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Cedar Picnic Table

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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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scottb

3064 posts in 867 days


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/

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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 †

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 701 days


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)

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oscorner

4573 posts in 851 days


posted 526 days ago

What a very sturdy looking and well made picnic table and benches! I like the cedar!

-- Jesus is Lord!

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CharlieM1958

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posted 526 days ago

This is a beautiful design!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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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...

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mot

4863 posts in 576 days


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)

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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

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schroeder

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posted 525 days ago

Beautiful! – nice design too!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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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

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Splinters

144 posts in 723 days


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/

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David

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posted 520 days ago

Splinters -

Very nice! I like the design and construction. Cedar was a great choice.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 701 days


posted 520 days ago

yes, I’m a Jock and proud of it :D

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 496 days ago

Hi Splinters;

Great picnic table!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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PanamaJack

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posted 496 days ago

SUPER job Splinters!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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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

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leonmcd

177 posts in 511 days


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 "

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Splinters

144 posts in 723 days


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/

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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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

5399 posts in 839 days


posted 487 days ago

Very nice indeed, I love cedar.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Buckskin

483 posts in 528 days


posted 487 days ago

Great table. I think you will be able to use it for years.

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furnitologist

170 posts in 553 days


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

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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

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chessnic

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posted 189 days ago

Nice looking. Why do you call yourself ‘Splinters?’

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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.

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deeker

39 posts in 325 days


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
Ruff Cutts

deeker79@yahoo.com

-- To those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never know. Unknown, on an empty C-ration box. Khe Sahn 1968

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Beginningwoodworker

817 posts in 213 days


posted 52 days ago

Thats a nice picnic table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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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

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