I was walking through one of the local parks a while back and stumbled upon a bench along one of the paths. I thought it was a great design because it was so simple and elegant. I took some pictures hoping to copy the design and promptly forgot about it. Then yesterday I stumbled upon it again on the internet, so I thought that I’d post the plans.
To spy a Leopold bench in someone’s yard is to know something about the family who there resides. Even if you haven’t read Leopold’s opening lines, “There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot,” from A Sand County Almanac, you will appreciate this easy-to-build bench. If left untreated, this stable bench develops a characteristic gray patina, however, putting some preservative where bench meets ground will prolong its life. Its form, resting alone under a tree or in congregation around a firepit, reminds us of Leopold’s thoughtfulness.
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