Picnic Table

Picnic Table

Kelty Picnic Bag ~ Cooler, Dry Storage, Fold Out Table ~ 1700 cu. in. $19.00

Cheeki Stainless Steel 1 Litre Silver Water Drink Bottle Table Picnic BPA Free $25.36

Picnic Time portable indoor outdoor Folding Table with Seats w/ case – Black $101.95

Picnic Time portable indoor outdoor Folding Table with Seats w/ case – Green $101.95

Picnic Time portable indoor outdoor Folding Table with Seats w/ case – Red $101.95

Picnic Time portable indoor outdoor Folding Table with Seats w/case – Royal Blue $101.95

Cheeki Stainless Steel Red 1 Litre Water Drink Bottle Table Picnic Eco Friendly $25.36

Picnic Tables Are Still in Style After Labor Day

A warm, sunny, autumn day can be gorgeous, refreshing, invigorating, and exciting. It may evoke feelings of nostalgia, as you remember the thrill of finding the perfect Halloween pumpkin on just such a day in your childhood. It may make you adventurous, as it sparks the urge to hike through the woods, reveling in the vibrant colors of the foliage. Indeed, it can conjure many emotions. Unfortunately, however, in many people, it causes twinges of regret, as they gaze wistfully at the glorious day, wishing that they had not put their picnic tables away for the winter.
That’s what you’re supposed to do, right? It’s a tradition. After the end of September, at the latest, all picnics must be tabled until next Memorial Day, because, left outside, exposed to the elements, the old picnic table soon won’t have a leg to stand on.
Certainly, that’s the way we remember it; but today’s picnic tables are a lot sturdier than their predecessors were. Because of some of the improvements in wood treatments, as well as the introduction of many new, synthetic materials, they’re incredibly strong. In fact, depending upon the material you choose, and where your picnic table is placed, you may be able to leave it outside all year long. In any case, a properly treated picnic table can last indefinitely.
Western red cedar, one of the most popular woods for picnic tables of old, remains a favorite today, partly because it has natural oils that make it resistant to decay and insects. It is also has properties that make it dimensionally stable, give it a rich, dense texture, and prevent it from warping. Add to that its natural luster and distinct, pleasant aroma, and it’s not only a tough wood, but a tough wood to beat, to boot. It can be sealed and stained to maintain its reddish hue, or allowed to weather to a rustic gray.
Treated pine picnic tables, which are also in high demand, are made from top-grade arsenic-free pine that has undergone a process of kiln-drying, before and after a special pressure treatment, to help to prevent decay and minimize warping, checking, and twisting. They can also be sealed and stained, or allowed to weather to gray.
With one of the largest and best selections anywhere, AllPicnicTables.com has picnic tables made from every material imaginable. In addition to cedar and pine, you’ll also find stunning oak and teak tables, as well as virtually indestructible vinyl, polywood, thermoplastic-coated steel, aluminum, and fiberglass picnic tables. The metal and synthetic tables are designed to be left outside year-round, without rusting, cracking, warping, or chipping. They are also available in a full spectrum of colors, and many are suited for commercial use.
AllPicnicTables.com has tables in every shape and size, to fit any porch, deck, gazebo, patio, yard, occasion, lifestyle, and budget. Choose one from the website, or contact a professional consultant, at 888-293-2339 or contact@allpicnictables.com, and have them customize your perfect table. After all, with all of the strange weather of late, you may soon be having cookouts in December.

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What’s the best way to build a picnic table?

I want to build some picnic tables for elderly people. I need a table that’s easy to get in and out of. I plan to build them and not purchase them from a store. Any thoughts on how i should build them?

Hummm – old folks’ picnic tables probably shouldn’t have benches attached – then the old folks can sit in their own lawn chair or a wheel chair can be brought up to the table.

The table itself is quite simple – run around and find one and measure it. you’ll generally find them about 30″ tall – 24″ wide and 72″ long – something like that. So you’d buy 12 foot 2×6′s – cut those in half and you’d have the planking for the top.

So… you take two 2×6′s and you make a big X out of them – the top of the X would be 28 1/2″ off the ground – you can glue and nail or even bolt the X together where the cross. These will hold up your table at each end.

So… you make two X’s and then at the top of the X, you run a straight piece of 2×6 across – this will hold the table decking. You make this probably 22″ long… nail it – glue it – bolt it – it makes for an amazingly strong structure.

Then you deck this thing – put your 2×6′s on each side – let the 2×6′s stick out 1″ to the side – and then space the other 2×6′s evenly across the top. When you lay a 2×6 on top, it’s real thickness is 1 1/2″ – and that will give you the 30″ height.

And to put this thing together, the very best thing are the new torque screws – ask at the lumber company – they’re sort of expensive but they work so good – you spin them in with a torque bit in your drill. Quick and easy and hold like grizzly bears.

And if you want to write me, I can make a drawing of all this and send it. But you can generally design all this just by looking at somebody else’s work.

Good luck.