How to make a wooden table yourself - step by step instructions, drawings and photos. We assemble a chic wooden table for a summer residence with our own hands A detailed drawing of a wooden table for a summer residence

We continue to equip the summer cottage. Today we’ll talk about how and with what to fill the dining area or recreation area. It is difficult to imagine a cozy gazebo or a shady canopy without a table and comfortable benches or chairs.

Today, garden furniture manufacturers offer a huge variety of tables: large and small, wooden, forged, wicker or plastic.

Of course, you can buy a finished product, but many people prefer to make garden furniture with their own hands.

About how and from what material to make a table, how to decorate the countertop will be discussed in this article.

Wooden outdoor table

Undoubtedly, the most malleable and environmentally friendly material is wood. A wooden table can be made round, square, rectangular or irregular in shape, it all depends on the size of the gazebo or the number of seats. As a tabletop leg, you can use a regular stump.

The shape and appearance of the table largely depend on the style of your country house and exterior. A log house can be supplemented with furniture made from logs and boards. The main tool for processing parts is a grinder, since the surfaces of the tabletop and benches must be smooth, without nicks.

The tabletop can be made from slats or a narrow board, strung on metal rods, or by connecting them with short slats.

A table made of wooden saw cuts looks interesting, especially if there is one on the site.

There are several ways to make such a table:

• connect the saw cuts to each other with brackets or tongue and groove, forming a flat surface;
• fix the cuts on some kind of base (in this case, the parts must be of the same thickness to form a flat surface). The product must be sanded and varnished. If desired, the gaps between the cuts are filled with epoxy resin, after which the surface has dried, the surface is polished again and coated with a protective compound.

A garden table made of wood with benches, made of a single design, looks great both in the gazebo and in the open area.

It's easy to make. Use the diagram below to make your own drawing and calculate materials.

When drawing up a drawing, consider some generally accepted standards:

• bench seat height from ground level - 400-500 mm;
• seat width - 300-400 mm;
• tabletop height from floor level - 700-750 mm;
• tabletop width - 580-900 mm.

The length of the table and benches is individual. The figure shows an example of the manufacture of a table with benches located on two long sides of the tabletop. Similarly, you can make a design with benches on four sides.

And here is a variant of a small round table with stationary benches-stools for four seats. It is easy to move it to the place you need at the moment: to an open area, under a canopy or in a house.

If you wish, you can purchase or make your own folding garden furniture, which can be easily installed in any part of the garden or in the house.

Such furniture will last longer, as it will not be constantly exposed to precipitation. The weight of such products is small, they can be easily and quickly transferred to a permanent storage place in a house or barn, where they do not take up much space.

In order for the product to serve for a long time, all wooden elements must be treated with an antiseptic and coated with varnish, wax or paint. To give the wood the desired shade, use a stain or a special impregnation with pigment.

Garden table from improvised material

Earlier we already talked about furniture made. A stylish table made of pallets is cheap and organically looks on the backyard. The design, complemented by furniture wheels, is also mobile.

Ordinary stumps, decorated with mosaics, look very original and can serve as a small table or stools in the recreation area. For mosaic decor, various tiles left over from repairs, chopped into small fragments and laid on tile adhesive or cement mortar, are suitable.

The originality of this composition lies in the creative approach of the owners. The most ordinary stumps turn into a work of art.

An old table that has fallen into disrepair can also be decorated with mosaics and thereby update the tabletop. Old paint must be removed from the legs, sanded and repainted. Such a garden table will serve the owners for a long time and will gather the family around it for lunch and tea drinking.

A wooden reel for winding a cable can also serve as a table, it is enough to process it and decorate it a little or simply paint it in the desired color. The table will be easy to move if you attach wheels to the bottom.

Many have things that they inherited, as they say: it’s a pity to throw it away, and there is nowhere to put it. Try to be smart and use them when arranging a summer cottage. As table legs, you can use the base of an old sewing machine, metal headboards and much more. By the way, you can simply buy a countertop and install it on top of a metal structure.

Those who have weaving skills can make garden furniture from vines with their own hands. If you are not capable of such feats, but love wickerwork very much, then you should go to the store. Manufacturers offer tables and chairs made of wicker, rattan or artificial fibers for every taste and budget.

Metal garden furniture

If you are “friends” with metal, have a welding machine, then you can make garden furniture from this material. Such furniture, as a rule, is openwork and original. In order for the product to serve for a long time, the metal must be protected from corrosion before it is used. One of the easiest ways to protect metal surfaces is a primer, which is applied to the product before finishing painting.

Forged furniture for summer cottages is an excellent solution for respectable homeowners. Only blacksmith forging masters with the appropriate equipment and the presence of a forge can make one.

Forged products are perfectly combined with many materials: wood, glass, marble. If desired, you can purchase a forged blank for the table, and fill it yourself.

Stone table

Recently, small architectural forms made of stone are gaining popularity. Including on sale you can find tables and benches made of marble or granite. Such products have a high cost.

But this is not the only solution. You can independently make a stone base for a table and benches, for example, from rubble, flagstone, brick or blocks, fitting them into the overall look of the garden, combining them with other stone buildings.

