Oak Swings

Our swings are made from premium quality oak, handcrafted for years of use and available in 2 sizes, medium and large.

These swings are suitable for children and adults and add a lovely feature to any garden. They look great personalised with childrens names, house names or sayings e.g. UP UP & AWAY, REACH FOR THE STARS etc.

We use only use prime quality (no knots or splits) oak that has been thoroughly kiln dried. The medium oak swing is made from one single piece of solid oak and the large from two. All our timber is FSC 100% (Global Forest Certification System) so is all ethically sourced from sustainable forests. (Documentation is available).

The ropes are polyhemp which gives very long life whilst being soft on the hands and still retaining that traditional look and feel. We hand splice the ropes to add an additional feature to this attractive swing. they are spliced over seven times on each side and the ends heat sealed to prevent fraying. Braking strain for this rope is 5.5 tonnes and there are two of them – so pretty strong!

Large = 80cm (31.5 inches) length x 28cm (11 inches) width x 4.5cm (1.75 inches) thickness. 8 metres (26.25 ft) of 24mm ( 1 inch) rope
Medium = 65cm (25.5 inches) length x 20cm (8 inches) width x 4.5cm thickness. 6 metres (19.69 ft) of 20mm (0.75 inch) rope.

You will need to tie the ends to a suitable branch using a bowline knot (a quick search on YouTube will give you plenty of help and advice about securing your swing plus we will send a leaflet with your order explaining the usual ways of fixing your swing to a branch including some important safety information.

RING END FITTINGS – Marine grade stainless steel fittings for our swings.

My ring end fittings make hanging or taking down the swings quick and easy. This optional extra involves splicing a steel ring to the end of each of the hanging ropes,  two additional rings and two carabiners so all you need to do is wrap the rope three or more times around the branch and attach back onto the rope as shown in the image.

Please note it is the customers’ responsibility to hang the swing correctly.

If you require more engraving than the number of characters shown, please contact me and I will be happy to discuss your requirements.

Extra rope is available if you have a high branch, please message for more details.

We always respond quickly to any questions so please feel free to drop me a line  chris@oakathome.co.uk