DIY backyard swing circle

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What’s better than sitting around a campfire drinking beer? How bout swinging around a campfire drinking beer!
At least, that’s what Dave Chenango was thinking when he posted the idea of a DIY backyard swing circle:

DIY backyard swing circle

building a backyard swing circle, *All photo credits & the idea itself goes to Dave

The list of materials he used for this DIY project were:

6- Bags of Sacreete (or Quickcreete – whatever you call it) one for each upright.
6- 6x6x10’s (for the uprights)
6- 6x6x8’s for the top sections
6- 2x6x8’s for the stabilizers that go kitty corner on top of 6×6’s (for strength)
24- 3/8’s x 8″ lags for laggin the top horizontal pieces to the uprights (countersunk)
24- 4″ Deck screws for screwing the top pieces together horizontally before lagging them.
24 – 3″ Deck screws for screwing the top 2×6 stabilizers to the 6×6’s
10- 3/8×8″ eyebolts with nuts and washers for hanging the swings

The beauty of a project like this is that you can customize your own – use it as inspiration!

Check out the details of his build right here

If this project is a bit to complicated for you, maybe check out this DIY Pallet Swing or take on a smaller project with this baby swing.

DIY Pallet Swing

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A little dream of mine has always been to have a porch swing… At some point in time it’s gonna happen! Seeing as how we don’t have a porch, it won’t be happening any time soon, but that won’t stop me looking and perhaps making one!

You know how much we love pallets around here. You can do so much with them! This particular plan has an great look and is fairly simple! The basic process involves sawing the pallet in half, attaching eye hooks for your rope, stain and hang!  I love it.

pallet-swing

 

For more detailed instructions visit Sheryl Salisbury Photography