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Even though I’m trying to build more stuff on my own, I’m DIY-challenged.

So today I saw these 2x4 chair ends.

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I liked the overall idea, but I didn’t like the material these chair ends were made from. They’re made from resin and they looked cheap.

I guess my question is: what are these called and does this exist in another material besides plastic?

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  • you could paint them, then they would look a lot better. i've seen metal ones too, but not as a kit w/o wood.
    – dandavis
    Commented Feb 2, 2020 at 3:19
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    that is not a chair ... google park bench ends
    – jsotola
    Commented Feb 2, 2020 at 3:27
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    Isn't the answer right in the Amazon listing? "Bench ends" yields a huge number of search results.
    – isherwood
    Commented Feb 2, 2020 at 3:49
  • Contrarian voice: I've had bench thingies like that for a few years, and they're perfectly durable. Aesthetics is up to you, of course.
    – Aloysius Defenestrate
    Commented Feb 2, 2020 at 16:44
  • You might as well paint them, otherwise UV light will eat them after a few years.
    – Harper - Reinstate Monica
    Commented Feb 3, 2020 at 7:47

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What you have there is the modern soulless crappy plastic injection molded version and the old classy cast iron bench ends.

Do a search for cast iron bench ends and you will find a world of benches and bench ends from basic to elaborate and ornate.

Go out a find a pair Paint them black and ad some oak slats, your DIY street cred will go up considerably.

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  • Oak slats - yes. Anything furniture made with pine 2 x 4s will look like a 12 year old made it.
    – Mattman944
    Commented Feb 2, 2020 at 8:20
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Park bench is what we call them , I have one made of cast iron, I have seen them made out of tube steel and concrete also. As many plastic chairs as I have seen broken I would want the cast iron or tube steel , the concrete ones were super heavy.

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