Slim's DIY Log Bench (and Couch too!) Recycle Project

[@richardthomas1743]

HEY! Gooooood morning Slim ! Thumbs UP! 👍

[@SlimPotatohead]

Good Morning Richard!

[@redsorgum]

It’s 3:56 am and I’m watching Slim………..cool✌️🇺🇸🇨🇦✌️

[@qwer12345table]

4:30 a. m.... having early bfast 🤣🤣

[@YudronWangmo]

You not only kept those cushions from your A-liner, but you moved them across Canada when you relocated. That’s dedication!

[@SlimPotatohead]

They made great padding for the movers!

[@davidmcclelland9263]

Hi slim that log bench excellent thank you.

[@YudronWangmo]

@@SlimPotatohead No one is ever going to accuse you of wasting stuff.

[@nickboucher1884]

Hey Slim thanks for sharing really enjoy your videos!!!

[@doramather4729]

Wow, awesome, I love this bench, rustic and practical perfect addition to your cabin. Great job😊

[@MTreatVO]

I have been subscribed to you since your A-Frame days and I have to say Slim, at this point I feel like your a friend. My life is hectic and stressfull, but tuning into your videos give me a significant amount of peace. Thank you for sticking with it even when it was really tough. There are those of us who almost NEED your videos and your calm cool personality. Again, thank you.

[@sylviajones4907]

"If it doesn't kill the maggots, at least it will make them a brighter white." 🤣 Good job, Slim.

[@Tom-In-Ga]

Vasectomy? I'd be more worried about castration. 🤣 Great job, Slim!

[@garczar5712]

Good morning Slim from Texas. Super job on the bench!!

[@Bl4ckFjsH]

When I grow up I want to be like Slim potatohead 😊

[@samdevallance1527]

Me too.

[@virginiatolles1664]

Beautiful! So well made. Not only that, but the Aliner lives!

[@luk_deg]

My wife asked me where in NB you where, told her I didn't know... Few seconds after, we hear the blue jays in your video, few seconds after, one blue jay responded outside our cottage! Wife said "maybe he's the neighbor we've never seen 🤣

[@DGardhouse]

I’m also imagining the beautiful smell of cut wood. Along with the fresh air of your location.

[@620john620]

I just bought my first smart T.V. This allows me to watch Slim’s videos on the big screen instead of a small iPad. This was the first video to have the honor.

[@Phscydin]

The tie in with the "A" frame was awsome!! Another great video by Slim!

[@ndautomotive]

Can't wait for winter videos by the wood stove in the cabin.

[@TheSkite575]

Hey Slim Good morning from Minnesota

[@SlimPotatohead]

Good Morning Minnesota!

[@derekwalters4980]

The bench looks so dang good!! When you have the time, learning all the quirks, you might want to make another one, so you don't have to move it in and out. It really did look much better in the house with the cushions. The only thing left, imo, is making a table/footstool for puttin' the dogs up after a long day of hiking the land!!

[@Dr-Zoid-Berserk]

Nice nostalgic twist reveal. I was wondering why he picked those dimensions. Then it all fit into place at the end.

[@Bum_Hip]

Slim, that bench is gorgeous! You should be super proud! I have a feeling you are going to have some viewers ask you to make one for them as well. Could be a good side business maybe.

[@jackielowe2895]

Love your humor. Keep up the good work.

[@rosesevers5181]

Great job 👍🏻… love your sense of humour too 😁

[@rogerkrysalka2529]

My grandfather once said in one of his sermons on baggage. "If you keep something for 7 years, you might find a use for it."

[@daviddarlingauthor]

Love that view from your deck. I've been enjoying the cabin series. Keep it up!

[@richardthomas1743]

It looks awesome Slim , very nice indeed. Thank you for taking us along , I really appreciate you and your videos. You are witty, entertaining, educational and are really good at creating quality videos! I really enjoy and appreciate you! 👍💯

[@jasonwilliamson8346]

Great morning slim

[@SlimPotatohead]

Good Morning Jason!

[@OrlandoKissimmeeHomes]

Mr. Slim that bench really looks fantastic and goes well with the cabin. And amazingly it was cut and assembled from tree parts to make real bench seat.

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

HI SLIM 👋 EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T YOU MADE IT LOOK SIMPLE / EASY ! IT TURNED OUT REALLY NICE & ❤ THAT THE ALINER IS VERY MUCH ALIVE / WITH YOU IN MEMORY ! LOVE THE COLORS BLENDS IN & STANDS OUT NATURALLY ON ITS OWN ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES & PROJECTS ! THANK YOU 🙏

[@tinaprice6180]

That's some fine wood working Slim! 😊

[@JEMCochran49]

That bench ought to last a very long time.

[@therusticcaveman]

I baught onevof those kits years ago ant it is definitely not a toy. I used it on green maple with a 1/2 construction drill. It caught a knot and yanked me (300 lbs big guy) out of my seat. Even with hardwood the connection is loose and as the wood dried it got worse. I used a small wedge on the end of the tendon and that helped as i drove it in. Great tool but make sure it is well braced. Great video. Thanks

[@originalsixx]

Nice bench, Slim!