As you can see, there are quite a few options for arranging a recreation area on a personal plot: from cheap, practically worthless, to expensive ones. A table made with love will surely gather wonderful people around it, and joint gatherings will bring pleasant moments.

How to make a country table

Landscaping is an ongoing process. You build something, you improve it. Moreover, furniture is constantly required and tables are most in demand in the country. And put in the garden, and near the house, and also in the gazebo. How to make a table for a summer residence with your own hands we will tell in this article using the example of finished projects.

Homemade table from boards from pallets

Dismantled pallets served as the material for this table. Naturally, you can use new boards. Only one condition - they must be dry. You can buy dry ones (it costs more) or buy ordinary ones, put them somewhere in ventilated piles and soak for at least 4 months, or better - six months. In general, any furniture, including garden benches. made from dry wood.

We assemble the table for the street - put it in the gazebo, therefore we will not glue the tabletop boards, but we will fasten them from below, with the help of planks. This is a very simple country table and very cheap.

Having dismantled the pallets, we get boards with an individual color and pattern. Having conjured a little, shifting them several dozen times in different manners, we achieve the desired result. It turns out quite a nice table.

From the boards we assemble the countertop

We take the side parts of the pallet. We use them for the frame of the table. We grind them first with coarse sandpaper, then finely bring them to the required smoothness (grain 120 and 220).

Side rails will go to the side of the table

We take the strips that remained unused, with their help we fasten the countertop. We place them in the place where the joints of the boards are located. We use two self-tapping screws for fastening each board with a joint, one for a solid one.

From the processed sidewalls and two boards (also sanded), we assemble the table frame. We fix its parts with self-tapping screws at the end (two for each joint). The frame can be glued or also “planted” on self-tapping screws. Only their length is large. Under each, we pre-drill holes with a drill, the diameter of which is slightly smaller than the diameter of the self-tapping screws.

Tabletop almost ready

We turn the assembled countertop over and grind it. The order is the same - first with sandpaper with a large grain, then with a fine one.

Next is the installation of the legs. We select four boards of the same size, check their length, adjust if necessary. Then - again grinding. It's easier than sanding already screwed legs. We fasten the sanded boards to the frame. These will be the legs. For each - two self-tapping screws fixed in a diagonal (look at the photo). For greater stability, we install jumpers at the bottom. About 10 cm can be left from the floor to the lintels. We connect everything with self-tapping screws so that the boards do not crack, we pre-drill holes.

The do-it-yourself table is almost ready. It remains to cover it with varnish

After removing the dust, varnish again. In theory, the varnish should lie flat, but depends on the wood, so another sanding / painting cycle may be necessary. As a result, we get such a homemade country table.

DIY garden table ready to use

If you do not like motley boards and traces of old nails, you can make their boards the same design. This table can be rectangular, maybe square. All sizes are optional - see available space.

Country table from the remnants of the boards

This do-it-yourself table for giving is assembled from the remains of boards of different breeds and sizes. Pine boards 25 mm thick and 50 mm wide went to the frame of the tabletop, the remains of 15 * 50 mm were left on the legs. We make the frame according to the dimensions you need. This table will stand on the veranda, and it has a small width. So let's make it not wide - 60 cm, and the length is 140 cm. The height of the legs is 80 cm (everyone in the family is tall).

We collect the frame, attach the legs to it

Immediately cut off two long boards of 140 cm each. To make the width of the table top 60 cm, subtract twice the thickness of the board used - this is 5 cm. Short bars should be 60 cm - 5 cm = 55 cm. We fold the frame, following the right angles, twist with self-tapping screws. We check whether the bars are folded correctly - we measure the diagonals, they should be the same.

We cut off the boards four boards of 80 cm each, fasten them from the inside to the assembled frame. You can use 4 screws for each leg.

We make jumpers under the shelf

Approximately at the middle of the height of the legs we fasten the crossbars. This is a shelf frame. The shelf can be used for its intended purpose, and it also increases the rigidity of the structure. We fasten strictly at right angles, checking with a large square.

We put the frame on the floor, check whether it staggers or not. If everything is done correctly, it should stand rigidly. Next, take sandpaper or a grinder and grind.

Let's start assembling the countertop. From the finishing work there were boards of different types of wood, some of which were stained. We alternate boards of different colors.

We fasten the tabletop boards with finishing nails, carefully finishing them with a finisher. On the shelf can be fixed with ordinary nails or self-tapping screws. Then smooth with a grinder. The last step is painting. Very unlucky with the choice of varnish. Bought too dark, did not like the look. Will have to sand again and paint a different color.

Homemade table for a summer residence is ready

Wooden table with glued top

This design features L-shaped legs. They are assembled from boards of the same thickness. In this case, 20 mm. To keep them well, 5 self-tapping screws are needed. Pre-drill holes with a drill with a diameter of 1-2 mm less than the diameter of the self-tapping screws. Then, with a larger diameter drill, we drill recesses for the hats. The diameter can be matched to furniture plugs of a suitable color or made from a wooden rod. Another option is to use wood putty, to which you add wood dust that remains after sanding. After drying and sanding, traces will be difficult to find.

