How to Build Bench Seating Along a Wall Going Around a Corner

Adjust the miter saw to cut a 45-degree angle by turning the saw until the saw gauge reads 45-degrees. Lock the miter saw in place.

Lay the 2-by-12-by-96-inch boards, one at a time, flat on the table of the miter saw. Saw one end of each 2-by-12-by-96-inch long board at a 45-degree angle using the miter saw.

Sand the cut end of each board with a fine-grit sanding block until the surface of the wood is completely smooth.

Stand two 2-by-12-by-16-inch boards parallel to each other with the 2-by-12-inch ends flat on a work surface. Space the inside edges of the boards 84 1/2 inches apart. Repeat this process to place the remaining two 2-by-12-by-16-inch boards on the work surface in the same manner. These are the two sets of legs for the bench seating.

Place one 2-by-12-by-96-inch board on top of each pair of legs. The boards should be positioned so that the 45-degree angled ends will come together to from a 90-degree angle so the bench will wrap around the corner wall. The straight end of each board should be flush with the outside edges of the outside leg in each pair of legs. The inside leg of each pair of legs should be positioned so that the outside edge is at the beginning of where the 45-degree angle begins. These are the seat boards.

Hammer square head nails through the seat boards into the top ends of the leg boards every two to four inches to fasten the seat boards to each pair of legs.

Center one 2-by-6-by-84 1/2-inch between the legs in each assembly. The 2-by-84 1/2-inch edge should be flush with the bottom of the seat boards in each assembly. The 2-by-6-inch ends should be flush against the inside edges of the legs. These are the center supports.

Hammer three evenly spaced square head nails through the legs into the ends of the center supports.

Place the seat assemblies on each wall of the corner so that the mitered ends join together to form a 90-degree bench assembly that wraps around the corner to provide seating going along each wall of the corner.

Center the angle brackets on the front and back edges of the underside of the seat boards where they join together at the corner. Drive the screws that were included with the angle brackets through the mounting holes in the brackets into the bottom of the seats using a screw gun.

Brush an even coat of shellac onto the bench assembly with a natural bristle brush Allow the shellac to dry for 24 hours and apply a second coat. Wait 48 hours after the second coat has been applied before using the bench.