Bamboo Bench
This is a bench which is made entirely of bamboo except for the top-level which is of plywood.. It can be used for seating 3 people or for sleeping 1 purpose. It is 6 ft x 2 ft. It has storage space below the sleeping platform. It is lightweight, strong and easy to move.
Bill of Materials (BoM).
Plywood
12 mm 6′ X 2′ Qty 1
Bamboo
5′ 9″ Qty 4
19″ Qty 6
24″ Qty 6
18″ Qty 2 – for short diagonals
22 ” Qty 2 for middle shelf
Bamboo strips for shelves
5′ 10″ Qty 4 bamboo sliced into about 4 strips each
This is for bottom shelf.
34″ Qty 4 bamboo sliced into about 4 strips each. This is for the middle shelf.
Bolts
5″ long 1/4″ dia. Qty 44
Nuts for above Qty 44
Washers for above 88. Each bolt and nut combination has one washer on the bolt head side and one washer on the nut side.
Nuts for above Qty 44
Washers for above 88. Each bolt and nut combination has one washer on the bolt head side and one washer on the nut side.
Screws
Self tapping CSK size 6 by 19mm long Qty 6 doz
Total cost of materials for bench
Rs.1,700
As of Jan 2016
Tools required
Wood saw – to cut bamboo.
Hack saw – to cut extra length of bolts.
Electric drill
Screws driver
Size 10/11 spanner to tighten bolt and nut set.
Time to build.
2 people can easily build this within a day