Legs with markings for fasteners

When assembling the legs, make sure that the angle is exactly 90°. As a pattern, you can choose a bar. First, we coat the joint of the two parts of the leg with carpentry glue, then install the screws in the following sequence: first the two extreme ones, then the middle one, and only then the other two. After the glue dries, sand the legs, varnish and dry.

Table legs ready

It's time to make the tabletop. It is assembled from boards of the same thickness. Pick up the size you need. You can use fragments of different widths. It is only important that everything looks organic, and the sidewalls of the boards are even and docked without gaps.

We coat the sides of the boards selected for the table top with glue, lay them on a flat surface (some kind of table) and tighten them with clamps. In this case, they managed one, but preferably at least three. We tighten so that there are no gaps in the resulting shield. We leave for a day. Having removed the clamps, we get an almost finished countertop. It still needs to be trimmed - to align the edges, and then sand it. You can trim with a jigsaw or a regular hand saw. Using a grinder is difficult to get a straight line, but you can try. After grinding, we get a beautiful countertop.

We glue the tabletop from the boards

Using the same technique, you can make an oval or round countertop. It will only be necessary to draw the appropriate line and cut the glued boards along it.

To make the table look more attractive, we will make a frame. We take a thin bar, process it with sandpaper and fasten it around the perimeter of the countertop. Finishing nails can also be used. Only the planks are also pre-lubricated with carpentry glue, and then with nails.

We fasten the bar around the perimeter

After the glue dries, we again process the junction with sandpaper.

This is the finished tabletop.

Now you can attach the table legs. We assemble a table frame from four boards (there is no photo, but you can do it as in the previous paragraph). We fasten it to the back of the countertop with glue, then install furniture confirmations through the countertop. Under the confirmations, a preliminary hole is drilled with an extension for the cap. Holes for fasteners are masked in the same way as on the legs.

We attach the legs to the fixed frame. We put them inside the frame. You can attach with ordinary screws. That's it, we made a table for giving with our own hands.

Board table ready

How to make a wooden garden table with benches

For this table, boards of 38 * 89 mm were used (they dissolved themselves), but you can take standard sizes. The difference in millimeters will not really affect the results. In the photo below you can see what should happen.

To connect the parts, studs 16 cm long with washers and nuts (24 pieces) were used. All other connections are made with nails 80 mm long.

We connect the parts of the table with each other with studs with washers and nuts

The parts are installed in place, a through hole is drilled with a drill. A stud is installed in it, washers are put on both sides and nuts are tightened. Everything is tightened with a wrench. How convenient is this option? For the winter, you can disassemble and take it to a barn or garage.

Making seats

Bench drawing with dimensions

According to the drawing, we cut the boards of the required size. Everything is necessary in double quantity - for two seats. We grind the boards, pay special attention to the ends.

We cut the short segments with which we fasten the three seat boards along the edges at an angle of 45 °. First, we assemble a structure that is attached to the seat from below. We take a board about 160 cm long, at the end we attach two short boards cut at an angle to it. Attach it so that this board is in the middle.

Bottom seat support assembly

Then we attach the legs to the resulting structure (you can use nails). Then we add more boards cut at an angle and tighten everything with studs and bolts.

We attach the seat boards to the resulting structure. Since this is a table for the street, it is not necessary to knock them down close. Leave a gap between two adjacent at least 5 mm. We nail to the supports (which are cut down), two for each board.

Fastening the seats together

We fix the finished seats with four boards 160 cm long. We fasten each leg with studs (if you walk, you can put two studs by setting them diagonally or one above the other).

We connect the legs to the boards with studs

Putting together a table

The table is assembled in a different way. Please note that for the countertop, the transverse boards are sawn along the edges at 52 °. We fasten them at such a distance that the legs enter. Each board has 2 nails. You can finish, with small hats, or you can hammer deep, and then mask the holes with putty.

How to make an outdoor table out of wood

Now we need to assemble the legs-crosses. We take two boards, cross them so that the distance between their ends is 64.5 cm. We circle the intersection with a pencil. At this point, it will be necessary to remove the wood by half the thickness of the board.

This will need to be cut

We make the same notch on the second board. If you add them together, they are in the same plane. We connect with four nails.

How to make X-shaped legs for a garden table

Similarly, we make the second leg for the table. While the table is not collected.

Installing the table

Now you need to fix the legs to the structure on which the benches are installed. We put them at an equal distance from the benches, fasten them with hairpins.

Table leg mount

Now install the table top. We also fasten it with studs. The last step is painting. Here everyone does as he likes.

Outdoor table for giving with benches

Variations on a theme

According to this drawing, you can make benches and a table separately for giving, garden. The design is reliable and easy to implement.

Separate benches and a table for the garden according to the same drawing

You can make the appearance more decorative by slightly changing the design of the seats and table top.

Another option with separate benches

Painted white

Do-it-yourself table for giving: drawings

Sustainable country table

Simple table with X-shaped legs

Wooden garden table

Homemade wooden table with a cross bar at the bottom

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Even if furniture production is far from your area, making a country table with your own hands to gather with family and friends on warm summer evenings is quite a feasible task.

