Just built this swing for my wife and I in our back yard! Only changes I made was a slightly larger roof for more shade, a curtain on the back for more shade, and I drilled out holes in the bottoms of the legs so I could drive stakes into the ground. It’s gets windy in Utah! I’m loving your content April!

AW, you're certainly an inspiration. I'm 57 yrs young and not an experience woodworker ( newbie, very excited), but I've learned so much from you. Thank you.

@youarehere1251

3 жыл бұрын

You always tell yourself: What’s the worst can happen? And it’s done.

So wish I had a view to put something like this! Great project for some chilled out beer drinking :)

April, this is a wonderful project. You have a knack for building things along with your creative problem solving. And as I have said on a previous video, watching you and Cody interact when you call for his "man-strength" is priceless!

Hi April, I know you said there is nothing special about the lumber and that it could be purchased at the big box store--but what makes it special is that you share your videos with all of us--really appreciate what you do

I really like how that looks. The roof was a nice touch.

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you so much for posting this. I appreciate all the time you put into these videos and your projects!!!!

that's what I need for my backyard thanks April for sharing your video and have a wonderful day God bless you and all your family

Love this frame, just what our garden needs. thank you for sharing.

Thanks! I was really looking forward to this video. Excellent, as usual! Cheers! (also, I really dug the decorative ends you cut on the 4x4s)

great project April, love how the finish turned out!

Nice build April! You're one of four makers and woodworkers who get the thumbs up before I even watch the video. Always good content and interesting to watch. ;)

awesome project APRIL.👍👍 can't wait to see you building your shop

Great build April, glad to see you put the swing to some new use! Keep the great vids coming!

April I watch all your videos and they are fantastic! You are amazing at what you do and you have great attention to detail! looking forward to your next post

I absolutely love this & can't wait to build it. I don't have a porch but would love a swing.

I want to thank you April for listening to the requests of your subscribers, i know i was one of thoes who requested this video, and i very much appreciate your take on this project. (written even before I have watched the video)

Great job April, Very nice design !!! Thanks a bunch, Cliff

This is an AWESOME swing frame design April! It's so nice to have a different style of swing frame than just an "A" frame design. It looks good and it's stable. What more could we ask for? Keep Up the Great Work April!!!

Love your builds! You inspire me to build! Thank you!

You are Awesome April! Great project!

Great idea and build. Nice job on the project. Thank you for sharing!!

Thanks April. I followed your design and we’ve enjoyed our porch swing all summer long. One minor modification I made was using a threaded eye bolt with a washer and nut through the top header to hang our swing on.

I love your swing! Growing up my grandparents had a gliding, two seater, wooden swing. I loved that swing. I may attempt your swing this summer if time allows!

Super job, what great project!! You Always leave me food for thought!! Looks like there might be swing in my future!!

Beautiful workmanship. Good luck.

Well done, April. Lovely view!

Fantastic April! Got both sets of plans. Now on to the build it to surprise my beautiful wife! Thanks so much for your hard work and supplying the materials lists. Gotta go to register and win that sprayer! 😂

Love it. Well done April.

This is exactly the plans I am looking for! Can't wait to try it!

This is an awesome build! I can't wait to make this for my yard! Thanks for sharing!

As always a nice straight forward build with good design. Well done!

April, another awesome video! Thank you :)

Great job April. Love your new view !!

Very nice, as always. That roof was such a good idea. Great project, April.

Beautiful! This may end up looking very nice next to my fire pit...

Very nice April, love the roof :). You truly are a gifted carpenter.

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

: ) Thanks

@vjgrevem

7 жыл бұрын

April, I didn't catch how you did the center ridge on the roof. Please describe. Thanks

Keep up the good work/fun projects April

Awesome job April! .... between the flipping and sticking the landing, the twisting in the eye bolts and an excellent finish, I almost feel like I've just watched a gymnastics event! 😁

@aligned4good

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the laughter! That was funny!

Awesome job April!

That was great! I have 2 porch swings and didn't know what to do! Thank you, you make all of that look so easy!

Love this project April!

This is amazing! You are such an inspiration. I love all your work and your videos! Thanks April!

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

: ) Thank you, that's great to hear!

Awesome design! Great work as always! Been following you for a while. Been a homesteader for a while, past raising chickens... woodworking is a huge need. I love your attitude and never give up.. it can always be better!

Very nice! Well done, I think I will have to build one of these. My wife would love it!

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

Happy wife, happy life. ;)

Girl you're amazing!

You should get a lot of enjoyment in the mornings and evenings with that view. Very well done.

