Build The Best Picnic Table Ever! (Instructional/How To)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- This is how you build the best picnic table ever! How to build best picnic table ever is easy. Buy good wood to build the best picnic table. Buy stainless bolts, washer and nuts for build the best picnic table. Always make sure you have the proper tools to build the best picnic table. Take the time, and is staining the picnic table make sure to sand properly. Do not skimp when build the best picnic table. Make sure the picnic bench's on the side are also sanded, etc. This picnic table is 8 feet long by 37 inches wide. It is a nice size. So below are the instructions and how to build the best picnic table ever!
Materials Used:
4" Screws:
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2.5" Screws:
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Stainless Carriage Bolts:
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Stainless Washers:
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Stainless Lock Washers:
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Stainless Bolts:
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Oil Based Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner:
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Danish Oil (Light Walnut):
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Oil Based Spar Urethane (Satin):
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12" Skil Saw Miter Saw:
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Steps and how to build the best picnic table:
1. Lay out the top of the picnic table by setting four 8-foot-long 2x10 boards edge-to-edge. Be sure the best-looking surface of each board is facing down.
2. Place nails between the picnic table boards to act as spacers.
3. Cut three 2x4 cleats to 32 inches long. Miter-cut both ends of each cleat to 45 degrees. Sand ends smooth on edges.
4. Apply liquid nail adhesive to the picnic table 2x10s across the center of the 8-foot-long tabletop where the cleat will lay.
5. Set a 2x4 cleat into the adhesive and fasten it down to the picnic table boards with 2½-inch-long decking screws.
6. Glue and screw down the remaining 2x4 cleats, positioning each 16 inches from the end of the picnic table tabletop.
7. Cut the picnic table legs from pressure-treated 2x8s. Trim the picnic table leg ends to 28 degrees.
8. Cut and fasten a 2x8 cross brace to each pair of legs, forming two A-frame assemblies. I set mine so that the legs are in line with the top edge 45 degree cut of the 2x4 cleates or 4 3/4" from edge of table on each side. Apply so that the top edge where the benches will go is at 15.5" (or around there based on your desired picnic bench height). If you like your kitchen chairs, measure then and set picnic bench height accordingly.
9. Apply construction adhesive to the top, inside surface of the legs, then attach the A-frame leg assemblies to the 2x4 cleats with 4-inch-long decking screws. Mine came out to 4 3/4" from the edge on each side.
10. Cut and install two 2x4 diagonal braces to the underside of the tabletop. Screw the diagonal braces to the tabletop and to the cross brace on the leg assemblies.
11. Fortify the connection between the cross brace and legs with ⅜-inch-diameter x 3½-inch-long galvanized carriage bolts. Install two bolts to each leg. I used washers and locking washer to secure the connection.
12. Use an adjustable wrench or impact drill to tighten hex nuts onto the carriage bolts, then peen over the bolt ends with a hammer to prevent the nuts from loosening. Flip over the picnic table and set it on its feet.
13. Cut two 2x6 seat boards and three 2x4 cleats for each picnic table bench seat. Glue and screw the cleats to the underside of the 2x6s.
14. Apply adhesive to the top edges of the cross braces that extend out from the picnic table legs. Set the bench seats on top of the braces.
15. Fasten the seats to the braces with 2½-inch-long decking screws.
16. Sand everything with 150 grit and finish briefly with 220 grit.
Staining and Painting:
You can finish this picnic table any way you want. I chose to stain it with Danish Oil, light walnut, and then finish with three coats of a 50/50 mix of mineral spirits and semi-gloss outdoor spar urethane. Then finished with 3 coats of satin outdoor spar urethane at full strength.
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Great video, some things are a little confusing because they weren’t explained but this is one of the better picnic table videos because it makes the project seem doable.
I agree. I figure it gave people enough to get it done. Haha. Thanks for watching!
@@CaptainBerz Absolutely, thanks for making it. to be honest Ive watched it like 7-8 times so far lol
Whoa! Dedication.
This is a great video. I am going to do a picnic table in a New England Ocean Front House and it will hopefully last for many years to come for all of the people that visit. Many hot summers and wet cold winters. Thank You.
Glad to hear it was helpful!
Captain... GREAT looking table/bench, nice job! The only thing that I noticed that you missed to say... is when setting up the lumber for the top of seats and table... always place the cup side (wood grain) down, other wise after a year or two the edges (of the 2x) will warp upwardly... Boy Scouts moto... wood is gonna warp over time, choose what direction before building.
