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For my first table I will show you a picnic table I created out of frustration. We could not find anything close to what we wanted in the local market. I created our table out of full demension cedar lumber.
I could have chose any type of lumber I wanted for my table. I chose cedar because of its ability to stand up to weather and the environment.
-- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/
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28 comments so far
scottb
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posted 526 days ago
I love any custom picnic table, that is stylistically removed from the ubiquitous, mass-produced ones we all grea up with.
This one looks like it’ll stand up to the elements (and kids) for years and years to come. Very nice.
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/
Karson
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posted 526 days ago
Nice bench. You should of entered it into the summer contest as an outdoor project.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
MsDebbieP
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posted 526 days ago
lovely design!
and it looks really sturdy. I wouldn’t be afraid to sit on it.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
oscorner
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posted 526 days ago
What a very sturdy looking and well made picnic table and benches! I like the cedar!
-- Jesus is Lord!
CharlieM1958
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posted 526 days ago
This is a beautiful design!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Napaman
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posted 525 days ago
wow…I wish I saw this before I made mine…this is great…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...
mot
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posted 525 days ago
Oh man, that is really nice!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Bob Babcock
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posted 525 days ago
Very nice Splinters. Looks Mission/Arts & Crafts. Lots of room for get togethers.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
schroeder
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posted 525 days ago
Beautiful! – nice design too!
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woodspar
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posted 525 days ago
Necessity is the mother of invention! Nice job, looks very solid. We have some at our local playground that are just horrible. I am thinking that I might need to do some guerrilla repair work…
-- John
Splinters
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posted 525 days ago
Thanks for all the nice comments fellow Jocks…(I hope I can call you that MsDebbieP)
The table and benches really work well….I didnt list it before but it is 8 foot by 4 foot with the two 8 foot benches.
-- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/
David
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posted 520 days ago
Splinters -
Very nice! I like the design and construction. Cedar was a great choice.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 520 days ago
yes, I’m a Jock and proud of it :D
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 496 days ago
Hi Splinters;
Great picnic table!
Lee
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PanamaJack
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posted 496 days ago
SUPER job Splinters!
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Dorje
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posted 496 days ago
dimensioned lumber? Who would have guessed? I like your proportions – this set really does the trick!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
leonmcd
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posted 492 days ago
I really like the look of this. Nice solid and clean lines.
So how did you do this without glue, nails, screws, etc.
-- Leon -- Houston, TX - " I create all my own designs and it looks like it "
Splinters
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posted 492 days ago
Hi Leon
I have an email into Martin to remove it from that category. After I submitted it I realized it shouldn’t be there. Although it does have lots of different joints, I did also use wood screws for stability.
Tks for the compliments and sorry for the confusion.
-- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/
RobS
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posted 491 days ago
Hello Splinters, This is a really great, sturdy looking picnic table, very nice work.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 487 days ago
Very nice indeed, I love cedar.
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Buckskin
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posted 487 days ago
Great table. I think you will be able to use it for years.
furnitologist
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posted 484 days ago
Hey Splinters:
I really like your picninc table…....executed well enought to sit in-doors in the kitchen.
NICE Work!!!...........Neil
grovemadman
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posted 295 days ago
Hey Now! What a nice bench, it’s better than you could buy in any store by far. Cedar was a great choice!
-- --Chuck
chessnic
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posted 189 days ago
Nice looking. Why do you call yourself ‘Splinters?’
trifern
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posted 173 days ago
Very nice picnic table.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
deeker
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posted 173 days ago
Looks great!!! I have about a hundred red “cedar” logs to cut up on the mill. You have given me ideas for the use of it.
What did you finish it with????
Kevin Davis
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 52 days ago
Thats a nice picnic table.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
jim1953
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posted 52 days ago
cool picnic table looks like you can dance on it
when is the picnic
-- Jim, Kentucky