Great work, thanks for taking the time and sharing!!!!

I like the design. Great build!

Great project, love the roof for shad!! Keep building cool stuff👍

This is great April been looking at building this sort of frame for my garden, nice work!

The out takes almost got very interesting at the end!

Amazing job!

That came out awesome keep up the great work I love watching you do different projects gives me ideas to do around my house

Awesome video April!

Beautiful work !!

Well done as always April. Nice to have a view to look at with your swing. Cool!

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I do love just sitting and looking at it. Very relaxing.

Respect April. Well done as always. I've wrangled heavy awkward builds solo and see myself pulling the same tricks.

looks really good just love all your projects and videos

I love it. I hope we can have where we're moving this weekend.

Awesome build, keep up the good work.

Wow, very nice...you are a natural. You have really good instincts and ingenuity about improvising. .I have already gotten so many ideas just from watching you. Thanks a bunch and keep DIY-ing it for US!!

The roof is a nice touch! You can swing in the rain!!

Another great idea for a project, thanks.

Fantastic job

I m blown away... very well made

Very beautiful made, I like the way you make it look. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family

Real nice swing great job 👍👌😎, Looking forward to seeing your next project 👍😎.

I love porch swings. This one is lovely😃

Looks great April

Hi April :) Way cool seeing ya spray and awesome build on the swing! Love that view!

thanks, great project and you make me think I could do something similar. Thanks again

I love the add ons at the end bloopers etc

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

; )

I was looking at buying one of these today but having seen your video I think I could do it myself using your plans. Great job and thanks

good job. love your work and channel. can't wait for your next video.

Great Job. Looks awesome

Great video as always!

Looks super stable!

Totally love this. Thank you

another great build you got get ideas for swings.keep up the great video's

Very awesome video and very awesome swing project

As always, great work April! Mighty nice of Fuji to send a unit for a giveaway.

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

Yep! They are the best.

Just taking in all the beautiful scenery, oh yeah, Texas is nice too.

April you really sold me this time on the Super Jaws.. Great job here.... However I can't watch this project and not mention a life changing moment about a porch swing. My wife almost lost her foot when the lag screw worked its way loose and the swing dropped on her foot which unfortunately was under the swing at that moment. My suggestion here is to use a threaded i bolt with a nut and washer on top whenever possible with these connections.

@hayden_8755

7 жыл бұрын

pjdambra good idea

@r.d.k.909

7 жыл бұрын

And then use a Lock nut. PS is the chain connection really noisy when you swing back-and-forth? Didn't sound too pleasant right at the end there. Must be someway to make it silent.

@aserta

7 жыл бұрын

Yep. That's the untold danger of swings. If it fails, it can grab your leg and that's nothing nice about it. As a kid, we used to have a metal one, very sturdy, it could take 5 of us tikes in and swing really high in the air (as all mad kids would do). One day, the main bearing holder snapped and deposited 4 of us squarely on our asses. My sister, lost her shoe, which was found folded in half under the thing. A reminder that had she had her leg further under the swing, say had it broken on a front swung motion..yeah. They can be dangerous, especially when they are large.

@TroiOi78

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the quality comment/advice. Planning to build one of these and I like your idea. The safer the better!

@Iexpedite1

7 жыл бұрын

pjdambra my wife's grandfather has done carpentry work his entire life. He hung a swing in a sun porch he had built. For some reason he screwed hooks into the particle board ceiling. They pulled out while two people were sitting on it but fortunately no one was hurt. He then put the hooks into the studs. Another family member and I were on the swing several years later. I noticed the hooks were starting to straighten out. I told him to purchase heavier hardware. He re-bent the hooks and put them back up...I don't sit in his swing anymore.

LOOKS GREAT

Very nice & good job April. I enjoy all your vlogs! May God Bless you aleays.

Awesome job

awesome build

Looks great! Gives me an idea for a gate I'm building.

Awesome build April love the video, your property looks beautiful.( new sub)

Girl is there anything you can't do , love it Thank You

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

Not when I want to. ; )

Great project and video! thanks

Aloha! April, awesome video! You have such a huge backyard, a lot of space to build your new expanded work shop. I look forward each time you post a video, you make each job look so so easy! Aloha from Hawaii! Ron

Great build!

Definitely going to put this set of plans in my woodworking binder. Thank you for sharing so many awesome ideas!! :D

@AprilWilkerson

7 жыл бұрын

; ) Sure thing

Great job April

love the shirt! Nick would be proud

So awesome. kudos.

Beautiful!

Very cool April!