut off later.
Remove the following pallets:
Making a stand :
So for a bench (= 3 feet):
Step 1: Screw the small crosspieces onto the large front crosspieces
Step 2: Screw the large rear crosspieces to the assembly (small crosspiece + large front crosspiece) to create the feet.
Step 3: Screw the top crossbar onto the top of the leg
Step 1: Screw the centre skis onto the feet.
Step 2: Then attach one side ski per side (~ 10 cm from the bottom)
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