making a portable bench

[jvrjenivs]

Okay, here a small how-to about how I made some wooden benches for my group, Corbvlo, which can be taken apart for easier transport into 4 pieces each.

We made them from 3 cm thick furniture panels and a piece of 5 x 5 cm furniture wood.


As we wanted to make more of those we started with making a paper mould for the 'legs'. On the picture you can see how we constructed an hole in the middle which will later be used to stabalize the bench. The backside of the leg is left straigh, so we can also place them against a wall. The front is rounded, like some stone examples from pompeii show us.

[jvrjenivs]

And a first assembly:


Finally we gave them a coat of oak colored paint, both for a better look and protection.

[jvrjenivs]

And here some pics of the end results, both assembled and disassembled. Hope this small photo series will be of any help to anyone who want to make some seating for on side, which is easy to do and take with you to an event.

[PhilusEstilius]

Jurjen I think you would do well in the garden furniture business these are fantastic !!!

[M. Demetrius]

First rate specimens, Jurjen! Well done.
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[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Nice work Jurjen! I like your solution for securing the cross beam. I was looking for wedges! 8)

[Magnus]

Great idea Jurjen...seating arrangements are always in question at events...

[M. Demetrius]

With your permission, I'd like to make some of these, too. I'm in metal shop mode right now, but will soon be back on the woodworking task. Benches are always needed, both for sitting, and setting boxes and baskets on.

I wonder if the same leg closure could be adapted and scaled up to table size?

[jvrjenivs]

With your permission, I'd like to make some of these, too.

No problem. I posted them to inspire others, just as I'm often inspired by the work of others.

I wonder if the same leg closure could be adapted and scaled up to table size?

Yes, I think so, although there are also other, probably nicer methods for supporting the table, as we can also see from finds from pompeii, like simple shores.

[Julilla]

Simple, portable, elegant. Laudes! I only wish I had the woodworking tools to make some for myself. Now has anyone made a portable lectus for sleeping or dining?

[Peroni]

Now has anyone made a portable lectus for sleeping or dining?

Yes, the CRS has one in one of their portable room settings. I'll see if I can get pictures at Verulamium on the 10th May

[Julilla]

Plurimas gratias! I look forward to seeing pictures!

[caiusbeerquitius]

The populares vindelicenses have portable clinae. Very nice ones, actually.

[Julilla]

They do indeed! Now that's the way I want to live when I'm out on encampments. Excellent reenactor group site, BTW; I can read enough German to navigate my way around a bit. I only wish that there were larger photos of the klinae, or construction plans

[P Sertorius Scaevola]

"Now has anyone made a portable lectus?"

Well, funny you should ask I recently finished work on the basic version of a Lectica in beach and pine. It can be disassembled to its bare elements and will double as a lectus and lectica. It made it's maiden appearance at the recent jubilee of the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam. My cracious doughter had the honour of being the first carried and apparently the elevated position went straight to her head; she complained that since the Lecticarii were of unequal length she rocked too much for good comfort...
I will post pictures asap!

Pavlvs