How to Build an Octagon Picnic Table

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How to Build an Octagon Picnic Table | PART 1

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This is Part 1 of a new build. How to build an Octagon Picnic Table. For as long as I can remember I wanted to build an Octagon Picnic Table and I looked everywhere for a good design and plan. Well I finally found one that was perfect for my patio. I got this design from Woodcraft Magazines April May issue Volume 10. It was a design and article by Bill Sands. Bill did a great job with this article and made it very easy to follow along. I only hope my build videos are as easy for you to follow. My table is build from Pressure Treated Pine and the material cost was around $152 US.
Plans and a cut list will be provided by the end of the build and will be available on my website shortly. In the meantime I recommend trying to get a hold of this Bill's article from Woodcraft Magazine.
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@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

Drawing up the Sketchup Plans and Cut List.. I will have them available for you all soon...

@lindaaustin-morin7781 9 жыл бұрын

when??

@cjstolee1 9 жыл бұрын

I wasn't able to find the plans and list. Could you tell me where to find them? Thanks

@wyattroa 9 жыл бұрын

Laney Shaughnessy Did you post this by chance?

@TheVaporater 9 жыл бұрын

When will your plans be up please? Looking forward to building this

@rezivillehulgado2497 6 жыл бұрын

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@davidclauson6681 10 жыл бұрын

Great to see you again. Yeah the morning weather was really nice Sunday and Monday. Even in Fort Myers, so you'll enjoy the table for a while anyway. And we'll enjoy the build videos. So keep them coming. Take care, David

@danjim7056 3 жыл бұрын

Had a table just like this growing up. I must make one for my kids to enjoy

@moisesrobles7884 6 жыл бұрын

Cant wait for your come back on your shop and all your friends

@davidharris8171 10 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you back. Nice to see simple workmanship with a relaxed atmosphere.

@mainehospicecouncil6447 6 жыл бұрын

For me this has been a very challenging build. There are many ways to screw up in even small ways that add up because of so many joints. I have been gathering new learning experiences in trying to get this completed, and I am still at it.

@FirBurger98 Жыл бұрын

Howd it come out?

@fdort3971 3 ай бұрын

Don't give up! I find woodworking is a lot of trial and error being self taught. Keep attending KZfaq university...lol. I frequently pause, rewind and take notes. My knowledge has grown in leaps and bounds because of KZfaq university! I just discovered this guy today because he doesn't have the word woodworking in his title. Three of my favorites are easy to understand like this guy: Stumpy Nubs, 3x3 Custom Tamar and Matthew Peech

@fdort3971 3 ай бұрын

@LaneyShaughnessy thanks for the lesson and tips. Whenever I use my miter saw I'm usually throwing scrap under the long ends...why have I not thought of your style? Duh...lol.

@stubryanfull 10 жыл бұрын

wow that looks awesome. and at 152 bucks for a table is so cheap compared to commercial ones. 152 bucks wouldn't even get a plastic "hunk a junk" that would fall apart. nice job Laney cant wait for the next one

@McGinnsWoodShop 10 жыл бұрын

And he makes a Grand entrance back! Great to be watching you build stuff again!

@moisesrobles7884 5 жыл бұрын

My best show number one fan in san antonio tx

@lionelhernandez34 10 жыл бұрын

Nice my dad built one many years ago, I now have built several for family and friends of his standard design. I was too young to pay much attention when he built the octagon one so I am enjoying your build and will soon tackle it myself, many thanks and I enjoy your videos.

@cmassey1999 10 жыл бұрын

This is definitely on my list of things to build. Thanks for all you do. I really enjoyed the 'voila and the chuckle added something too. Keep up the good work!

@danhunik7949 3 жыл бұрын

When carrying a small amount of short boards like you are in the video, just leave the tailgate up and rest the ends of the boards on it. Then throw a tie down over them to hold them in place. This secures the lumber way better and safer with no chance of it falling out the end of the bed.

@TedAlexander24 10 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see you back in your shop too. Great Part 1.

