Scaffolding wood and tubes for furniture, free plans and inspirational ideas. (2024)

See how easy it is to make scaffolding furniture.

Homemade furniture from reclaimed scaffolds.
These construction drawings consist of two groups.
Firstly we have the tables and chairs, homemade benches and beds from scaffold boards.
These construction drawings are also great for other planks than the wood from scaffolds.
Basically it is a series of woodworking examples for beginners, without the need to use complicated woodworking techniques or classic joinery. Continue reading “Scaffolding furniture made with scaffold pipes and reclaimed boards.”

Use reclaimed scaffolding to make furniture.

You can use the old wood as well as the tubes from scaffolds to make your own furniture.
The reclaimed scaffolding materials are ideal to make furnishing in an industrial style.
Robust pipes and tube clamps are good to make strong frames.
Boards from the scaffold have been in all weather conditions and therefore they have obtained a weathered look.

These wooden boards are often impregnated with a conservation liquid.
Therefore the wood does not necceserily need an extra treatment, but it will surely enhance the aspect of your finished furniture. Continue reading “Reclaimed scaffold furniture construction plans and drawings.”

Construction drawings to make a tube chair from scaffolding pipes.

Chairs for inside or to use in the garden.
Weatherproof furniture, made with materials from reclaimed scaffolding.
Steel tubes and pipe clamps in combination with thick wood from the same scaffold.
You can repurpose the tube chair parts if you are not happy with the result.
Simply dismantle and recycle them in another furniture project.

About the scaffolding wood.
This wood has been outside for several years.
Therefore it has a weathered look and feel to it.
This wood is lightly preserved and could even be used without any woodstain.
Nevertheless we advise to spend some time on a nice finish.
Choose nice looking planks, and sand them as smooth as possible before you aooly a woodstain to the planks. Continue reading “Tube chair with a frame made from scaffold tubes – adjustable inclination for the backrest.”

Strong design for a cupboard, made with repurposed old scaffolding.

This is a very strong design to make a cupboard or chest with drawers.
Its structure is firstly strong because it is made from solid wood, appoximately three centimeters thick.
Furthermore the chest has a secondary frame , made from thick scaffolding tobes and tube clamps.
Each of these constructions is already strong by itself. Continue reading “Cupboard with an external frame made from scaffolding pipes.”

Hallway storage unit and coat hanger.

Construction drawing to make hallway furniture with old scaffold planks and pipes.
An industrial style coat hanger and shelf for hats.
This hallway furniture is great in combination with the tables and chairs that you can make fromscaffolding wood and tubes. Continue reading “Coat hanger and hallway storage unit from reclaimed scaffolding.”

Make your own tables and chairs with repurposed scaffolding wood.

Garden furniture and lounge sets for use inside.
Learn how you can assemble wooden benches and cabinets without any experience in woodworking.

You will assemble the furniture with self tapping screws.
Structures are made strong by reinforcing the butt joints with extra slats under the joinery.
However, if you want to make really nice looking woodwork joinery you will find examples for that as well. Continue reading “Scaffolding wood as construction material for home made furniture.”

Woodworking plans and construction drawings for a homemade side table.

Reclaimed wood from scaffolding is very good suitable to make this lounge style side table.
Farmhouse tables like the scaffold wood dining table as well as the lounge sets are very popular for DIY assembly.
Sidetables and wooden planters are nice complements for this homemade furniture.
These low lounge tables are great to finish off some leftover bits of wood.
You can make them with just a few planks and slats.
Construction time for this farmhouse furniture is minimal. Continue reading “Side table construction plan for scaffolding boards.”

Construction drawings for a homemade farmhouse table.

Free plans to construct tables from reclaimed wood.
This table design is easy to make, even if you have never made furniture before.
The materials for farmhouse tables are cheap and sometimes free.
Reclaimed planks from scaffolding and free wood from pallets are ideal for this construction drawing.
The tables can be used inside as well as outside on the terrace. Continue reading “Farmhouse table made from scaffolding boards.”

Examples for a table with integrated cooler – ice bucket.

Cool ideas to make a garden table.
Keep your drinks cool and close at hand.
Integrate a bucket in the tabletop and fill with ice, it’s as simple as that.
Alternatively you could, instead of a cooler with ice, place plant pots in the tabletop bucket.
In that manner you can have herbs and vegetables growing straight on your garden table.
Construction drawings for he basic model of this garden table, without the cooler buckets in the tabletop. Continue reading “Cooler table with ice bucket in the tabletop.”

