It has become a "HIT"

cowboyplus · Post by **cowboyplus** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:35 am

I think I know how Henry Ford felt, "...have to do this in mass production."

Every grandparent wants at least one.

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dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:58 am

It looks neat, cowboy.

You wouldn't consider posting plans would you?

kalynzoo · Post by **kalynzoo** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:01 pm

Very cool. The grand-twins are due late January, So posting plans or dimensions would sure be appreciated. Hope you signed this piece of work. Gary

carlray · Post by **carlray** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:37 pm

Nice picnic table. Now you should be able to make the next dozen a lot quicker.

timster68 · Post by **timster68** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:10 pm

dusty wrote:It looks neat, cowboy.

You wouldn't consider posting plans would you?

Same here - I'd love to see them.

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:00 pm

GREAT looking picnic table there Cowboy. Did you use cedar? Not sure if I want the plans, then I'd HAVE to two of them. BUT that would be easier to do them both at the same time.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:48 pm

That is a pretty table, cowboy!

cowboyplus · Post by **cowboyplus** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:20 am

Sorry I haven’t posted this before now. It has been a busy time here with over 20 days of 90°+ days. I keep heavy refrigeration (400 ton up) running, even though I am retired.

Here are the plans I drew for the kid’s picnic table. Nothing fancy. I have changed the inside width measurement from 12” with 4” overlap on the seats, to 14” with 3” overlap on the seats. The 3 year old range of toddler do not have enough butt surface over the support if they sat on the end and the table wanted to tip. I also added a ½” x 2” brace under each seat.

I used ½” cedar pickets from Lowe’s (9 @ 89¢) and sanded with the conical disk. All joints are glued with 7/16” long ¼” dowel pins, hidden (And not shown in the plans). (I used no metal connectors.) Two adults stood on the top with another adult on each seat (600#+).

Right mouse click here and pick “Save target as ...” to download the sketchup plans. (If you need the sketchup program, visit http://sketchup.google.com ).

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:07 am

Thank You Cowboy+ for the plans. And for the tip about using cedar pickets.

A question: Is that a center brace under the table top, between the legs? What angle did you use for each end of the legs?

cowboyplus · Post by **cowboyplus** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:40 am

beeg wrote:Thank You Cowboy+ for the plans. And for the tip about using cedar pickets.

A question: Is that a center brace under the table top, between the legs? What angle did you use for each end of the legs?

Yes, with 2 pins in each end. The legs are at 30° and the stringers have 45° chamfers.
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