We master the picnic table with our own hands: a step-by-step instruction. How to make a round or rectangular table made of wood

Table for recreation outside the city

If you dream of having a good time on your garden, then you just need a large table, which will be able to accommodate the company of your friends and relatives. And you can do it yourself, having spent a very short time on it. In some cases, you may need an assistant, sometimes an extra pair of hands will not hurt.

This article is a detailed step-by-step instruction on how to make a wooden table for a dacha.

In order for you to have a choice, we offer you four variants of the dacha table projects at once: two usual picnic tables, a table with benches representing a single structural unit, and finally a round table. You must think ahead of all the details and choose the type and size of the table that would suit your needs and fit the style of your infield design.

Folding tables for picnic - mobility above all

Folding tables are very convenient, and the main thing is practical and simple. They do not take up much space. At any time, such a table can neatly fit in a folded form in the garage, and on occasion again move to the street. The mobility of furniture is especially appreciated in small areas.

How to make a garden wooden table with your own hands

The dacha is the place where a master, a carpenter, carpenter, gardener wakes up in person, in general - the owner. Buy furniture for a suburban area - a simple thing, but to make a wooden table for a dacha with their own hands can not all. You should immediately be ready to make a garden table with your own hands for several days. But the following tips will help you to make a solid table yourself.

Today we will design a fairly simple private dining room with our own hands in the Provencal style. Such tables not only look great, but also have a fairly reliable design. It is worth paying attention to the boards. They must be even, as the look of our summer cottage will depend on it directly.

When designing a table for a dacha, it is necessary to prepare the lumber in three dimensions:

• Carrying frame - section 38 X 90 mm.
• Table top - section 38 X 140 mm.
• Supporting slats - cross section 19 x 64 mm.

1. Drawing

Before you start, the most important thing to find on the Internet, or independently make drawings of the table for the dacha with their own hands. The exact schematic designation will allow selecting the lumber, which will be most suitable for the section to the dimensions indicated on the diagram. It does not matter if the dimensions do not quite match, as you can always make a fit using an electric gun.

1. Preparing material

When deciding how to make a garden wooden table, approach the question responsibly, as this will determine the life of the furniture:

• purchase of blanks. Professionals advise buying lumber from coniferous trees, which was previously well dried. Its main advantages are:
  • price;
  • simplicity and ease of manual processing;
  • beautiful structure;
• adhesive for furniture;
• 4 x 65 mm screws;
• 3 mm drill bit;
• drill;
• tape measure, pencil, sandpaper for grinding.

1. Next Steps

Step 1. Next we start preparing the workpieces, preliminary grinding each part, leveling the surface and removing the burrs.

We will need:

• two upper transverse beams, dimensions 38 X 90 X 978 mm;
• four legs for a summer table with their own hands, size 38 X 90 X 695 mm;
• two strings - 38 X 90 X 921 mm;
• one longitudinal lower and one upper beam - 38 X 90 X 1575 mm and 38 X 90 X 1473 mm respectively;
• two pieces of braces on 38 X 90 X 772 mm;
• worktops for worktops - seven pieces, size 38 X 90 X 2337 mm;
• six supporting bars - 19 X 64 X 432 mm.

Stage 2. The legs of our summer table should be attached to the cross beams and the whole structure should be fastened with screws. To each connection there are two screws.

Diagonally fasten the string to the foot on the inside, in the same way fastening the structure with two screws.

The lower beam must be connected to each other with both strings. As already mentioned above, using screws.

Further in the upper longitudinal and transverse beams, first the holes are made for the fastening product called the dowel, after which we again diagonally connect the blanks of our country wooden table with the existing screws.

We put the braces on the screws.

We prepare the workpieces for the table top with our own hands with screws to the transverse beams.

How to make a rectangular table for a dacha

After the development of the work plan and the approval of the drawings for the dacha table, purchase all the materials necessary for this project. Choose wood intended for outdoor use - pine, cedar, mahogany or pressed wood. At purchase check each board: they should be absolutely equal and without any visible defects. Do not save on the quality of sawn timber, because your design will withstand all the weather adversity.

