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   Rich_Beckman | Feb 23, 2002 06:38pm | #1

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   I'm planning to do a bit of restoration of our picnic table. Replace a couple of the boards, put in a bunch of....

   Oh, not those kind of plans.

   Nevermind,

   Rich Beckman

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   Bob_Walker | Feb 23, 2002 08:56pm | #2

   *Potato salad down at that end, cole slaw up here, dog and burger rolls in the middle, the Jello with marshmallows and fruit chunks can go on that table way down over there by the Porta potty.Oh.Not that kind of plan either? Never mind .I've never looked for something like a picnic table plan, but I would (i) do a google.com search, and (ii) poke around at the Family Handyman site (I assume they have one) or maybe Better Homes And Gardens - they do tons of specility mags.

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   Sgian_Dubh | Feb 23, 2002 09:06pm | #3

   * Nexus. The images in the link don't come up, but you can click on the Nexus direct button at the top of the page and it seems to work fine from there on. Type 'picnic table' into the search box, but I suspect the result of the search may be a smaller table than what you had in mind. Slainte, RJ.

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   james_johnson | Feb 23, 2002 09:25pm | #4

   *fww #141 has a trestle table plan that you could adapt to your needs

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   Pete_Draganic | Feb 24, 2002 02:02am | #5

   *For Heaven's sake, people. It's a picnic table, not a 3 story Victorian. How hard could it be to figure it out wothout a plan?Go to your local picnic table supplier if you need to and look at one.Pete

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   calvin_ | Feb 24, 2002 02:18am | #6

   *The important thing to remember in constructing a picnic table is to splay the legs properly, so fat aunt marge doesn't take a dive when the other folks get up. She always sits on the end (those that have seen her try to get that leg over the bench can understand why. Local yards that have any kind of how-to pamphlets will surely have some plans. Make it so they can't steal it but make it so you can move it. Best of luck.

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   Astrid_Churchill | Feb 24, 2002 04:47am | #7

   *Knotholes can be fun, if in the right place, for sticking candles or a bunch of flowers or leaves or whatever in. Just thot I'd mention it. Be prepared for the jacknife crowd to leave their messages carved on the seats and on top. If they don't have a knife, a ballpoint pen works well too.

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   Cat_M. | Feb 26, 2002 04:37am | #8

   *Go here: http://www.sherribell.com/You won't be sorry. You have to download a little program, but it's interactive and the plans will redraw themselves based on your specs.

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   Steve_Weeks | Feb 26, 2002 06:22am | #9

   *Most commercial picnic tables are too narrow. I made mine with seven 2x6 planks across. Room to eat and have stuff in the middle. The benches have two 2x6 planks flanking one 2x4. The X legs extend outside the bench plane to keep Great Aunt Sarah from rocking back and falling. Never drew a plan, just cut, drilled, and screwed. Was in the Army then, so I made it so movers could break it down, but they never did. Didn't realize that they got paid on space taken in their containers. Used PT for the base parts and cedar for the tops, cause it finished better and was less prone to warp. Used Sikkens for the finish, a mistake, as guests ask for coasters for their drinks, even though it's been outside in the north for years. Hole in the middle for the umbrella. Always get compliments from guests, primarily, I think, because of its width and bench stability.

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   Novy_7 | Feb 26, 2002 07:07am | #10

   *HMMMMMM ............. ? Picnic table snobs ?

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   ChuckT_ | Feb 26, 2002 07:07am | #11

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   I'm looking for plans to build a sturdy, one piece picnic table. It's going to be a community project, so it needs to be easy to build. I'm hoping to make three tables with about four guys in a morning.