Winter Projects

We have been very busy this winter even though we have not been able to get out on the golf course much with the all the snow we have had. Every year we sand and stain all the amenities from the golf course. This is done to protect the wood from the outside elements for the upcoming golf season. This year we're also making new benches to replace all the old ones. These will be installed hole by hole throughout this spring. Below you can see the process of how we make the benches.

The First step is to rip the log in half, this is done with a jig that rests on a ladder for a level cut.

Then we plane and sand the logs to make sure they're level and smooth.

Here we notched out areas so we have a flat area to attach the legs.

Then for each leg we cut two pieces of rebar 8" long to securely attach the legs to the bottom of the bench.

The last step is to apply about five coats of polyurethane to the areas that aren't protected by the bark.