Its main advantage, in contrast to the purchased one, is undoubted savings. It is not necessary to make a table from scratch: simply by assembling purchased parts, you will save 30-50% of the cost. If it is possible to use materials left over from construction or repair, the costs will be limited to the purchase of fittings.

To choose a design, you need to decide where the product will be used.

Using cheap non-standard boards for a country or kitchen table - substandard - you will get advantages that are not available for mass production. Sounds doubtful? But this is true: knots, due to which the boards are rejected, have interesting decorative properties. If you succeed in emphasizing them successfully, you will become the author of a completely unique design product, which is a pity to leave in the garden in the rain.

Making a country table with your own hands to gather with family and friends on warm summer evenings is quite a feasible task.

To choose a design, you need to decide where the product will be used: on a grassy lawn under a tree, to complement an arbor, to stand in a workshop or in a house.

The simplest country table can be assembled in a few hours with a minimum of materials, but it will not last long either. To get a product that will be really pleasant to use, you need to carefully prepare the boards and perform all technical operations at each stage with high quality.

Its main advantage, in contrast to the purchased one, is undoubted savings.

If you find a large stump in the woods, it can make an easy-to-make garden table. It is only required to remove the bark from the stump, make an even cut along the top, sand it, treat it with an antiseptic and varnish it. It is enough to nail or screw a finished furniture board to the "leg" from the stump - and you're done.

Worktops made of boards fastened at the bottom with transverse slats look good. If you prefer a glued worktop, you can do it yourself, but this will require a lot of effort.

If you succeed in emphasizing them successfully, you will become the author of a completely unique design product, which is a pity to leave in the garden in the rain.

It is difficult for a novice master to fix the legs securely, so try to choose a design by correctly evaluating your skills and taking into account the cost of labor and time. The easiest way to make cruciform and L-shaped legs. To attach straight legs - you need to carefully connect the parts.

One of the coziest options for a garden is a collapsible table with benches that can be installed in a gazebo or on a veranda. It is not difficult to perform it, the main thing is to choose high-quality materials and properly prepare them for work.

The simplest country table can be assembled in a few hours with a minimum of materials, but it will not last long either.

How to choose a tree?

For a garden or kitchen table, wood of many species is suitable, both soft (pine, spruce, cedar, fir) and hard (oak, birch, ash, walnut, maple, apple, pear, acacia, etc.). The exception is too soft woods wood (poplar, alder, aspen, willow).

One of the main parameters of the suitability of wood for making furniture is resistance to decay: the species listed above meet this requirement.

If you do not plan to engage in furniture work all the time or are just starting to practice, give preference to the most common types of wood - pine and birch.

Worktops made of boards fastened at the bottom with transverse slats look good.

It is possible to use wood of different species for the table top, frame and legs. At the assembly stage, you will need dowels: they are usually made from acacia or boxwood. Birch wood has an inexpressive pattern and can be significantly warped due to spilled liquid - it is better not to use it as a countertop material, but due to the hardness of this breed, legs can be made from it.

The countertop is best made of oak or pine. If you know how to brush wood, the surface of the kitchen table can become a real work of art. Brushing lends itself to soft wood: the wood is burned with a gas burner, and the soft fibers are removed with an iron brush. Work is best done in the yard due to the large amount of dust. If you managed to burn the wood evenly, the result will please you. The brush can be tinted with stains, stains, artistic acrylic paint diluted with water. Of course, wood brushing is not required: it is only a finishing option.

If you prefer a glued worktop, you can do it yourself, but this will require a lot of effort.

The choice of paints and varnishes and glue

Before proceeding with the installation, the boards must be protected from decay. The tree must be impregnated with a water-polymer emulsion (WPE): the treatment is carried out twice with an interval of 3-5 days. This is enough for the product to last a long time.

Some models require glue. Along with special carpentry adhesives (BF-2, etc.), building PVA can be used: it is applied to both surfaces to be glued, dried to a “tack”, then the parts are connected and kept under pressure for up to three days.

It is difficult for a novice master to fix the legs securely, so try to choose a design by correctly evaluating your skills and taking into account the cost of labor and time.

The choice of paint and varnish materials is determined by where the product is planned to be used: in the yard or indoors. For a garden table that is inevitably exposed to precipitation, alkyd, alkyd-urethane, nitrocellulose varnishes and oil paints are suitable. For the kitchen table, as well as for any furniture that is constantly in the room, it is better to use acrylic paints and varnishes: they are more environmentally friendly and do not have a strong smell. Lacquers marked with the "blue angel" mark are recommended for children's furniture and toys.

If you decide to cover the wood with stain, paint or just tinted varnish, this must be done before assembly. Material compatibility must be considered. The lacquer is tinted with a paint of a suitable composition: if the lacquer is alkyd, the paint should be oily, if you use acrylic lacquer, it can only be tinted with acrylic paint. First, a small amount of varnish is thoroughly mixed in a separate container with paint, and then the resulting mixture is added to a larger volume of varnish.

One of the coziest options for a garden is a collapsible table with benches that can be installed in a gazebo or on a veranda.