There are several important points that you need to take into account, if you want the result to match a high professional level. Do not forget about the accuracy of measurement and the use of a professional tool when cutting boards and bars and drilling holes. To increase the reliability of the construction, you can additionally use a waterproof adhesive for bonding parts. Round the open edges with a milling cutter or sandpaper.

Tools required for project implementation:

• hacksaw, jigsaw;
• milling cutter;
• drill and drill bits;
• chalk cord, measuring tape, alcohol level, pencil;
• safety goggles and gloves.

Time:

• From one day to a week, depending on the selected project. If you have power tools at your disposal, you can finish the job even faster - in just a few hours.

Tips:

• To smooth the edges of the wooden bars and boards will help the milling cutter.
• Before drilling screws and screws, drill the guide holes in the wooden elements of the structure.
• The heads of the screwed screws should not protrude above the wooden surface, and for this purpose the inlet parts of the holes must be countersinked.
• Do not use cracked or deformed sawnwood.
• Do not apply excessive force when tightening screws, otherwise the wood may crack.

A picnic table with your own hands. Step-by-step instruction

Materials:

• A - Feet: 5 × 10 cm long bars 106 cm long( 2 pieces), 43 cm long( 2 pieces) and 56 cm long( 2 pieces);
• B - Frame: bars of 5 × 10 cm in length of 87 cm( 2 pcs.);
• C - Worktop: boards 5 × 15 cm, length 180 cm( 6 pieces);
• D - Table top: boards of 5 × 15 cm in length of 87 cm( 2 pcs.), Bars of 5 × 10 cm and length of 62 cm( 2 pcs.).

The first stage of the project is making the table legs. Cut out the necessary size bars. To speed up the process, you can use a circular saw. Smooth the edges of the bars and the line with a sandpaper.

Connect the bars so that the X-shaped structure is obtained, and fix them with 60 mm screws, without forgetting to pre-drill the guide holes. Place joints with glue. Make sure that there are no cracks or gaps left.

Fasten each pair of legs with a horizontal bar using 60 mm self-tapping screws for this purpose. Cut the ends of the bars, as shown in the picture.

Place the boards intended for the countertop on a flat surface. We advise you to put between them pieces of 6 mm plywood, this will form a uniform gaps. Place on the table top the assembled sides of the table and fasten them by screwing the self-tapping screws at an angle of 90 mm. Before fixing, make sure that the legs and countertops are perpendicular, using the alcohol level for this.

countertop Place on the underside of the tabletop the sawn pieces of 5 × 15 cm boards and fix them with 60 mm screws.

Saw the ends of the bars, which will perform the function of reinforcing the construction of the supports, at an angle of 45º.Install the supports in their place and secure them with 90 mm screws screwed at an angle.

And, finally, last but not least: check if the hats of self-tapping screws are above the wooden surface, and fill all the slots and holes with the putty on the tree.

Table with benches. The instruction with drawings

Materials:

• A - Legs: bars 5 × 10 cm, length 95 cm( 4 pcs.);
• B - Crossbeams: 5 × 10 cm bars with a length of 160 cm( 2 pcs.);
• C - Fastening of a table-top: бруски 5 × 10 sm in length of 75 sm( 5 pieces);
• D - Inclined supports: bars 5 × 10 cm, length 84 cm( 2 pcs.);
• E - Worktop: boards 5 × 10 cm, length 180 cm( 14 pieces).

The work begins with making the legs. Since the legs of this table will be inclined, the ends of 100 cm long bars should be cut at an angle of 30 °.Connect the 90 mm bolts.

Make sure that the surface on which you work is flat enough. The assembled sides of the table must be identical, only in this case one can hope for an excellent final result.

When the sideboards of the table are ready, you can start making a wooden countertop. We recommend that you knit it on the ground( floor) and then fasten it to the legs using self-tapping screws.

. Fix the whole structure firmly with inclined supports. Their ends must first be cut at an angle of 26º.

Now it remains only to build benches. Saw the boards of the correct size, place them on both sides of the table and, after drilling several guide holes at least 1 cm from the edges, secure with screws.

At the end of the work, pay attention to small, but very important strokes. Fill the putty on the wood with all the cracks and holes. After the putty has dried, sand the wooden surfaces with medium-grained sandpaper.

