Day two of the fence build started out by going to Beardsley's Sawmill.
As I mentioned in my prior post, I love going there. Excuse the language, but it's a woodworker's wet-dream.
Again I started out early, and I was there to greet the boys at the mill as they arrived.
With a big smile, I pretended to be looking down at my watch and shaking my head, like they were late for work. If you're the owner of the business, I guess you really can't be late.
Buying lumber from Beardsley's Sawmill for over 20 years now, we've become rather friendly.
The best part about buying lumber from these guys is the price.
3 - 1x8x12
6 - 1X8x10
4 - 1x8x8
2 - 1x4x0
2 - 1x12x10
2 - 2x4x10
All for a grand total of $92.00, and being that all the lumber is rough sawn, all the dimensions are true.
By 8:25 AM I was back in the truck heading home.
By 9:30 AM I was ready to rock and roll, lumber off-loaded onto the horses, extension cord and 3way all juiced up, tools out and at the ready.
The straight edge you see sitting on top of the two posts will be used to determine level between the 10' 6" span
Did I happen to tell you how much I like wood? The circumference of this bad boy has got to be over 18 feet. My wingspan is 7' and my arms aren't close to being halfway around this majestic White Oak.
After establishing level, the rails went up very quickly.
Fence complete except for some trimming of the end of the boards.
Seat support framed.
For the bench seat, I used a six-foot piece of live-edge white oak. White Oak is a great wood for using outdoors. It will be there long after I'm gone, and I ain't planning on going anywhere soon.
With the seat in place and secured, it was time to add a couple of shelves for 
The wood for the seat is 16 inches wide, no seems, that's always a good thing!
Overnight the pigmentation of the wood has taken on a beautiful pink color. It will not last for long, as the sun will bleach it out in a few weeks.
A late addition to the game was to make a tabletop for the fire pit.
It sure will hide a mess when we are not burning a fire. Once again, a great idea by #farm-mom.
Whenever I go to the mill, I always buy some extra boards and I had just enough to make a 6' x 6' top.
I built a frame for the top that would fit inside the top rim of the iron pit. This would keep it from shifting.
With all of the pieces made and ready to go, the top was completed in 15 minutes.
This table will serve many purposes, including giving my wife another area to stage her planters, dirt, and trays of flowers.
Thanks for taking a look, I hope you enjoyed!