Made in the Shade Tree Bench
Woodworking Plan

With this comfy cedar bench wrapped around a tree, your backyard becomes a relaxing nature retreat. Build it in sections in your shop, and then install them easily outside. We ease the construction, we show how to use simple guides and spacers to make quick work when cutting the angles for the bench components.

The bench shown fits around a tree up to 20" in diameter at the base (ground level). To accommodate a larger tree, we'll show you what parts to lengthen.

Watch a free video on installing this tree bench at woodmagazine.com/videos.

The woodworking plan was featured in the May 2009 issue of WOOD.

NOTE: This plan is available as both a downloadable plan and a Mail-Direct Plan as offered below. To download, view, and print the plan on your computer, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If ordering the Downloadable Acrobat Plan, click here for Step-By-Step Instructions on downloading. Or, for a few dollars more, the Mail-Direct Plan (a pre-printed, full-color copy) is shipped directly to you via First Class Mail. You should have the Mail-Direct Plan within 7-10 days of ordering. For faster shipment we offer 2-3 day Priority Mail at an additional cost.