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It has become a "HIT"
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:35 am
by cowboyplus
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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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:58 am
by dusty
It looks neat, cowboy.
You wouldn't consider posting plans would you?
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:01 pm
by kalynzoo
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
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:37 pm
by carlray
Nice picnic table. Now you should be able to make the next dozen a lot quicker.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:10 pm
by timster68
dusty wrote:It looks neat, cowboy.
You wouldn't consider posting plans would you?
Same here - I'd love to see them.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:00 pm
by beeg
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:48 pm
by a1gutterman
That is a pretty table, cowboy!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:20 am
by cowboyplus
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 ).
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:07 am
by beeg
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?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:40 am
by cowboyplus
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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