[@billh28025]

I remember the first day you saw the cabin and your hurt look after buying it sight unseen. You certainly came a long way since then. Love your cabin.

[@snpnishanth9905]

You are a great man... Great Traveller. Best driver... Best carpenter... Best fisherman... Best camper... Best mechanic... Best soft offroder... Best cooker... Best wild West country lover... Best pollution control lover... Best economic man... Best flexible man... Bust animal trees plant flower lover... Best KZbin channer... Your are great man...

[@SlimPotatohead]

Not best fisherman. I don't fish! SP

[@snpnishanth9905]

Mmm... But your are best all rounder...

[@fionaludbrook8193]

So impressed. The cushions take it to the next level. Memories of my grandfather who was a cabinet maker and joiner and the incredible furniture he made. I am still using it today. He too recycled and repurposed other items, and used salvaged materials in the Great Depression!

[@Gary-fc5tk]

Great job, it reminds me of my Boy Scout days, your very good at what you do, thanks for the video,

[@iansvecs]

That test piece would make great door handles! Love the bench,.

[@tim_g3478]

I’m surprised NB doesn’t make you hire a professional for your DIY bench project 😂. Great job with that bench making lemonade out of lemons! Your humor while narrating is hilarious!

[@bubl8015]

Your videos are always - always - enjoyable and well made. I look forward to your videos - thanks for everything

[@donnasnorthernlights2089]

Beautiful bench! You should recover it in red, black or brown.❤

[@carstars]

I came long ago for the A-Liner disaster snowstorm videos and now enjoying the DIY furniture build.

[@firstmate015]

This meets 2 needs or wants. Awesome use of your free lumber and your imagination. Slick-Slim

[@chrishuston4445]

This is awesome. It reminds me of a 2023 version of the old 1970's program Hodgepodge Lodge with Power Tools 😀 Thank you for filming it.

[@jan6293]

Beautiful Bench & Cushions! 👌

[@BuccaneerOverland]

What a nice job! I really enjoy your videos. Greetings from Florida.

[@d14551]

It was good to see the old A-frame cushions being recycled. Nice work!

[@jimbridge4166]

He's a lumberjack and he's okay ⚒

[@G4LIFE74]

Great Job Slim !!!

[@mommam.6101]

I had a good chuckle with the vasectomy comment. It caught me totally unaware. Great job on the bench!

[@gail2616]

Now you need to make a table, to put your ice cold beer 🍺 on, after a job well done!

[@johnhuff393]

Good morning from Godley Texas, your videos are always informative and inspirational. You possess amazing carpenter and problem solving skills. Another great project. Stay safe and happy travels 😎

[@SlimPotatohead]

Good Morning Texas!

[@happydays59]

Love your bench/couch, looks 👌🏻. ❤️✌🏻🇨🇦

[@jwong88]

Hi slim I've been watching your videos for years and I love watching your DIY builds. I still think your portable stove is the best I've ever seen and this bench is aesthetically beautiful and functional. Don't change. Yours from a stranger from the UK.

[@MrCPPG]

I have lots of scrap log and dried saplings on my property. You have definitely given me some ideas.

[@Troutay]

you need to make a foot stool/coffee table now. Great job Slim!

[@Judy-fi7ce]

The bench/couch turned out well and is very attractive. Making it from free scrap wood is a bonus. The wooden pegs to hold it together were clever. Reminded me of Dick Proenneke's "Alone in the Wilderness" where he made everything from wood.

[@kristinichols2216]

Yay, new video!! Thanks Slim!! 🎉 Love it💞

[@ginabrown3901]

I doubt there is anybody else as creative and as purposely as you Slim!! Oodles of admiration are being sent your way!.🎉😮😅

[@Jo-uy6pl]

beautiful bench! enjoy your view of the forest!🐿🐇

[@glynnisross7974]

The new bench looks absolutely wonderful, and the idea of turning it into a couch - priceless! See you soon.

[@azclaimjumper]

I love watching DIY projects that come together. Surely your neighbor enjoys visiting so they can see how things are coming along. Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada.

[@janicepaisley6799]

Your bench/sofa is beautiful ! " don't give yourself a vasectomy ! " lol. I love your sense of humour . Thank you for always giving me a good giggle .

[@richardnwilson]

Great video thank you! If you decide to make more log furniture I would recommend cutting your trees and de-barking in the spring after the sap starts flowing, you won't believe how easy the bark comes off! Once your get your fingers under an edge you can often pull off huge sheets at a time without using any tools at all. And as a bonus no bugs and it dries much faster.

[@russellbrumbaugh1767]

I love the new to you couch you made and you have me laughing all the time as I watch your video

[@afroggo3843]

Looks good Slim. Always good when you make your own from what some people call rubbish!

[@projekt6_official]

Hey Slim, If you knock the corners off the end of the logs before starting the tenon cutter and start the drill a little before you make contact, it makes it much easier. The vasectomy comment caught me off guard and got a good laugh out of me. :) Smart solution for the missing knot! Final result is fantastic! May you enjoy it for years to come :)

[@micamp45hc99]

Good job Slim. A four person table would be a cool video!

