Finally got around to building a swing.

If like me you have a child or more, they love to swing as we know, & Grandparents of the world take note also, as there is nothing stopping you from making one now.
Lets take a look at my starter pack, but first list what was used.

• 1 bottle of Grolsch lager (yummy indeed)
• 2 lengths of thread (2 x 1 metre)
• 24 17mm size enclosed end nuts
• 5 tree parts that were dried for 4 years
• 2 swings for the price of 1 (bargain)
  
  
  
  
  

Steemit keeps turning photos sideways, anyone know why?

We had to remove all the bark first, as it retains mould and rots the wood from inside, so we used a couple of old kitchen knives that were no longer used.
With that removed I set about making the A for anarchy posts :-).





Due to the posts being of varying thickness, I made the thread to match each part, I inserted the thread through the measured and drilled holes, fitted a domed nut on one end, and cut the thread to size with a thin grinding blade. Then fitted the other nut.
30 minutes later and my pair of Anarchists were ready.





If by the time I get to the finished swing photo and it is sideways, steemit sucks, I can not see this new feature encouraging original photo content.
I made a couple of brackets for the swings to attach to, out of old scrap metal strips I had in the workshop.
I bent them around the wood to get the arch, then squashed the two open ends together in my vice, then beat down on the arch top, to get it that shape.



I fitted the top section with some extra strengthening, and a few bolts cut to length, then fitted the swing.

And there you have the almost finished article.

Not bad for a total amateur if I say so myself.
Tools used.

• 1 wife

• 2 kitchen knives

• a grinder

• 2 x 17mm spanners

• 1 drill and bit

• 1 handsaw

• 1 woodwork table

• Total cost = $15

• Total gains = 1 happy pair of ladies, 1 bottle of beer, more to follow tonight, a night off cooking and a free pizza, a cracking suntan, a day of zero stress and only 1 visitor who is the very nice and pleasant bee keeper from down the road.
  
  
  Edit = finished apart from treating with preserves.
  
  
  
  
  

Have a superb week and weekend, we shall.

Deliberator = Definition of deliberator
plural -s
: one that does woodwork

First image courtesy of pixabay