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Build A Wood Picnic Table And Bench. Cut four lengths of timber with 45 degree ends long enough to. Price will vary from lumber retailers. Make one to the dimensions shown in the drawing below. This Old House has a free picnic table plan available that will help you build a classic American picnic table with attached benches.
2015-12-04 Collapsible Wooden Picnic Table Design This unique plan of picnic table allows you to fold it into a single bench seat. This Old House has a free picnic table plan available that will help you build a classic American picnic table with attached benches. Cut the 24 slats at the right dimensions using the information from the diagram. Cut four legs from 2x8s mitering the top and bottom of each leg 22 degrees. Line up your three tabletop pieces just like you did for the benches. Draw a 60-degree cutting angle at each end of the legs.
The specifics of how to build a picnic table is outlined pretty well in the source website so Ill just recap my picnic table building experience.
Cut the table legs about an inch longer than needed so you can level them later. With this plan you can expect to spend 4 hours and under 100. Fix horizontal pieces d and e to pieces b and c with screws and exterior wood glue. Downloadable PDF plans are 9 pages prints on 8 12. Youll need a circular saw belt sander electric drill a 1-in. Pre-drill the screw holes through the horizontal pieces.