Table of Contents
- 1Introduction
- 2The wood sizes
- 3Material requirements
- 4Identifying the pieces
- 5The plans - Side (sectional)
- 6The plans - Looking down view
- 7The plans - Individual frame pieces
- 8Step 1. Make a template for the rounds and bolt holes
- 9Step 2. Cut and drill the frame pieces
- 10Step 3. Make up the frame sections
- 11Step 4. Connect the rear sections to the top sections
- 12Step 5. Connect the front sections
- 13Step 6. Align the frames for seating
- 14Step 7. Fix the seats and tabletop
- 15Step 8. Attach the back-stop
- 16Step 9. Add the front leg stops & the seat braces
- 17The finished product
Bench or picnic table for the kids
Introduction
A mighty little bench come picnic table ideal for kids around the three to six year age group (give or take a year or so depending on the size of the kids).
As a bench seatA seat that is lacking a divider. A long seat for two or more persons it does not take up a lot of room and will seat a couple of kids quite comfortably.
When activity time comes around (drawing, eating, etc) it can be opened up very easily into a picnic table with two seats (one along each side) able to seat four kids.
The unit is 900 mmAbbreviation for millimeter which is a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. 25.4 mm equals one inch. (35½”) long. When in picnic table mode it is 814 mm (32″) wide and 493 mm (19 7⁄16″) high to the top of the table and 294 mm (11 9⁄16″) to the top of the rear seat.
When in bench mode, the complete unit is only 367 mm (14 7⁄16 “) wide.
Fernando Oliveira, Brazil
I purchased several of your plans a few months ago and finally got around to building the Kids size folding picnic table.
It turned out great and my wife loves it. She says she wants to keep it instead of selling it.
Hard to make any money when she takes all my projects I build to sell.
Just wanted to let you know that item “k” – rear seat brace is angled wrong in the plan. The angles cannot be the same direction as it is drawn in the plan.
I also found that by making it 12-3/4 inches at the long ends, it fits much nicer on part “I” – rear seat lower rail with very little overhang that can be cut off for a smooth flush finish.
Thanks again for the plans.
Curtis West