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Garden Bridge - Build Wood
Garden Bridge
Design Idea USA Free Plans
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How to build an
Arched Garden Bridge
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Water garden - Backyard bridge plans - Garden stream -
Woodworking projects - Outdoor structures |
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Build a Japanese arched Garden Bridge or a Curved
footbridge
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In summer 2012, I built a wooden
arched garden bridge.
22 feet long to cross my garden stream.
The creek splits my 200 feet long backyard.
Reach the other side of the
creek was not useful for us.
I did't find anything on Internet to help
me. So, I share my project with you... if this
building project can help some gardeners or landscapers. |
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Arched backyard bridge step-by-step building
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Beams used to build laminated arch beam |
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Arched Garden Bridge
How to build Japanese
garden bridge |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Recycled roof trusses beams.
Length: 8'. |
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How to build a chepa garden bridge |
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Decorative Garden Bridge
Making the garden bridge
stringers |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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To make the curve shape,
using a small wooden spruce board 12'
1" X 3" as template. The board is easily
foldable. It can be stabilized with screws. |
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Build the garden bridge stringers |
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Drawing the arch for the bridge
Handcrafted Garden Bridge
Idea |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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The board that serves as a template to trace the
curve of our beam (arch).
Top view. |
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Drawing the arch for the garden bridge |
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Bridge over a Pond
Backyard bridge plan design
idea |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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The curve is drawn with a carpenter's pencil, we
are now ready for sawing. |
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Backyard Bridge Plan |
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Build cheap Garden Bridge
Cedar Garden Bridge Idea |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Sawing beams with industrial bandsaw considering
the thickness of the beams. For this step, a
helper was needed.
In total, I get 4 curved beams that will be used
in the structure of the bridge deck. |
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Ornamental garden Bridge Design |
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Backyard Arched Garden Bridge
Fish Pond bridge Plan |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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To which a beam sawn give the arched bridge. |
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Build decorative garden bridge |
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Japanese Garden bridge
Build decorative garden
bridge |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Must keep the other part of the
beam. |
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Assembling the both parts of the arch beam |
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Pond Bridge Design
Wooden Koi Pond Bridge Plan |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Assembling the part sawn.
We have a perfect arch
to construct a wooden garden bridge
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Water Garden Bridge |
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Arch of the bridge
Water Gardening Bridge Idea |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Sandblasting of parts to remove imperfections
logs during cutting. |
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How to build an arched creek bridge |
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Creek Footbridge
Build a garden bridge over
a creek |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Gluing and screwing both parts to make arch. |
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Arched garden Bridge Design Idea |
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Making Garden Bridge Arches
Fish Pond bridge building
guide |
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Make the laminated
arch beams or stringers: |
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Stain wooden arches with preservative or
protective timber product.
The four beams arches are ready for
installation.
Note: beams (timbers) 10', 2" X 12" could also
be used. |
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