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All it took was a few warm days to remind me of the picnic table and benches I’d been planning to build. What I had in mind was a simple, straightforward design. Something I could knock out in a few days. Yet it needed to have a solid base and be sturdy enough to last for years.
The straight, even grain of the wood we've chosen makes it a perfect choice for a long, flat surface like a picnic table. But when building the bases, legs for the table and bench base look like they’re made from 4x4 lumber. But in fact, I just used “two-by” material and added dadoes and rabbets to form “mortises” for the rails. No matter how strong the joints are, the table and benches still need protection from the weather. I applied an outdoor oil to the tops and several coats of paint to the bases.
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