Front Seat Support Board
1/4” Spacing
ends of the front and rear seat
support boards. Counterbore the
holes using a portable electric
drill and counterbore bit, or a drill
press and a 3/8-inch forstner bit,
to create the hole for the screw
head. Finish by boring through the
boards and slightly into the seat
supports with a 1/8-inch drill bit.
All joints must be predrilled to
prevent the oak from splitting.
Fasten the front and rear seat
boards to the end and center
seat supports through the predrilled and counterbored holes.
Make sure the assembly is
square. Counterbore and pre-drill
the holes in the top of the slats
and down into the seat boards.
Anchor the slats in place with the
screws, setting them slightly
1-5/8”
3/4”
1/2”
below the wood surface. When all
slats are installed, lightly sand to
remove any wood chips or roughness on the slats and the ends.
At this point you may wish to finish the seat portion by applying
the Sikkens with a soft-bristle
brush, making sure to wipe away
any runs.
BACK ASSEMBLY
While the seat assembly finish
is drying, assemble the back. Cut
the back slats from 1/2-inch oak
and, using a bandsaw, cut their
profiles. Sand the profiles using a
belt sander, sanding drum or spindle sander.
The ends of the slats have
tenons cut in them. This can be
done using a table saw with a
The entire swing is assembled
using Kreg Stainless Steel screws
in counterbored and predrilled
holes.
MATERIALS LIST
• Seat Supports, 3/4 x 2-5/8 x 19-3/4”, 4
• Front Seat Support, 3/4 x 1/2 x 48”, 1
• Rear Seat Support, 3/4 x 2 x 48”, 1
• Seat Slats, 1/2 x 1-3/8 x 48”, 11
• Top back support, 3/4 x 3 x 49-1/2”, 1
• Bottom back support, 3/4 x 2 x 49-1/2”, 1
• Back uprights, 3/4 x 2-1/2 x 18-1/4”, 2
• Back slats, 1/2 x 2-1/2 x 10-3/4”, 15
• Back braces, 3/4 x 1 x 12-3/4”, 2
• Front arm supports, 3/4 x 2 x 2-1/2”, 2
• Arms, 3/4 x 3-1/2 x 22-3/8”, 2
• Front uprights, 3/4 x 2-1/2 x 8-7/8”, 2
• Heavy-duty, twisted-link chain, 17’
• Screw chain links, 2
• Bolts and lock nuts, 6-3/16 x 2-1/2”, 4
• Washers, 12
• Screws, 82
