The American Woodshop. American Ladder-Back Rocker and Iron-Backed Garden Bench. Episode 5 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. See how to convert a ladder-back chair into a rocker the easy way.

The wooden garden bench as we know it, however, originated in the early part of the 20th century. British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens ’s oak Thakeham bench, shown above, first appeared around 1903.

This American golden oak hall bench has been in Randy Pfiefer's family since the 1960s. The wood came into vogue for fine furniture after the Civil War, when walnut, the ...

Meet the designer turning Scots oak into fine garden furniture. Angus Ross’s one-off benches are hand-crafted for longevity. ... A handmade garden bench might cost £2,000.