My son is going to build some benches for the Fire Department's training center for his Eagle project. The benches will be outside year round, and will be used by the Fireman during breaks in training for either taking a breather or for listening during outdoor instruction.
We would like them to be both comfortable but also very nice/high quality and wanted to solicit the group's opinions on:
1) Designs/plans - links to pictures?
2) Best wood to use that will last outside ideally with minimal care
We were thinking high backed benches would be much nicer than just flat/no-back benches, but we're open to other ideas.
From a wood perspective, I was hoping there would be something that could last as long or longer than wolmanized wood that would be nicer. One concern is I figure even if we seal the wood, it would probably need to be reapplied every few years and I doubt the Fire dept would do that. Note, I can plane/joint the wood as needed. Composite decking might be another option but not sure how "nice" that would turn out.
Thoughts/recommendations?
We would like them to be both comfortable but also very nice/high quality and wanted to solicit the group's opinions on:
1) Designs/plans - links to pictures?
2) Best wood to use that will last outside ideally with minimal care
We were thinking high backed benches would be much nicer than just flat/no-back benches, but we're open to other ideas.
From a wood perspective, I was hoping there would be something that could last as long or longer than wolmanized wood that would be nicer. One concern is I figure even if we seal the wood, it would probably need to be reapplied every few years and I doubt the Fire dept would do that. Note, I can plane/joint the wood as needed. Composite decking might be another option but not sure how "nice" that would turn out.
Thoughts/recommendations?