Woodworking plans to make a cascading planter with three levels.

These racks and cascading planter supports are ideal for small outdoor spaces.
How to make these cascading gardens is very easy.
Most designs consist of two A-frames with several shelves in between.

These are very easy construction examples for a multi level planter and hanging mini gardens.
You can make these mini gardens from scaffolding planks and reclaimed lumber.
Pallets are a bit thin for these home made planters.
Thicker wood is specially required for the vertical A-frames which hold the plant rack together. Continue reading “Cascading planter on three levels.”

Space saving office desk made of scaffolding wood.

Only a few planks are needed to make a spacious desk which does not occupy a lot or room.
Make this desk from scaffolding planks or reclaimed wood.
Since you will be working at this desk you will have to sand the surface to a very smooth texture.
Give the planks some protection like white wash or a two colored grey wash finish. Continue reading “Wall mounted desk construction example.”

Free construction drawings for a solid dining table.

In the first place this is a table which is very easy to make yourself.
See how you can make a table in very short time.
Shorten all the wood before you begin, then the assembly will be very quick and easy.
All the planks are connected with selftapping screws.
There is no need for complicated woodworking skills.
First have a good look at the dining table construction plan, then shorten the wood and start with the assembly. Continue reading “Dining table construction plan for scaffolding planks.”

Easy do it yourself instructions and free plans to make a wooden chair.

This is probably one of the easiest examples of how to make a wooden chair.
You can use cheap wood for these woodworking plans.
Scaffolding planks and reclaimed wood are both perfect for making you own furniture.
In this example for homemade chairs we used planks with a width of 30cms. and three centimeters thick Continue reading “Wooden chair construction drawings and woodworking plan.”

Construction plans for a simple wooden bench without backrest.

Super easy construction of a wooden bench.
Use scaffolding planks or similar wood.
The cheapest materials to make this garden bench are recycled planks from the scrapyard.
You do not need to posess advanced carpentry skills.
Woodworking with scaffolding planks is very easy and straightforward.

Woodworking plans for a corner bench madeof scaffolding wood.

First of all, these wooden benches are made with a straight backrest.
As a result of this model you will get a sturdy lounge bench which can be dismantled in two pieces.
On the other hand, a slight disadvantage of this corner bench could be the need for cushions on seating and backrest.
See more examples of these homemade wooden benches. Continue reading “Corner bench L-shape in lounge style.”

Free woodworking examples and plans how to make a low lounge table.

First of all, this scaffold wood lounge furniture is probably the easiest set of woodworking plans.
Make your own tables, construct wooden benches and chairs from scaffolding planks.
This wooden lounge table is part of a three piece furniture set.
Good weather treatment makes these tables suitable for inside as well as outside.
A woodsaw and an electric screwdriver are all that you will need for the construction of a sturdy homemade lounge set.
As a result you do not need any special woodworking equipment. Continue reading “Lounge table woodworking plans.”

Many free plans for woodworking.

My selection of websites with great tutorials to make your own furniture.
Easy do it yourself instructions for woodworking beginners and advanced carpenters. Continue reading “Free woodworking plans.”

Final assembly, wood garden chair free construction plan.

On these construction drawings you see the final assembly of all previously made panels for wooden lounge chairs.
This is where your homemade garden chair comes together.
At thefirst part of this free construction plan we showedhow to make the two armrests.
These sides of the garden chair will also serve as the support for the seat.
Above theseat comes the backrest which we have to fit in a comfortable angle.
The backside of this garden chairwill be attached to the armrests as well as to the chair seat.
Continue reading “Assembly of a homemade wood garden chair – free construction plans.”

Free instructions for homemade lounge furniture.

In this step we will make the backrest for this lounge chair.
The assembly of this lounge chair is identical to the instructions of a corner bench andhow tomake a gardenbench. Continue reading “How to make the backrest for a wooden lounge chair.”

Seat assembly for a homemade lounge garden chair.

In this part of the instructions you will see how to make the seat for wooden garden chairs and benches.
These lounge chairs are made from four panels, just like on the drawings for a wood garden bench.

1. The planks G plus L make the frontside of the chairs seating.
   This assembly adds strength to the chair seat, and it enhances itsthickness.
2. You can place one or two supporting planks under the chair seat, as shown on the third construction drawing below.
   This reinforcement will be out of sight, and for that reason it is possible here to use some old recycled wood.

Continue reading “Seat assembly method and construction drawings for lounge chairs and benches.”

Lounge chair construction manual and building instructions.

