diy picnic bench

DIY Project – DIY Picnic Bench

How To Build A Picnic Bench

How to build your very own diy picnic bench and table for the garden? We show you it’s a picnic.

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Tools

Drill
Countersink bit
Handsaw
Screwdriver
Set Square
Plane
Hammer

Materials

38mm x 100mm pressure treated pine
wood glue
50mm & 63mm stainless steel screws
80mm stainless steel coach bolts, washers and lock nuts

All sizes are nominal. Check with your local supplier for availability of nearest stock sizes. This information is for guidance only. If you are in any doubt, seek professional advice.

Completed diy picnic bench

Making the frame

To make you DIY picnic bench, cut two lengths of timber to your desired table top width, cutting each end at a 45 degree angle. Do the same for two lengths of timber to the overall width for the table and bench together. Cut four lengths of timber with 45 degree ends long enough to form the legs. Bolt these pieces together as shown to form an A frame (pre-drill and countersink the coach bolts).

attaching the legs to your diy picnic bench

cutting the table of your diy picnic bench

Cutting the table and benches

Cut 12 lengths of timber the length of your bench, using the plane to chamfer them lengthways, removing the sharp edges, until they are smooth to the touch.

Fixing the table and benches

Countersink, glue & screw six of these lengths, equally spaced, to the tops of the two A frames, to form the table top. Do the same for the next three for each bench, as shown.

screwong the planks of your diy picnic bench

finishing your diy picnic bench

Finishing off

Cut two pieces of timber with angled ends long enough to fit from the centre of the table top to the middle of the A frames to act as braces for the top. Countersink, glue & screw. You can choose to use an appropriate wood filler where you have countersunk screws.

Time for a pint. To keep your bench looking good, give it an annual application of wood oil too. If you continue to take care of it then your home made hand crafted DIY picnic bench should last you many years to come.

Care has been taken to ensure this information is correct. However, Wood Campus cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions.

All sizes are nominal. Check with your local supplier for availability of nearest stock sizes. This information is for guidance only. If you are in any doubt, seek professional advice.

Copyright Wood Campus 2017.

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