@swigwhileyoudig..46 8 жыл бұрын

I just love it how u Americans say u can do ur projects for less $150 dollars in the UK it probley cost anything up 2 £200 pounds wood so expensive here in the UK but I love watching the wood work u do

@brianbeaubien7371 3 жыл бұрын

I've decided to buy a table because the wood is so expensive right now in Canada! But thank you for the great video!

@ceedeegutierrez 10 жыл бұрын

Sponsor pitch is tastefully done. Good to see you back!

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

cesar g Thank you Cesar, I appreciate the comment! And Thank you for watching!

@Unclebuddy01 10 жыл бұрын

Glad you are posting on KZfaq again . . . you have been missed !!!

@chuckbranch3168 10 жыл бұрын

HE IS BACK,AND WE ARE HAPPY

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

Chuck Branch Happy to hear it Chuck

@izzyswan 10 жыл бұрын

Great Project Laney, put a huge smile on my face when I saw your video in my feed this morning. Great to have you back!

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

izzy swan Thanks Izzy, Im Happy that it made you smile... Making saw dust again definitely put a smile on my face as well...lol

@LuizAntonio-mg4xp 10 жыл бұрын

Great video congrats

@bubbagofigure9371 6 жыл бұрын

Laney Shaughnessy where can I find the cut plans for this table Please help

@bubbagofigure9371 6 жыл бұрын

Laney where can I find the plans for this octagon table please help

@BackyardWoodworking 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Laney Just great to see you in the shop again. Nice looking picnic table. I like the walk through design . Great for us older folks that can't climb over the benches . This would be great for the wife who is disabled with RA Thanks Laney Roland

@teertheshgheewala7895 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent build and explanation. All the handy jigs were very impressive.. I guess time and again such inspiration is required to keep the passion going. Definitely going to try this and add an umbrella hole in the center:) thanks once again for doing all the research and bringing that woodcraft article to life.

@Heraclitean 5 жыл бұрын

Glad we got all that footage of you loading and unloading wood from your truck. Helpful.

@rhihodag9873 10 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back with another project, Laney!!! Love this table! Can't wait to see Vid #2! As always, thanks for sharing your "WWW" (wood working wisdom)! You're one of my "trusted sources".

@moisesrobles7884 5 жыл бұрын

I allways smash the like botton on this videos

@bossmandadon4life 8 жыл бұрын

You are the man Laney!

@daveellingsen4854 10 жыл бұрын

Like this design too, looking forward to part two. Today was a perfect taste of fall day to use that table! Thanks Laney.

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

Dave Ellingsen Today was a really nice day... The opening of the video when I was sitting at the table was shot this morning..wow the weather was awesome...

@devogle7905 10 жыл бұрын

Welcome back Laney, great to see you doing your passion, we truly missed you. Nice build and timely for me. My wife has been talking about an Octagon Picnic Table, I guess that is my next project. Thanks again for all you do for us.

@MikeGusFifteen 10 жыл бұрын

I'm already excited for Part 2!

@NorthernChev 10 жыл бұрын

Just in time for summer!

@bobichin8469 6 жыл бұрын

Looking very nice

@tamaselkan8902 10 жыл бұрын

Great to see a new video from you Laney, the sponsor video was very well integrated in it, wasn't disturbing and totally understandable!

@HenSchum 10 жыл бұрын

Great video and project Laney, it's always great to look at your video's. Thank you for all your time. Henrie. Greetings from the Netherlands.

@TheWeekendWoodworker 10 жыл бұрын

Nicely done on the table Laney. Great video as well.

@Beavervalleywoodwork 10 жыл бұрын

Welcome back Laney. Picnic table looking good.

@jamesopell 10 жыл бұрын

Laney...Nice to see you back...

@mcremona 10 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, Laney! Good to have you back!

@CarlJacobson 10 жыл бұрын

Great job Laney, Nice to see you back, I'm looking forward to part two.

@CMRWoodworks 10 жыл бұрын

Looking good so far!