Constructing this homemade lounge chairis really simple.
The method of assembly for achair is identical to the construction of garden benches.
You can seestep one and two on these construction drawings, how to makethe sides for wooden chairs and benches, Continue reading “Making the armrests and sides for a wooden lounge chair.”

How to make a strong scaffold wood garden chair and benches in lounge style.

These homemade chairs are part of our freeloungeset drawings to make your own garden furniture.
Materials are old repurposed scaffolding planksplus some wooden slats for reinforcement and connecting of the planks.
We have several examples of homemade furniture in the same stye as this scaffold wood garden chair.
The lounge style is becoming very popular for use in gardens and patios.

Combine these chairs with lounge benches and low tables.
You can see more examples on the Dutch original construction drawings and building plans for homemade furniture.
Continue reading “Free homemade furniture plans, a scaffold wood garden chair in lounge style.”

Make your own lounge furniture, cheap and sturdy benches.

Instructions and examples how you canmake a wooden lounge bench for the garden, using weathered scaffold planks.
After the assembly this bench will be 239cms. long with a depth of 84 cms.

Continue reading “Lounge bench made of scaffolding wood, free building plans and instructions.”

Step 6 of the instructions to make lounge chairs and wooden bench from scaffolding wood.

Finally the assembly of a homemade wooden bench and chairs, positioning the backrest.

• Seethe first partof this homemadelounge bench tutorial.

Construction drawingfor the final fitting of a garden lounge bench and chairs.
Most noteworthy is that your benches and chairs will look great.
Especially because they are homemade with scaffolding wood. Continue reading “Wooden bench and chairs construction drawing, fitting the backrest.”

Part 4 of our six step tutorial to make your own garden bench.

• Or go to the beginning of this lounge bench tutorial.

Continue reading “Home made lounge furniture – bench and garden chairs assembly.”

Homemade garden benchtutorial step 3.

How to make a backrest for lounge benches and chairs.

In this third part of our homemade lounge furniture tutorial we show you how to make the backrests.
On this blueprint you see the backrest for a garden bench, but the backrest for lounge chairs are made in exactly the same way.

The only difference between these lounge benches and the lounge chairs of scaffolding wood are the length of seats and backrests.
Both thebenches and the lounge chairs are madefrom four panels.
This assembly system makes the furniture easy transportable. Continue reading “Backrest for scaffolding wood benches and chairs.”

Instructions for lounge chairs and benches made of scaffolding wood.

• Lounge bench tutorial start.

The previous and first step of this tutorial shows you how to assemblethe panels ofthese armrests forlounge furniture.
Note that theentire armrest andside module is the samefor chairs as well as for benches.

You can you use theseinstructions and the building plan for benches withlengths up to a width of 2.20 mts.
In this stepyou will fit the panels together, to make a sturdy box-like structure which supports the entire bench or chair. Continue reading “Armrest for lounge furniture made of scaffolding wood.”

Step one for lounge benches and lounge chairs made of scaffold wood.

This step by step tutorial is equally suitable for as well alounge benchas for lounge chairs.
All of these plans for lounge furniture are made for the use of scaffolding wood.
Obviously there are many other types of wood that are suitable for these do it yourself instructions.
Homemade furniture can be made very cheap, that is why we mainly choose the cheap recycled planks from scaffolding.

How to make your own lounge bench for in the garden.

C – 20 x60 centimeters.
K – 8 x30 x 30 x775 mm.

Continue reading “Panels for the sides and armrests of a scaffolding wood lounge bench.”

Make your own lounge furniture for inside or the garden.

Sturdy home made garden furniture.

This is a very easy assembly system for homemade furniture.
Make strong lounge furniture with boards from scaffolds.
See how you can make chairs and benches with scaffolding wood as construction material.
Luxurious wooden chairs and garden benches.
Super easy and illustrated building instructions in six steps.

We recommend that youtakea look at all thefurniture drawings on our main site while we are translating these manuals.
The Dutch do it yourself instructions will betranslated to your own native language.

Continue reading “Lounge furniture made of scaffolding wood, free tutorials and building plans.”

Free instructions and plans for homemade furniture.

Woodworking plans and do it yourself instructionsfor homemade furniture.
Most drawings were derived from a popular Dutch do it yourself site.

Please have a look at the original building plans for scaffolding furniture.
On that website is a lot more content.
Meanwhilewe will translate all manualsto English.

Creative ways to repurpose scaffolding planks and pallets.
We have compiled many construction plans for the recycling of wood and metal.

Continue reading “Homemade furniture examples and free plans for woodworking.”