What tools are needed

For work you will need:

• hacksaw,
• circular saw or jigsaw;
• drill;
• screwdriver;
• hammer (if you decide to use nails).

For a garden or kitchen table, wood of many species is suitable.

This list includes only the most necessary tools, but in order to make the work more comfortable and the finished product look aesthetically pleasing, it is advisable to buy or rent a rotary miter box, an eccentric grinder and a milling machine.

The rotary miter box makes it possible to make cuts exactly at the right angle. An eccentric sander will allow you to prepare parts simply, quickly and efficiently: you will sand the boards in an hour, instead of doing it all day manually with sandpaper. For high-quality processing of the ends, a belt grinder is useful, and a milling machine allows you to select a tree for the necessary grooves and process the edges.

If you do not plan to engage in furniture work all the time or are just starting to practice.

Homemade pallet table

A spectacular rustic table can be constructed from pallets (wooden pallets). If you are a happy owner of such a container, especially a double-deck pallet, just disassemble it: there is no problem in purchasing boards!

Think it's always better to buy new boards? You probably have not worked with wood before: raw wood cannot be used (the product deforms after a few months), and dry boards are much more expensive. To dry raw wood boards, they are stacked in a well-ventilated area: this necessary process will delay your project by 4-6 months! A good option for the kitchen table can be the already mentioned rejected boards, also dry.

It is possible to use wood of different species for the table top, frame and legs.

Let's go back to the pallets: they are dismantled. Now you have at your disposal strong boards with different patterns and colors, it is possible that from trees of different species. These features should not be considered as disadvantages: they will give the product a zest: you just need to create an interesting composition from them, alternating boards of a similar shade.

The sides of the pallet will make an excellent frame, and the remaining planks will be used to assemble the countertop.

Work is best done in the yard due to the large amount of dust.

To make the legs, you will need a bar with a thickness of at least 5 cm. All the details must be prepared: sanding strictly along the fibers with sandpaper, first coarse (No120-150), then finer grit (No400-600), carefully removing dust.

Some boards can be painted with acrylic or oil paint. Loft style fans can use stencils in the form of numbers or simple graphic symbols. Boards with a beautiful natural pattern “morim” or simply varnished. After staining or the first layer of acrylic lacquer, the soft fibers rise; they need to be sanded with medium grit sandpaper and a new coat of varnish applied.

A spectacular rustic table can be constructed from pallets (wooden pallets).

If a non-aqueous varnish is used, it is enough to apply 2-3 layers, and if acrylic, the number of layers can reach up to ten.

A good option for the kitchen table can be rejected boards, also dry.

We fasten the tabletop boards with planks, which we place at the joints of the boards. Using a drill, a screwdriver and self-tapping screws, we fasten the boards to the planks (at the joints we use two self-tapping screws, on solid boards - one). The use of a drill is necessary so that when screwing in the screws, the wood does not crack. We assemble the frame from the prepared sidewalls of the pallets. Using a drill bit suitable for self-tapping screws, we drill holes at the joints. We coat the joints with glue and fix with self-tapping screws. We install the legs: simply fasten the boards to the frame, screwing in the screws diagonally. To strengthen the structure, we make jumpers at the bottom in a similar way.

To make the legs, you need a bar with a thickness of at least 5 cm.

Wooden table with glued top

For a glued worktop, you need to choose boards of the same width. If the table is intended for a workshop and its appearance is not of great importance, you can use old floorboards: there are already grooves there. To make the grooves yourself, you need a milling machine.

To assemble the countertop, a flat surface is required. We simply coat the sidewalls with glue, join the boards without gaps and tighten the resulting structure with clamps. Depending on the glue used, the countertop should dry from 1 to 3 days. If everything is done correctly, you will get a countertop with a completely flat surface without cracks. It remains to work out the ends - first trim with a jigsaw, and then sand. In the absence of a belt grinder, this must be done manually - with sandpaper, first large, then medium grit.

After varnishing the parts, you can proceed to the installation, which consists of several stages.

If you don’t want to mess around with glue and clamps, you can use a ready-made furniture board from a hardware store. Then the countertop remains covered with a transparent or tinted varnish.

For a good result, you need to apply 5-7 (for acrylic varnish up to 10) layers. After each third layer, the working surface of the countertop must be sanded with fine-grained sandpaper, carefully removing dust with a damp cloth. At the varnishing stage, it is important not to rush: each layer of varnish should dry well.

It remains to make the legs of a garden or kitchen table: let's focus on the option with L-shaped legs. You will need boards with a thickness of at least 22-25 mm.

For a glued worktop, you need to choose boards of the same width.

L-shaped legs consist of two parts connected at an angle of 90. On the boards to be joined, it is necessary to make a selection, coat the joint with wood glue, and then install self-tapping screws.

When the glue dries, cover the legs with varnish and after drying, simply fasten them to the countertop with screws.

The connection of the legs with the tabletop has several options.

Table with straight legs

To make straight legs, it is enough to file a thick beam into pieces of the same length. The connection of such legs with the tabletop has several options.

