How to build a cross-leg garden table & bench

Introduction

This is a good solid outdoor table with a separate stand-alone bench.
The plans allow for one bench, but it would be easy enough to double up and make two benches if you prefer a bench each side of the table.

Ft and inch version

This setting is ideal for a garden or lawn. It’s a stand alone cross-leg table 80″ long by 30-3/4″ wide with a separate bench seatA seat that is lacking a divider. A long seat for two or more persons 80″ long by 15-1/4″ wide. It is a good size table with a wider than normal bench.

The unit is made solely out of 2×4 and 2×8 treatedPressure treated. Refers to lumber that is treated in such a way that the sealer is forced into the pores of the wood. Refers to lumber pressure sprayed with chemicals to lengthen its life expectancy for outside use or inground applications. lumberAny of the framing wood. (nominal sizeThe rough-sawn size of a piece of lumber. Before the lumber is surfaced, planed or dressed. The nominal size is usually greater than the actual dimension. e.g. 100x50 (2 x 4) actually equals 90x45 (1 1/2" x 3 1/2").).
Refer to page 7 ‘WoodTimber, lumber. The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees and wood sizes’ for an explanation regarding the wood sizes.

MetricMillimeter measurements. version

Here is a design that I think is ideal for a garden or lawn. It’s a stand alone cross-leg table 2m long by 770mm wide. There is a separate bench 2m long by 384mm wide, which is a good width (wider than most).

As well as this free online version, You can also purchase this plan in downloadable PDF file, print-friendly and in clean copy (free of ads) for only $5.00.
Ft and inch version
Metric version
The plans can be purchased online and immediately downloaded to your computer.