Great tip!
Good looking table - excellent finish. I’m sure that it weighs a ton, but you won’t have to worry about it blowing away!
Sure does! But we have it in a fixed spot.
Capt. Great job best table I saw, Im ready to make one I just order the wood, by the way Im DAV living in argentina and let me tell you the heavier the better, I have a brick patio in front of my home with a grill and smker to match, guess where the table is going? The best part is that the front gate is 40 mts away from the patio, this one is not walking away overnite, get my hint lol.
Will keep you posted, great job.
Dude! Made the table turned out awesome!! Thank you!!
Great to hear!
I am going to make this for the 4th of july. You made it look doable. Fingers crossed. Thank you.
You got it!
Building Da Best with Da Berz!!!! Cheers, Mate!
Cheers, Mate!
Nice Picnic Table.
Thank you!
i'[m sorry to have missed the legs being put on. It's the reason I've searched for a picnic table build.
As a neighbor has been kindly mowing my lawn, the picnic table comes apart or loosens every time he shifts it. It is a massively heavy table that I need to sure up before it comes totally apart.
Thanks for this video. You've given many tips!!
Glad to assist!
What a great tutorial and so easy to follow, I love the finish you got on the wood :)
Thank you for the kind words!
Great detail!
Thanks!
Nice build, but holy shit -- with all that 2x lumber it must weigh around 400 pounds!
Any recommendations on sand grit paper for sanding? Appreciate the video, turning this into a mother's day present for my wife. Thanks
Start around 100/120. Finish 240/320. Rock on!🤙
thanks. enjoyed watching this video.
Glad you enjoyed!
EDIT: I was able to figure out the legs, I made the picnic table thanks to your video, thank you!
I’m trying to make the leg cuts on a circular saw. Can you clarify from what point to what point on the leg is the 32-1/4 mark? When I use my speed square to mark the cut at a 28 degree angle the leg ends up being too short
Great job!
Do you have any digital plans for this build? This a great picnic table and I want mirror the end result. It came out great. I want a 7 footer just due to the limited space I have. AWESOME, AWESOME JOB!
Hey there. Thank you. No, I do not have digital plans, sorry. Once you are making it, you could see what works size wise. Theoretically, given there is more than 6" on each side past the frame of it, you could build it the same way and just cut it shorter.
Thanks
No problem
What was the 5th 2x10 for? In your video your only using 4 for the table top.
I explain it in the video. I always get an extra one and see which four pair the best together. Rather than not liking the way they seat together and running back out. Plus, you can always use extra lumber at some point at home!
Good job ❤❤❤
Nice job man.
Thank you, appreciate the kind words!
I am making this picnic table and I enjoyed your vidio. I want to make the top with two 17 " x 7.2" plastic planter boxes for coolers, How will I do the supports to make the table legs strong.
Dennis Good
Great video
Thanks for watching!
Nice video cheers.
Thanks 👍
What did you use to attach the bench to the support?? Did I miss that in the video ?
3" Screws
what is the length from bench to bench ? like wide
I am not sure. But the table is 4" wide, seats are 11" wide plus a little extra. So call it around 75"?
Why were 5 2x10s needed? Also, I may have measured wrong but I needed another 2x4 for the leg support.
I always get an extra one. I mention why in beginning of video.
@@CaptainBerz ahh. Didn’t catch that. Thanks. Finishing mine up right now.
That spar urethane will not last. I've been making picnic tables for 14 yrs The only thing I use now is Ready Seal.
Where is your video so I can make one
Can you please describe your process with the ready seal? Do you use the conditioner before that like in the video? Or just put a few coats of the ready seal on the wood by itself?
I need a materials list hardware and all can someone help me out?
Why such a wide space between table top planks?
Because it’s personal preference. Lol
what type of wood did you use to built the table
Regular wood for everything and then pressure treated for the legs.
@@CaptainBerz it is it okay to use pressure treated wood on the whole picnic table
could i use a mitre box if i dont have a miter saw??
Yes
Nope you need to find a video on how to make a picnic table with square ends lmao.
But there is one video called something like modern building, sorry cant stop laughing
Thank you, can you give the length of the legs from point to point please?
It’s mentioned in the video. Something around 30” I think.
@@CaptainBerz thanks Ill watch again
lmao at this intro. "oh hey there"
I was resting.
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