Build A Wooden Picnic Table

Cut 2 more boards for the bench supports.

Build a wooden picnic table.

Make them 5 ft 1 5 m. Three steps of this picnic table plan will take you through cutting the frame parts building the frame and finishing the benches and top of the table. The plan can be altered to suit your needs. Benches are attached to the table to make sitting comfortable.

A detailed easy to follow video showing how to make a simple wooden picnic table. Cut both ends of each board at a 25 degree angle angled. Clamp each assembly together. Sample the steps and the plan to build this relatively large wooden picnic table that measures about 8 ft by 28 inches.

Make a 60 degree bevel at each end. Drill holes into the slats with a combination countersink bit. These will form the tabletop. Cut 5 of the boards to be 6 ft 1 8 m long.

This old house has a free picnic table plan available that will help you build a classic american picnic table with attached benches. Separate each pair of bench slats with 1 4 inch spacers. Make the benches by cutting 4 more. Place the bench cleats at the center of the bench.

Let the compound to dry out for several days before sanding the surface with medium grit sandpaper. Cut the two bench cleats to size. 8 2 1 2 inch. Fill the head of the screws and the gaps with wood putty.

How to build a picnic table after you have assembled all the components of the picnic bench you need to pay attention to the finishing touches.