@lexx71te 10 жыл бұрын

Nice to have you back Missed you realy....! Greetings from good old Germany :-)

@matt_williams1015 10 жыл бұрын

Great table Laney, glad to see you're back! Looking forward to the rest of the build

@RJBWoodTurner 10 жыл бұрын

Laney, I really like the new intro with the saw blade sound and the chips flying. That was definitely cool. Excellent build. Glad to have you back in the community. Regards, Bob

@SterlingsWoodcrafts 10 жыл бұрын

Great to see you back, looking forward to this build, Thanks for sharing

@Paul_Weedon 10 жыл бұрын

Great video can't wait for part 2

@1954BJohn 10 жыл бұрын

Greets from the UK Laney - Great to see you back - great looking table!

@marioevanalamillo7948 6 жыл бұрын

Your so nice😃😃

@snoozin99 5 жыл бұрын

Hey brother, great explaining i feel like i could make anything, you explain it super well. TY for that :) excellent video!

@SteveSam66 10 жыл бұрын

Laney, thanks for posting.. Looks like a awesome project

@fingersnospig 9 жыл бұрын

Here is a suggestion for all build videos. When cutting parts at the start flash up a sketch / model in the corner with the current piece being worked on highlighted. It would make it much easier to follow along.

@AverageGuyWoodworking 10 жыл бұрын

Great work Laney!

@OneWoodAuwoodworking 10 жыл бұрын

Great design Laney, i need a picnic table for work that could be the one. Great to see you back as well.

@maartenhappel9014 10 жыл бұрын

Love this table!!

@amanchengula3460 4 жыл бұрын

Good job

@USMC-Sniper-0137 4 жыл бұрын

Hello from Palm Coast!!!! 14:30

@geogarcia2008 5 жыл бұрын

really good work !

@TheChrisPineWorkshop 9 жыл бұрын

looking good

@pulungindra7119 6 жыл бұрын

It's good project furniture..congratulation.

@MrWoodworkr 10 жыл бұрын

Great job as always my friend. Good to see you reclaiming some of you time :)

@davidhalterman4265 6 жыл бұрын

Here are the plans for anyone looking for them. www.asimpledesignofocala.com/downloads/ASD_Octagon_Picnic_Table.pdf

@superiorvideoandphotograph375 Жыл бұрын

Laney, May I sudgest you buy the DeWalt chop saw stand they are only about $230 and they kick ass

@dennismyles8450 8 жыл бұрын

I saw you on Izzy's show, good workmanship sir.

@StreetKingz4Life 8 жыл бұрын

this is really cool man,wow

@LaneyShaughnessy 8 жыл бұрын

+StreetKingz4Life Thank you

@handyman2709 5 жыл бұрын

very good~

@moisesrobles7884 5 жыл бұрын

Come back every body mis you kaboooooom

@barretthageman3350 10 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back. Now go make a mess :)

@MRrwmac 10 жыл бұрын

So nice to see you back and getting sawdust in your hair. Poor spiders will have to leave. Maybe bugzilla will visit. I'll bet you measured 5 times before cutting once since you have an audience (haha). Thanks for sharing the build.

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

MRrwmac Yes got all of the spider webs cleared out..lol

@keanaz3366 8 жыл бұрын

answered my own question. Googled magazine issue and up it popped and the pattern was available for download

@Flutterfly 10 жыл бұрын

Love your stuff and that you are doing it again :-) (And I told you to your face in NC :-)

@tamikatucker6791 9 жыл бұрын

I really want this round picnic tables

@Woodlogger 10 жыл бұрын

Very Nice...!

@jasontwatkins1974 10 жыл бұрын

Laney Shaughnessy That's my "Supply Store" too.....

@andrestrevino4377 4 жыл бұрын

thanks broo i made it happen 100%

@woodfather 10 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. I used the same blender effect with a similar saw sound on my video which I posted pretty much at the same time as this one. That's pretty freaky!

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

Mario Cappellano Nice effect..I like the wood floor in yours..lol

@woodfather 10 жыл бұрын

:-) that was an extra few hours work, so NOT worth it! I think it's pc upgrade time for me, it was around a 4 hour render time for that tiny clip.

@user-gb7rl4bn8z Жыл бұрын

Laney , where can i get a hold of this table build plans . Great work and rice build👍

@daveroski 7 жыл бұрын

Hello, can this be achieved with only a miter saw for all the angles? I know you used the table saw for the perfect angle. I was just wondering if the 23.5 degree angles will be fine with the miter saw. Thanks again! Great tutorial.

