Description
Description
Plans and step-by-step instructions on how to build a X-leg picnic table and bench seatA seat that is lacking a divider. A long seat for two or more persons.
There are 16 pages in the downloadable PDF file.
There are clear plans, instructions, pictures, and drawings.
This is a good large solid stand-alone cross-leg table with a separate bench seat.
It is a design ideal for a garden or lawn.
The size of it
Ft and inch version
It’s a stand alone cross-leg table 80″ long by 30-3/4″ wide with a separate bench seat 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").).
MetricMillimeter measurements. version
The table is 2m long by 770mm wide. The separate bench seat is 2m long by 384mm wide, which is a good width (wider than most).
The table is 750mm high and the bench is 450mm high.
WoodTimber, lumber. The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees and wood sizes
There are two wood sizes used in this project.
They are 2×8 and 2×4 treated lumber. DimensionsAny of the three linear measurements, length, breadth and depth. are given in inches.
Take note, the dimensions given above are the nominal (called) sizes.
The actual sizes are 1-1/2″ x 7-1/4″ and 1-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ respectively. I.e. – 2×8 is really 1-1/2″ x 7-1/4″, and 2×4 is really 1-1/2″ x 3-1/2″.
The table top boards and the bench top boards are 2×8, and all else is 2×4.
At the time of writing, both the Home Depot and Lowes (USA) stocked the above sizes in lengths of 8ft and 16ft.
Materials – shopping list
Ft and inch version
Wood
2×8, six lengths @ 8ft.
2×4, six lengths @ 8ft.
Note: You will be able to cut all the pieces from the lengths above. There will be a bit of wastage with the 2×8 as the required table and bench lengths are 80″ and the stock (in store) lengths are 96″ (8ft.)
Other stuff
3-1/2″ exterior type wood screws, you will around 60
5/16″ x 5″ GalvanizedCovered with a protective coating of zinc. Hex Lag Screws, You will need 8 screws and 8 washers
Metric version
Note: You can replace the 35mm thick wood with 38mm, or 45mm, or similar thick wood if the former is not available in your country.
190mm x 35mm: You will need 2 @ 6m
90mm x 45mm: You will need 3 @ 5.4m
14g x 85mm galvanised bugle head screws: you will need around 60
8mm x 130mm galvanized hex coachAre round headed bolts with square shoulders that resist rotation when located or driven into place. They can be called coach bolts or carriage bolts depending on which part of the world you live in. The head end of the bolt does not need a washer, but the other end of the bolt (the nut end) usually does. screws and washers: You will need 8 screws and 8 washers
Cutting list
Ft and inch version
2×8
[a] table top and bench top – 6 @ 80″
2×4
[b] table braceTo make rigid. and seat brace – 2 @ 68″
[c] table legs – 4 @ 38″
[d] table rails – 3 @ 29-3/8″
[e] bench legs – 4 @ 23-1/8″
[f] bench rails – 3 @ 14-1/2″
Metric version
190mm x 35mm
[a] table top and bench top – 6 @ 2m
90mm x 45mm
[b] table brace and seat brace – 2 @ 1700mm
[c] table legs – 4 @ 960mm
[d] table rails – 3 @ 760mm
[e] bench legs – 4 @ 575mm
[f] bench rails – 3 @ 380mm
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