Ideas to consider
- Same type of bench through out or a mosaic of different styles?
- Don Batemen bench?
- Ease of maintenance
- local wood, local craftsmen preferred ?
- Arms and no arms – arms easier for older people to use to get in an out of
- Back or no back or mix of both
- how the bench is secured in the earth so it is not taken away
- Plaques on benches – do we permit/encourage this?
- position of benches in the pit
- bench with a table
- If someone wants to gift a bench? Michael Imison does I know. Ellis may as well
- Budget / Grant funding/ gifts
- Ben Loughrill – has wood mill huntingfield – has plants of beautiful wood to turn into simple plank bench. https://treecyclinguk.co.uk/
- I am cutting down 15 oak from my wood this year (acute oak decline), welcome to have a plank or two.
Suffolk Wildlife Bench, simple
Above and below tom west <t.west.esq@hotmail.co.uk> Douglas fir Benches made from the same wood from a tree on the Euston estate in Suffolk. The darker bench is scorched to give it this burnt finish. I have plenty of this same wood. It is renowned for its outdoor longevity, so a good choice for your benches. I believe the scorched one sold for 450, and the other was 600 as it was much larger. As discussed I’m more than happy to discuss budget options with you.
Dougs benches
Greeenwood bench no nails. Not sure where I saw this!
Below Simple single plank bench outside Laxfield, well secured into the ground simply with metal. (close to source of River Blyth)
Andy Ish, works at a place called Heaven (outside Diss). Yes, it’s got a story attatched to it. He lives/works with a commune of woodworkers – many of them at various wood shows. Here’s some examples from him
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