In order for the straight legs to be installed securely, at home, you can use the connection on the dowels. You can make them yourself from acacia wood or buy ready-made ones. To assemble dowel joints, you need quick-drying wood glue (BF-2).

To make straight legs, it is enough to file a thick beam into pieces of the same length.

Table with X-shaped legs

Sequence of work.

1. On the inside of the tabletop, we fasten two strips on each side with self-tapping screws.
2. To make the table look good, the edges of the planks must first be cut at an angle of 52.
3. We fasten the paired planks so that the legs fit, we make laps of 2-3 mm on each side.
4. We lay the boards on a flat surface, crossing them at the right angle. We measure the distance between the ends of the boards: it should correspond to the width of the table.
5. We circle the intersection with chalk: here it is necessary to choose half the thickness of the boards so that after assembly they lie in the same plane.
6. We coat the recesses with glue and place the parts under the press for 1-3 days. For greater reliability, the connection can be strengthened with self-tapping screws.
7. We varnish the legs.
8. It remains to attach them to the table top, placing them in the grooves formed by the slats - and the table for giving with your own hands is ready.

X-shaped legs are made of bars or boards with a thickness of at least 50 mm.

Table with benches

The best solution for a gazebo is a dining table with benches attached to it. It is better to make such a design collapsible in order to clean it indoors for the winter.

The table will require thick boards (from 32 mm), which must be cut into pieces according to the drawing. In this version, two benches are attached to the table. When all the parts are cut, they must be sanded, paying special attention to the ends. We varnish each board separately.

The best solution for a gazebo is a dining table with benches attached to it.

To connect the parts of the structure, we will prepare the studs (length 160 mm), nuts and washers - 24 pcs each. For other connections, use self-tapping screws or nails of a suitable length. Using a drill, it is necessary to prepare all the holes for the fasteners.

According to the drawing, we assemble the countertop and the upper parts of the benches. We cut the transverse slats along the edges, the angle should be 45. This is convenient to do with the help of a rotary miter box.

We make and fasten all the legs to the screws. We fasten the parts cut at an angle.

We varnish each board separately.

We tighten the product with studs with bolts. The holes for the studs must be pre-drilled with a drill. When installing the stud, you need to put washers on both sides and tighten the nuts using a wrench.

We tighten the product with studs with bolts.

Seat boards are fixed with gaps of 5 mm. When the seats are connected to the sawn supports, we attach them to the assembled base with 160 cm boards: you will need 4 boards.

We install the remaining studs and enjoy the result.

Using a drill, it is necessary to prepare all the holes for the fasteners.

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50 photo ideas: how to make this table with your own hands

In the country there are very important items, but which you can do on your own, so as not to overpay too much, so our today's topic is do-it-yourself table for giving. You are free to make it of any size you want to get both a small headset table and a large one so that the whole family can fit behind it with guests, as well as folding models, functional, original, which are used as decor, and so on. Below we will give you examples of each of the above groups, as well as see how difficult or easy it is to make this important item.

Do-it-yourself wooden table for giving

Wood is relatively affordable and inexpensive, depending on what kind of material you want to use to create do-it-yourself wooden table for giving. In the vast majority of examples, we are talking about wooden planks of varying thickness that make up the table top, and wooden beams are used for the legs and supporting structural elements, an ideal material for this task.

We can talk about the advantages of boards for a very long time, but, first of all, this is the availability of the material, its cheapness, and, which is very important for home craftsmen and those for whom even simple responsible tasks - woodworking does not require many complex, expensive tools and no technical knowledge is required. In principle, assembling a stool has been a mandatory program for boys since school days and we assure you that assembling do-it-yourself wood table not much more difficult.

But before choosing among models do-it-yourself table for giving, drawings and schemes, you will need to decide which one you need, for what purposes. The degree of success of the design can greatly depend on this, since the table itself will be good, but it will not be suitable for the task at hand. So, if you need a portable model, then you should not make it with logs or similar heavy material, since it will not be easy to move such a colossus. Round varieties look very interesting, but they are best used for filling, the same round shapes. After all, although the circumference allows you to seat guests, all the same, on the surface of such a countertop there will be significantly less space than on a round one. It is also important what the legs will stand on, if it is an absolutely flat concreted area, then you can choose models with four even legs. They look very elegant and are quite easy to make. But if you want to arrange a feast on the lawn or you do not have confidence in the absolute evenness of the floor surface, then it is better to choose more stable options for the legs, for example, oblique ones, which will also allow maintaining the stability of the structure in this situation.

Do-it-yourself street table

Is wood the ideal material? do-it-yourself street table? Many doubt this, because in this case, water will constantly drip onto its wooden surface, both from rain and, for example, from watering, and this can adversely affect the wood. But, since all the positive aspects of just such a design are already very numerous, it is worth thinking about the special compositions with which the tree is painted. They do not change its structure, on the contrary, they can emphasize it, make it even brighter, even “more expensive”, but at the same time, they prevent the absorption of water into the surface and the appearance of all the negative phenomena that are associated with it. Therefore, just after the end of production, do not be lazy and do not save money - cover the finished product with a high-quality paint and varnish composition.

