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Outdoor Sofa
A custom-designed and built porch couch — because outdoor furniture is overpriced
June 2024 Ben Jacobson (CAD) · Noah Jacobson (Design/Construction)
Background
Motivation
Outdoor furniture is absurdly expensive for what it is. A basic porch couch runs $400–800 at retail. Building one from standard lumber costs a fraction of that and results in something more durable.
Process
I designed the frame in Onshape, constraining every dimension to standard lumber sizes so all cuts could be made from 2x4s and 2x6s from Home Depot — no ripping, no custom widths.
Construction
Noah contributed to the design and led most of the physical construction. The frame went together in a single weekend.