[@davros517]

Quick tip for the tennon cutter, cut the end of the wood into a cone before using the tennon cutter - makes alignment and starting the tennon cutter a whole lot easier. Thanks for the video

[@alexanderlawson1649]

Stop apologising for the outstanding work that you do, embrace the reality . Most of us would feel like masters of the Earth if we could do what you have achieved with the cabin. Its a priviledge to be a part of you're journey.

[@championslayers]

Fantastic reuse of the a-liner cushions. Such a cool callback to your origins on KZbin.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

I did get my tools out. I live in a bedroomless small apartment and I wanted to make a murphy Japanese capsule hotel room. Takes no more room than a 30" deep closed but opens up to a double bed size with sound proofing for when you live in the big city, and a light sleeper like me, a must have.

[@theresadupuis8475]

SLIM GREAT WORK GREAT LAUGHS 😅YOU ARE GREAT

[@chrishelms1967]

Pretty impressive 👍

[@BillMartre-uq1gg]

looks really good, it suits the cabin.Thanks once again for sharing

[@terriwilson511]

Well done. I love how you use nature in your remodel. I personally love the look. Take a bow sir Well done

[@susanstrickland6774]

Definitely enjoyed the video. Honesty , humor, witty and educational. Like how you always recycle. That couch/bench is perfect!! Dual purpose. Saving those cushions eas smart. Had two Aliners, those cushions are dense and made to last. 🙂👍👍

[@dewdropn5619]

Way cool Slim! Perfect bench/couch for your cabin. While constructing, you created excellent of fire starter/kindling material for your wood burning heater. Stay safe. 🕊

[@karenhorn8876]

Now you need to add a footstool when indoors! Love the bench!

[@smithcon]

Good monring from Oregon! Always happy to see another Slim video. Was thinking you were doing a little benchwarming when I didn't see a post yesterday. Turns out I was right! P.S. I think the Pine-Abner bench would be a fine name for your new creation.

[@MrLangDog]

Wow!!! Chiseling out those areas!! You underplayed how much work that was. Well done!!!

[@herbieg.1819]

The A-liner memories will always be part you slim..😅❤

[@leooosterhof241]

Great job building the bench

[@idaliacorrea3414]

The bench is better than Going to a furniture store. I love it👍👍

[@campfirerob1089]

always enjoy this channel, thanks

[@ralphthomas5798]

Every time I see a hurricane headed up that way I think of you riding out one in your little trailer that was interesting 😬at least it was interesting from my family room 😎

[@pattiwhite9575]

Bless you heart. That is a project for beers.

[@hgj2019]

Sounds like the Red Green show with all the background chainsaw sounds between 2:20 and 3:00. I like it! 😄

[@thomasaccuntius9946]

You could try another bench project. The way they made chairs in colonial days was they made the seat bottoms from un-dried wood, usually pine. Then the legs were made from extra dry maple. What would happen is the seats would start to dry, making the holes smaller. Then the legs, would swell from absorbing moisture. This would make the joints very tight without glue. As far as the bugs, the wood needs to be heat treated to kill them.

[@richstanton8545]

A couple of pieces of Abner live on!! 👍👍

[@dianapagan8991]

Slim, it doesn't matter to me. I like every bit of videos you do.

[@larryparson9609]

Get-R - Done Slim 😊 thanks again nice

[@johnnylightning1491]

Nice bench Slim. It would be nice if they would put a drill in the middle of that tenon tool to help locate it when you first start. Keep the good stuff coming.

[@rl5271]

WOW! I'm impressed with your log furniture skill. That is a fantastic bench. I recognized the cushions and they are perfect for it I bought my first Aliner because you and your videos made it so so easy to fix and upgrade. That was almost 4 years ago and now I'm on ALiner #2. Little did I know that, just like buying my first boat, the first ALiner came with a dose of "2 foot-itis"! 😊 Thanks for all the great videos, hints, tips and suggestions on camping, the ALiners and the cabin. My best wishes are for you to continue doing what you most enjoy and doing it safely. The door to my house and my Aliner will always open for you. Magic Man Nashville, TN

[@thizizliz]

That's perfect for your application. The price was right too. I suspect we'll see more log cabin style construction in the future. This piece is well suited and will add to your enjoyment of the cabin.

[@LollyGaggler]

I just love the way you narrate your videos.... a samurai on a caffeine buzz 😂😅😊 Great content!!

[@rayc5079]

Nice project !!

[@chuckrf1502]

Very nice, Slim.

[@flyinggyros9745]

What a great project with material you have on your property. It looks great. Alan

[@marianfrances4959]

Now there's an awesome project! 👍😎🇨🇦

[@lindaroyal8161]

Damn nice bench! Nicely done, it looks great, perfect fit for your signature cabin/cottage. Suggestion - Your little cabin/cottage needs a name and a cool sign!

[@jeanschultz8857]

Very nice projects Next a footrest to go with the couch

[@cherylfarrell1638]

That bench looks damn close to being a professional build you’re good I really enjoyed this video