trying to make bench for my wife

My wife found an old barn beam, and asked me to make her a bench. She wanted me to find some old legs, but i looked online and they cost way too much for me. I went to a local flea market and found some fireplace tools that had neat handles, and i thought they would work well as legs after i cut them to the correct length.

I was wondering if someone could help me with an ideal way to secure them into the wood block. I figured I could drill a hole and glue them somehow, but i don't know what kind of glue to use. My wife suggested I drill a bigger hole, fill it with cement and set the legs in that way. I have no idea how to approach this problem, and would really like to make it work out somehow.

If anyone has an ideas they would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

Welcome to the forums!

A hole drilled slightly smaller than the rod should keep them secure [kind of like a nail] but have you given any consideration to how the legs will set on the floor/ground? A small foot can damage the floor or sink into the ground if it's to be outside.