Cypress swing

[jconner337]

Originally Posted by Gerald

It looks great......... but tell me what yall think

I am a little concerned with the strength of the wood around the Eye-bolt.

The "strength" comes from how much wood is above where the bolt is screwed into the wood. It looks like the wood is only about 1/2 inch thick and the bold is going "with the grain" and not across the grain, which means it is not very strong.

Suggestion..... mount a piece of flat bar [or L-shaped bracket] on the bottom side of that 2x4 and connect an Eye-bolt to the flat bar. You could cut off a couple inches of the 2x4 if you want to keep the total with of the swing the same.

You know I never thought of that and what your saying makes sense. I just assumed since I put 3" eyebolts it would be plenty song enough. I will keep a close eye on it though. I really appreciate your feedback!

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