Easy-to-Build Outdoor Projects by Editors of Popular Woodworking Magazine

Author:Editors of Popular Woodworking Magazine [Author Name]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4403-2660-8
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Supplies

• 2 bolts, 1⁄2″ × 4"

• 12 bolts, 1⁄2″ × 3"

• 14 nuts, 1⁄2″

• 28 washers, 1⁄2″

• 200 screws, 2 1⁄2″

MAKING THE CUTS

This picnic table is going to be our dining room table. After painting it black, I covered the tabletop with my favorite food and beer memorabilia I’ve collected as a food blogger, mostly six-pack covers. Then, to protect the stuff, we covered the tabletop with some thin Plexiglas. It looks great.

However, you might have different plans for your picnic table. Say, a picnic perhaps? In that case you’ll want to purchase pressure-treated pine or a rot-resistant species, such as redwood (pricey!) or white oak (still pricey). We used white pine, which was cheap. You can use white pine as well, as long as you paint the table and maintain the paint job. Our table is going to live a long, cushy table life indoors.

The table requires about a dozen 2×6×8s, some 21⁄2″ screws and some hex-head bolts, washers and matching nuts. Oh, and you’ll need a long afternoon or a few friends. I brought the beer—for after the work was done. Don’t drink and drill.

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