Round table. Do at the dacha on our own

Materials:

• A - Base: 5 × 10 cm block length 102.5 cm( 1 pc.) And 47 cm long( 2 pcs.), Bars 2.5 × 10 cm, length 9 cm( 4 pcs.);
• B - Racks: bars 10 × 10 cm, length 60 cm( 4 pcs.);
• C - Base of the table top: 5 × 10 cm bars, 82.5 cm long( 1 piece) and 52.5 cm long( 2 pcs.), 2.5 × 10 cm long bars, 47.5 cm( 4 pcs.) And 60 cm long( 2 pcs.);
• D - Worktop: boards of 2.5 × 15 cm with a length of 195 cm( 9 pcs.).

The first stage of the project is to create a table base. For the joint of its constituent elements, use a waterproof adhesive and self-tapping screws. Make sure that the angles formed by the connected bars are straight. To protect the assembled table base from rotting under the influence of rainwater, place it on small holders of scraps of 2.5 × 10 cm boards.

Now you need to attach to the base four racks made of square bars. Before fixing, make sure that they are vertical with an alcohol level. The height of the legs may differ from the one proposed by us, in this case you should, first of all, be guided by your own needs.

The most difficult stage of the project is the manufacture of countertops. Place the boards on a flat surface and mark the center of the square. Secure one end of the 60 cm rail to this point. Rotating the second end of the rod, mark the outline of the circle. A jig saw with a sharp blade will allow you to make circular propyl at a high professional level.

After cutting the boards of the future tabletop, we recommend that you fix them together with waterproof glue and additionally fix it with several clamps. Attach the bars that serve as the base of the countertop, as shown in the figure( the yellow elements should be made of 5 × 10 cm bars, the green ones should be made of 2.5 × 10 cm bars).

legs After the glue dries, you must attach the feet to the base of the tabletop using 90 mm screws, drill the pre-guiding holes. Control the perpendicularity of the legs and countertops with an alcohol level.

To ensure that the result of your work corresponds to a high professional level, make sure that the self-tapping screws are drowned deep enough. Spread all the cracks and holes with putty on wood, after drying, sand the surface with sandpaper.

Now you know how to make a picnic table yourself. It is only worth a little effort, which will later be rewarded with enthusiastic exclamations of friends and pleasant summer evenings, held by the family at a big table.

Types of tables

Tastes are all different, as well as ideas about beauty and comfort. But each landowner has the right to equip his dacha plot at his own discretion. You can start with how to make a table in the country.

Round tables for picnic

Round tables look very neatly at the cottage site and very harmoniously fit into the surrounding landscape. Their only drawback is that they occupy quite a lot of space.

Rectangular tables for villas

Rectangular table can easily be placed on the lawn of a countryside, and if necessary, settle in a gazebo or on a small verandah. Classic rectangular shapes have always been and will be in fashion, so that the tables will fit well into any interior, and will not be annoying with their dimensions. In addition, such a table will perfectly stand the whole assortment of dishes, which constantly lack space on the tables of round shape.

All seats are enough, or polygonal garden tables

Polygonal garden tables, although they occupy a lot of space, but they are indispensable when a large company of people gathers at the dacha. There is enough room for everyone, and the neighbor's elbow will not fit into your plate.

How to decorate a table in the country. Correct laying of the

When decorating a holiday table in a country house, it is not necessary to focus on the smallest details and take into account all the details of serving, as, for example, on social occasions, pretentious parties. It's enough just to catch the mood of invited guests. And, nevertheless, there are some rules for preparing a table in the suburban area for the event.

The event is best held on the street, respectively, and the table should be installed in the fresh air, for example, in the arbor, of course, if it is available. It would be superfluous to prepare two baskets, we will later put them on our table. In the first you should carefully place the cutlery, and in the second fruit, vegetables and greens - the main meal at the summer holidays. Your invited guests can put their own food on their own, and afterwards get settled in a cozy place and enjoy a meal.

To make a table for a holiday with your own hands before the holiday, you need to use more bright colors. A colorful tablecloth and bright napkins, which should harmoniously blend with each other, will make the atmosphere even more at ease and friendly, and porcelain dishes will perfectly replace disposable plates and mugs.

When arranging parties in a country house table setting should be supplemented with such items as flowers in vases and candlesticks with candles.