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Very useful information, thank you. I suppose I’d only have the seat itself to refinish as the other surfaces are all vertical so wouldn’t be as much of a job. Reckon osmo oil would be preferable to linseed/tung oil?

Yeah they’re at an angle. The Mrs wants the backrest to be raise/floating rather than directly joined to the seat. The only other way I could see to do it is to create a timber frame underneath the oak slab with vertical batons to attach the backrest to. Might be cheaper in fairness

Good morning all, I’m currently making an oak bench swing outside. Following a neighbour/builder’s advice, I treated the frame with osmo uv oil. I’m now finishing the bench part but have read on here that oak can be a nightmare to treat outside and osmo oil in particular doesn’t do well with...

Morning all, Just looking for some product advice. I’m after a filler for some oak (European I think) that can take an oil finish. I’ve tried sawdust and glue previously and that went much darker so not sure about doing that again. I’ve got some osmo UV oil I might end up using if that makes...

Cheers all - looks like the flange head screws are the one. Thanks for the help 👍🏻

Thanks for the info. It’s the second option - the brackets are just connecting the seat and backrest together. The rope will be going through the wood to hang it from an oak frame. The brackets are pre drilled 6mm mild steel which I was going to spray with some weather resistant stuff (haven’t...

Hello all, I’m new to woodworking and have been trying to build a bench swing for the wife. I’ve got two two inch thick slabs of oak to use as the seat and the backrest and will be connecting them with some steel brackets. Which fasteners would be best for the job? I don’t want them to be...