Rest in the country with children can be made even more enjoyable by providing the site with interesting elements and structures.
This is a barbecue corner, and a playground or a whole complex.
In this article we will look at the manufacture and assembly of a wooden swing for giving with your own hands, drawings and photos of various construction options.
Blueprints
Advantages in self-manufacturing facilities mass:
- the choice of a design convenient and functional on own taste and desire;
- natural wood product is eco-friendly and durable (with appropriate processing);
- cost savings (the purchase of the finished product is always higher, besides, there is not always a guarantee of quality);
- the tree will harmoniously fit into the atmosphere of the dacha, and a canopy over the structure will allow you to enjoy dimensional rocking and fresh air without the risk of getting burned under the scorching sun.
Did you know? In Ecuador, in Banos, there is a swing, while riding on them, brave tourists can soar over an abyss more than 2000 m deep and admire the view of the Tungurahua volcano.
Garden swing from a tree with your own hands, you can make different formats, below are the drawings of the most interesting options. 
Required materials and tools
For a garden swing with your own hands from wood, it is better to use a pine plank and a bar, which is already soaked with antiseptic material.
Also need:
- screws of different lengths or furniture bolts;
- carbines;
- chain coated with anti-corrosion compound;
- anchor with rings;
- sandpaper.
We advise you to read about how to build a gazebo in the country, as well as the advantages of polycarbonate gazebos and how to make it yourself.
Instruments:
- gon;
- tape measure and pencil;
- building level;
- screwdriver;
- electric drill;
- jigsaw;
- electric plane.
- pistol clamp.
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Step-by-step instruction
Before you do the swing with your own hands, you need to decide on the design of the support, so that it is reliable and stable.
The selected construction of the swing described below will have support in the form of a letter - “A”.
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Support legs
In order for the swing to be stable, the width between the two supporting components is calculated more than a minimum by half a meter of bench seat width.
Calculate the length, taking into account that the structure will be dug into the ground.
We customize the board to the required dimensions, place them on a straight surface (on the floor) in the position in which they will be assembled, measure the width of the base and the angle at the top of the future stand. 
In the upper part of the two racks will be fastened together by a transverse bar. Therefore, the angle is measured, taking into account this detail, the easiest way to make measurements for cutting off excess wood is to attach a short bar of the same width to the parts of the supports put together, with a pencil to draw a line marking. 
Use an electric fretsaw to cut off excess parts, to collect all the details together. Fix the clamp for complete immobility and make sure that the bottom of the rack is not skewed, then the level is useful, remove the excess. 
In the same way make the second rack.
Next, take up the top timber.
The board of the desired size can be rounded at the edges protruding from the attachment for aesthetics. 
Next, we assemble the support: before screwing in the bolts or screws, make sure that all the corners of the structure correspond to the calculations. 
The rack is not ready yet: it will need additional side rails for reliability. A bar of a suitable length is tried on to the bottom of the rack, the distance from the floor corresponds to the level of the future suspended bench. 
Pencil mark the cut lines, making sure with the help of the level that there is no skew. Secure the prepared crossbar in the right place and fasten it with a clamp and bolt it. 
In the same way, make and install the crossbars in the upper corner of the rack about 20 cm below the attachment point. Add fasteners at the top for final fixation - the swing is ready. 
Important! Remember, all fasteners must be galvanized: it will save wood from cracks, prolong the service life of a wooden product.
Bench
Getting down to the bench. In order not to miss anything in the manufacture of a swing to the country with their own hands, check with the diagrams and drawings. 
Make the details of the frame for the bench of the desired size, grind and grind them, mark and carve the grooves in the right places. Don't forget about armrests, they can be made curly. 
Then the frame needs to be assembled and fixed with a clamp (one tool is indispensable here) in order to more accurately calculate the width and length of the backrest and seat parts. Start making parts for a wooden swing bench; it's easy to make them yourself; the main thing is to make measurements accurately.
Two long parts with a groove, machined along (for the slats) and spikes on the ends. A thin planochka narrowed on one side (under the width of the groove) and equal in width to two bases will be needed during assembly to close the groove of the groove between the lamellae. Cut the slat into chopik equal to the width of the gap between the lamellae. 
Further make lamellas, depending on the length of your bench on the back of them will be from 10 to 12 pieces, located perpendicular to the basics, do not forget to carve the spikes at both ends under the grooves made in the basics. 
For the seat, make slats longer by the length of the bench; they will be parallel to the longer bases of the seat. The number of lamellas also corresponds to the width of the seat. 
All parts are ready, proceed to the assembly of the bench.
Assemble the back: one of the bases set the groove up, mark with a pencil the location of the slats. Spread the groove marks and place all the lamellas alternately, and then the chops covering the gaps between them. 
Also secure the upper base with glue and fix the assembled back with clamps. 
Next, assemble, missed all the grooves with glue, and fasten the frame for the bench with bolts. Place the prepared back on the frame, and place the spikes in the grooves of the two side frame guides with glue. 
Grind, grind, fix with a seat lamella glue and press down with a clamp. 
Swings made of wood with their own hands are almost ready, it remains to install the suspension and canopy.
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Suspension mount
Install chain fastenerson which the swing will hold. 
Screw the first pair of anchors into the backrest beam, the second into the front beam of the seat, at the top fasten the suspension rings with carbines. 
The advantage of a wooden swing for giving, made with your own hands according to your own drawings, is visible in everything, even in the choice of mounting for the suspension. What is convenient carbines: skipping a chain through it, you can change the angle of the shop, removing or adding the length of the chain.
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Canopy
The canopy can be made in the form of a house at a slight angle, you can cover it with any available material. In length and width, it should be slightly larger than the perimeter of the finished swing. 
An example of a canopy construction in the figure below.
Important! So that the product will serve you for a long time and not be exposed to external influence, open it with varnish.
In order to fix the whole structure, it is installed with the ends of a support in the pits at least half a meter deep and concreted;
On the seat of a suspended bench sofa can put pillows, buy or sew themed pillowcases.
In conclusion, several options for the swing for giving, made with your own hands from the improvised or remaining after the construction of funds, their photos. 