There may be several zones on the street where it would be appropriate do-it-yourself wooden table for giving, drawings which you can see above. First of all, it is a summer terrace or a place for eating, located near the summer kitchen. There you will need a large, wide tabletop, which, ideally, is completed with benches or chairs of exactly the same design, so that it all looks like a single set. But not only for eating, we may need a table, but also for gardening and gardening. For example, in a garden, it is best to install it in some picturesque clearing, fit it into landscape design. He is also needed on the made one, because behind him it will be possible to draw, and sculpt, and play board games.

We want to talk a little about special tables, which are gaining more and more popularity among the owners of suburban areas. The fact is that a new variety has been added to the traditional set - a bar counter. This is a countertop of an unusual shape - it is located on very high legs so that the person who sits behind it and who stands behind it are of the same height. Such entertainment as a country bar, decorated, for example, in a beach style, decorates the site very much. In the photo you can see what it might look like. do-it-yourself wooden street table.

In that, in the format of the bar, there are no particular difficulties, you will only need to understand what its size, height and width will be most comfortable for you. Another essential element of the design will be the presence of a large number of shelves and drawers where you can put dishes and all other devices for creating cocktails. The material for the construction can be both boards and pallets - boxes that are in great demand today, although you will have to work with it no less than when knocking down do-it-yourself table boards for giving. The fact is that in these boxes there is not only their expiration date, but also the initially good or poor quality of wood, therefore, chasing ease of assembly, you can get a product of poor quality, crooked and with an uneven tabletop. And all because after one season of use, the boards begin to “lead” in different directions, so you should not only buy high-quality pallets initially, but also let them stand for some time before work.

Continuing the theme of the bar counter, we want to show you a few more high varieties. These are auxiliary cart tables, mobile and convenient for moving within the entire site. They come with small wheels to make them easy to carry, but think about the material you're making them from to make them as light as possible. In addition, developing the idea of ​​​​a bar counter, you can do something much larger by making a circular countertop, for example, on a fence framing a barbecue area. And the idea with the design of a round stand that goes around a tree is not only practical, but also very beautiful. Previously, we could only see shops that were placed in a similar way, but it turned out that they could do this task just as well.

How to make a table for a summer residence with your own hands

To develop the theme of useful furniture, we will briefly show you the process of creating an auxiliary table. In this case, when solving the problem, how to make a garden table with your own hands, two main stages are used - this is the creation of the frame and the design of the countertop.

To create a frame, an appropriate drawing is selected, the length of all the boards and timber that are part of it is marked, and then they are successively knocked together. You see a ready-made, assembled frame, decorated with a pergola element on a high back. This will not only decorate the craft, but such a perforated plane can be used to store kitchen utensils. From above, on the recess, you need to lay a tabletop made of even material, for example, a laminated wide board, so that there are no gaps between the boards in the surface, since dirt will easily clog there. A technical hole is cut for a metal sink purchased at a plumbing store, as well as all the holes for communications, taps, pipes that you will need. When installing the sink, the edges of the hole are carefully sealed, this will fix the element in the countertop and prevent water from penetrating inside. It remains only to connect the structure to the country water supply system, and bring the drain into a septic tank or into a cesspool.

If you want to do everything yourself, a traditionally shaped table, this will give you some advantages, as you can provide a table top with very useful features. For example, make a small hole inside, in the center, where you can insert a large umbrella if necessary, protecting everyone who will sit around it from the scorching sun.

And in the case when there are special requirements for the functionality, you can go even further towards creativity. For example, make a recess in the middle of the table, inside which there is a cooler bag. Ice is poured inside it and bottles of beer are installed - for a long summer feast. For those who do not like beer creativity, moss or unpretentious garden plants can be placed in such a niche, which will simply decorate the appearance with their presence.

Do-it-yourself table for giving a photo

When we are using pallets, as we have already mentioned, it is best to use a combination of them with other materials, or a non-standard form for the finished product. How beautiful it can look to improve your country life, you can look at the example of creating do-it-yourself tables for giving, photo which is located below.

And also examples of more traditional tables with a "zest" - a folding element that makes such furniture extremely convenient to use. If they are not needed, then you can easily halve their overall size or, in general, remove them away until the moment when they are needed.

DIY table and bench

The ideal option, if you feel a sufficient degree of skill in yourself, is a whole set consisting of do-it-yourself tables and benches for summer cottages.

The examples above show that these sets can be of different shapes and sizes, but at the same time they look very stylish and expensive, precisely because they are made in the same style and their designs overlap with each other.

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A real classic: you can make a wooden outdoor table for a summer residence with your own hands, we will provide drawings with the dimensions of such an outstanding device in this article, and also talk about unique ideas and non-standard incarnations of an ordinary outdoor table.