@mary8273 2 жыл бұрын

Just came across your videos,can you post the measurements. Thanks beautiful job. I am a new subscriber.

@MichaelSMcCoy 8 жыл бұрын

Great design, I just finished up building it. After sitting on it for a few weeks, I was wondering if you have any thoughts about what it would take to add back rests to the seats. It would make sitting at the table for longer than an hour much more comfortable. I'm not that experienced so I don't know if this design could support backrests. Any thoughts?

@cristianocosta2704 7 жыл бұрын

show de bola

@joedesnoyer2575 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen pressure treated pine with square edges.

@diymanable 10 жыл бұрын

awesome video Laney .your going to have a lot of nice BBQ at that Table mate ...oh and ...you happy Making saw dust again man .

@usaeagle7 7 жыл бұрын

In your intro you mentioned you used pressure treated pine. It is my understanding (right or wrong) that pressure treated lumber has a certain amount of toxicity. Can you comment on this for a picnic table? Thanks.

@LaneyShaughnessy 7 жыл бұрын

+usaeagle7 Do not use pressure-treated wood for making cutting boards, or for any food preparation surface. Picnic tables made of pressure-treated wood have become common, and are fine to use for the purpose they were intended... to serve food on (or play cards on), not to prepare food on! They should be coated as needed with an oil-based wood preservative (not paint or opaque stain) to seal in the chemical preservative. As long as one is not chewing on or eating directly off the table or preparing food directly on the surface you are pretty much ok to use it..here is a great article that goes into more detail about pt wood www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infpre.html

@usaeagle7 7 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the response. Thanks.

@ebrooks24711 2 жыл бұрын

ugh, as a beginner I was trying to follow you and it was impossible. I see this is from 2014 but gosh I wish I could do this table

@wrandalljr4 8 жыл бұрын

Hello In about an hour I will be building this table and thank you for the video and plans. Also I did download a copy of woodcraft magazine issue 10 but i did not see the article for this. Anyway, wish me luck. :-)

@LaneyShaughnessy 8 жыл бұрын

+Warren Randall excellent....the woodcraft magazine has the table on the front cover....I no longer have the magazine, but I am almost positive it said issue 10

@wrandalljr4 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I sent you a pic, hope you can see this? facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10159059350060607&set=p.10159059350060607&type=3&theater

@jmasril 6 жыл бұрын

Hi. I'm José Masri from Mexico city. I'm following your channel and trying to build these picnic table. Congratulation for your videos and explained details. I want to ask you if I should use after finish the assembly linaza oil mixed with wax bee? Or what I should use?

@laidbackbiker 5 жыл бұрын

Great table and vid. I do have a question though. You said to make a 60 degree cut on the mitre saw but I saw no jig. Can you explain this please.

@dougcunningham1449 6 жыл бұрын

nice table , i plan on makeing a deck on my house an this be a great table to put on it, did i miss where you have the mesurement plans Laney

@willford8475 10 жыл бұрын

Norm Abram (who?) was always concerned about the chemicals used in pressure treated stock when sawing etc. Will the surface have a Polyurethane/oil or similar finish eventually, considering food will be on it eventually?

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

Will Ford Great question... after it was built I let it dry out in the sun some before putting a finish on it and just ended up using a Thompson's Water Seal on it... No Poly/oil or any other type of finish.. most food will be on a plate never making direct contact so I am not too concerned about this issue.

@waynebonham6452 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have plans and a build list?

@highanddryful 7 жыл бұрын

Laney, This plan is so cool thanks mate. Do you by any chance have this plan in a metric conversion?

@vskkgaming 10 жыл бұрын

Looking good... Question: green clamps, what brand are those? I liked the bright color:)

@LaneyShaughnessy 10 жыл бұрын

Vicks VapoRub The color in my video must be off a bit.. The Clamps are actually Yellow and Black. They are JackClamps Made by Lowell Thomas Tools..Great Clamps.. I use them throughout this build.