Folding Snack Trays

Some of you might recognize these tables or even have one like I do…..but it’s in plastic! A few years ago, shortly after I was married, I was sitting on my front porch and looked toward one end of the porch and saw a green plastic table and thought, “that’s not mine it must have come from my wife. I’ll bet I can make one of those…” After looking it over, seeing how it worked and looking for any infringement marks I figured yep, it can be done.

I made my “prototype” out of some pine that I had laying around. While making the proto, I also made templates for the top out of MDF for future use and soon realized that to make these things, I’m going to have to make a fixture at the same time to keep everything square and repeatable. It took awhile but it seems to work pretty well and made some adjustments to it while make the shown tables. It takes 8 – 3/4” roto-hinges to make them work. The top pieces and leg supports are 5/8” thick. Legs and top supports are 3/4”. I secured the top from underneath so no fasteners are visible.

The above tables were a wedding present for one of my nieces and are made out of red oak and yes i know it’s not the best wood for outdoor furniture but I finished them with a couple of coats of penofin penetrating oil. I told my niece and her new hubby not to just let them stay outside all the time, but treat them as you would some nice outdoor cushions, bring them in when not in use. They went over pretty well.

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