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Free Swing Plans – Porch or Lawn

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:29 +0000

The following free porch swing plans come from the fine folks at Workbench Magazine. If you have ever wanted to build your own swing, you probably have concerns about strength and safety (as well you should). Following a nice swing plan like this should give you some comfort that you are following a trusted source who has tested the integrity of the design.

Free Swing Plans

With that said, the swing is also attractive and relatively easy to build. There are a lot of parts to this swing plan, but the basic design is straightforward. In fact, if you are a little creative, you can expand on the design of the back to suit your aesthetic.

Good luck building this swing. Click on the image to download the full plan (source: Workbench Magazine).

Free Porch Swing Plan

Wood Writer — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:28:06 +0000

Free Porch Swing Plan

One of the best ways to enjoy the beautiful transition weather from summer to fall is with a great outdoor swing. This sturdy Free Porch Swing Plan comes complete with a frame to a porch is barely a necessity. You could also just build the bench portion and safely attach to to your porch.

Porch Swing Plan

This detailed free woodworking plan comes complete with a building diagram PDF that provides a cut list and basic assemblage instructions. This bench can either be stained or painted to match your home, although up keep would be easier with an outdoor stain and sealer. Just click on the image for the complete free how-to woodworking guide.

Free Swing Arbor Plans

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:19:34 +0000

Free Swing Arbor Plans

Woodworker’s Journal is a publication that has produced hundreds (perhaps thousands) of free plans over the years. The following plan is for a terrific outdoor swing that hangs from a beautiful arbor. The skill level for this project is definitely in the mid range. It could be a great project for a beginner jump into and learn some new skills. The nice thing about larger scale woodworking projects is that the tolerances tend to be a bit higher than a small scale indoor piece. The ‘fudge factor’ is a little higher and mistakes aren’t as noticable.

The Arbor incorporates mortise and tenon joinery and is made of Mahogany. Mahogany might not be as readily available in many areas (or cost prohibitive, so consider a wood like Cedar or Redwood. Check your local lumber yard.

This plan is really terrific since it includes exploded views of both the swing and the arbor. You could really utilize this to build an arbor (of any size) or a swing that hangs from an existing structure. Let your creativity take hold.

Good luck with this terrific project. Click on the picture to get to the free plans.

Free Arbor Swing Plans (Local Copy of PDF Plans)

Swing Support Frame

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:44:48 +0000

If you are building a lawn swing of any type you will need a structure that will be able to handle the back and forth motion without shifting, tipping, or becoming unsafe in any way.

This is an ideal lawn swing support for the lawn or porch swing plan that we featured in the past.

This is a simple plan that uses 4″ x 4″ posts along with some large bolts and flat steel. All of the material is available from your local Home Depot or Lowe’s and you should be able to build this structure in a few hours.

Full swing support woodworking plan

Good luck and swing safely.