The bench in question features slats supported by end brackets and armrests in line with the legs. However, the armrests should be set too high, leading to adaptive changes to the shoulder muscles and tendons. Armrest proportions should complement the seat and not elevate the shoulders. Compliance with ADA Section 903 (Benches) is only required when specifically referenced in the 2010 ADA. At the minimum, an armrest needs to be height adjustable.
Design plays a significant role in determining the location of accessible benches. It’s best to use individual seats only, armrests as dividers, short or curved benches, or stand-up lean-against designs for short-stay waiting areas. Benches with armrests also offer an accessibility function, helping people get up and out of a sitting position. They are designed to provide temporary comfort but discourage using them as a vagrant or homeless hangout, resulting in subtle discomfort.
Street furniture handbooks now state that armrests are only placed at the ends of benches. Senior’s benches have armrests, giving seniors extra support and stability when sitting down and standing up. Armrests on both ends of the bench can prevent a person from adjusting their position.
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This bench is actually a spin off of the well known Leopold Bench which was named after the conservationist Aldo Leopold who …
just want to let you know, we built this project for my son’s eagle scout project, it came out fantastic. we built 8 of them!. and we then donated them to Alafia State Park, here in florida for a primitive camping site. they are currently sitting around a fire ring. they are beautiful and so comfortable!. thanks for the design and instructions.
I built this bench over the weekend! It was my first time doing any woodworking (even my first time using a circular saw…)!! Though it’s not as precise and perfect as this one in the article, it’s a bench! This article was incredibly helpful and so thorough. I learned a lot and now have a bench to enjoy 🙂
Thank you for your time showing how to do this! I’m a 65 year old female who doesn’t know much about carpentry but I can use the tools I need for this. The part I’m grateful for is that you took your time and explained each step. You explained it well enough that I feel confident in trying it for my path I made in the woods behind my cabin. Thank you!!!
I built one of these using your plan and it came out great and I just wanted you to know that with the two longer leftover pieces I found a way to make arm rests with cup holders. You just cut out a long notch in the middle of each that would wedge into or over top of each long leg and underneath the lower back support cutting an angle in the front portion of the notch to match the angle of the front part of the long leg, then cut out about a 4″ hole at the front/center of each arm for a cup holder and then epoxy a shaped piece of thick rubber padding on top of the holes reaching the width of the arm and part of the length and finally cutting a cross slit at the hole location. I did not know how to add a picture of what I did, sorry.
Since these seem to be easy to build, there’s a temptation to build several at one go. The logical upshot would be to improve the design by having the seat portion pivot upwards toward the backrests, for storage. Go one step further and offer different widths to allow multiple benches to nest, in storage, a bit like Russian dolls.
Thank you for this. Great benches. I’m not going to lie. This was extremely frustrating to follow along with. “Put your mark here, measure from here. ” ?? Next instructional article you make … PLEASE show a top view of the completed components and show specifically where you are measuring to and from, don’t flip the wood and edit it out. The only way I was able to understand what was going on was to screen shot, zoom in, re-watch, zoom in, back it up, screen shot, zoom in… the construction took two hours plus a bunch of time reverse engineering the article.
Peace to you brother, I printed the plans for the bench and blindly made all the cuts per plan. That’s what prompted me to comment. On page 7 of 13 in the printable directions, the illustration shows what I perceive as the taper cut for the back as being laid out from the long point of the 20 degree top cut. That’s what I did only to discover on assembly that is incorrect. After that I reviewed the article, which I can’t do in the barn where I’m building the bench I see you specify the short point side. arriving at my local lumber store at 4:55 I got a replacement board as to finish the job this evening. Has Anyone else made this mistake? I’ll reverse the cuts on the bottom and make a couple of lower back benches perhaps as to not waste the wood.
i do lots of 2×6 & 8 stuff cause i’m ogre built 🙂 i’d really find a fat boy and have them ‘stress test’ that and then you’ll see the couple things you need to adjust 🙂 beyond that fuck’n A bubba about time people started building some shit that will hold our fat asses up 🙂 tired of see’n this $300 1x / 2x shit built box store crap 🙂
Im confused about whether i should use treated or untreated. Every yells “treated wood only for outdoors” but it would have to sit for 6 months before i could use it. Any thoughts on that? I built 2 of these this weekend out of treated wood and are currently on my front porch. Im afraid to sell them because i don’t know how much they will warp while drying.
Great article and plans. Just a imho the back is a little too far back. I made four of these benches and w two of them i put the legs about 2 inches closer and it gives way more back support. Ive had a number of friends over and everyone agrees that the ones with the closer back are more comfortable….but whatever who cares thats the beauty of woodworking make it how ya wanna and enjoy. Thanks !
I am normally a blacksmith, but lately it has been just too hot to light a coal fire. What fun! I first made 5 Leopold benches using the 2X8 lumber Plan. Yesterday I completed one using 2X6 lumber. In the middle of all this I also made 5 Viking Camp Chairs. Luckily the plans don’t require too many tools. I find these benches very comfortable as do some friends who think they will become owners. I’m 75 and still able to learn.
This is great, thank you for sharing your plans. I have a question, I made this and it was all good and level for some time, but in few months it has warped a lot with the levelling conpletely off. Is there a way to prevent the sleeper timber from warping so soon? I used h4 treated sleepers, sanded, washed them with water to clean up, coated with stain and water based varnish. Thanks again
Giving some tips on how to turn it over when securing the top/back boards would have been very helpful. I tried to do this build alone and had to stop after flipping the bench end-to-end because I nearly ruined the build by thinking I could do this move alone. Otherwise, this is a great project and thanks for sharing it!