Training

Before you start making a table, you need to determine what exactly you want to make. To determine this, use the following categories:

1. weather resistance. Is there a lot of bad weather in your area? Then you should not choose light structures - they can not only fly into the next storm, but also break something, damage or even injure someone. If it’s always calm in your country house, and it rains only occasionally, you can choose light options.
2. Dimensions . A classic mistake of any master is to make a mistake in size. Calculate in advance how many people should fit at this table. Even if the option of an unexpected visit of guests is unlikely, it should be calculated in advance. Otherwise, ten of us will have to crowd around a small table.
3. Material. In addition to wood, there are many other materials that are more or less durable. Decide in advance on the main material. It must withstand all weather conditions as well as suit your aesthetic tastes.
4. Configuration . Decide on the design in advance. What will it be: a folding table, a regular table with straight legs, a transformer table or something else? For each of these tables, certain parts and materials will be needed, and it is not always convenient to travel to the city from the dacha.
5. Complexity. This parameter expires from the previous one. Properly assess your strengths and do not take on what you cannot finish. Transforming tables and complex designs require certain tools, and most importantly, good carpentry and other skills.

Tree selection

The wood for your table should be reliable, resistant to decay. Of the common breeds, the most commonly used are:

• pine;
• cedar;
• fir;
• nut;
• maple;
• Apple tree;
• Birch.

The exception is very soft wood species: alder, willow, poplar, aspen. Firstly, only professionals work competently with them, and secondly, because of their properties, they simply will not work for a strong outdoor table.

Additionally, together with the tree, it is recommended to immediately purchase paintwork products. It will not be superfluous to purchase special antiseptic and similar liquids. They will help get rid of problems with fungus and mold for several years to come. Several breeds can be used for frames, legs and countertops: nothing bad will happen from this. The main thing - do not take the old rotten wood.

Instruments

How to make a table from boards with your own hands for a summer residence without good tools? It's practically unrealistic. Of the most necessary tools for creating a table, we need:

• ordinary hacksaw for wood;
• drill;
• screwdriver;
• circular / jigsaw / all together;
• hammer (if the table is on classic nails);

If possible, rent tools higher class, you should pay attention to the following:

1. Rotary miter box (allows you to make even corners quickly and clearly).
2. Eccentric sander (for faster surface sanding).
3. Milling machine (will greatly facilitate the design work).

Don't forget safety precautions! Buy construction goggles, gloves, if desired - a simple respirator. They are inexpensive, but they can protect your eyes, hands, and lungs.

Table options

Let's move on to the most important step. How to make do-it-yourself tables for summer cottages from wood: photos, drawings and work progress with a variety of configurations.

Classic

A classic table with straight legs is a thunderstorm for schoolchildren at labor lessons. It's pretty easy to do:

1. For the legs and crossbars, a thick beam of the same size is cut. They are fastened to each other with nails, dowels or ordinary glue.
2. A beam for a table top is cut, a table top is formed, the beam is fastened to each other with glue, with the help of dowels or coarser options (self-tapping screws, screws).
3. The tabletop is attached to the rest of the table either with the help of corners and short self-tapping screws / screws, or using the connection on the dowels.
4. If necessary, additional crossbars, decorations, etc. are attached to the table.

The most important points that should be observed for a competent creation come from its features. First, you need to clearly compare the dimensions. If you accidentally cut too much or, conversely, do not regret and leave an extra centimeter - your table will sway from side to side. And finishing an already finished table is not the most pleasant thing. Secondly, one should not spare time and effort for wood processing. As soon as the tree swells and “leads” it, the table will also turn into a lame donkey.

The classic table has a light weight, but also a low-strength design. It is suitable for a small company and quiet windless places, it is convenient to carry. But from a heavy load, it can simply fall apart.

Table with X-legs

Convenient self-adjusting option. Due to some mobility and "understatement" of the design, the table can be installed on uneven places. It also gives it the ability to carry more weight. For X-legs, you will need a beam with a thickness of at least 55 mm. The build process is:

1. To make the table look beautiful outwardly, we align the pre-prepared 4 strips on the machine or manually. The slope should be about 50-51 degrees.
2. We fasten 2 strips under the countertop using self-tapping screws, left and right. Total 2 slats for legs on one side, 2 slats on the other.
3. Do not forget to fasten the paired planks so that the legs fit. Overlaps of 3-4 mm are required on each side.
4. We throw our future legs on a workbench, a table, a flat floor, crossing with the letter X. The most important parameter: observing the distance between the legs to the width of the table. A slight deviation of 2-3 cm is acceptable, but ideally these figures should be equal.
5. We mark the intersection with a bright marker (but not permanent), or better - with a pencil. Here it is necessary to remove half the thickness.
6. We carefully coat the finished recesses with glue (for convenience, you can use cotton swabs), firmly squeeze the parts by any available means: using a vice or other oppression. We leave for several days in a ventilated dry room. It is important to build the press reliably and accurately from the very beginning - a shift is unacceptable, otherwise you will have to start all over again. If necessary and unwilling to mess with glue, the connection can be further strengthened with self-tapping screws.
7. After the final drying, we take out the structure from under the press, check whether everything is dry. We varnish the legs, leave to dry for the amount of time indicated in the instructions.
8. We attach the varnished dried legs to the table top - we insert them into the grooves formed by the slats, if everything was done correctly - the legs should enter with a noticeable, but not stubborn resistance.

For gluing, you can use a glue gun with special rods.

Table transformer

Such an outdoor wooden table for giving with your own hands is assembled according to the drawings immediately with benches, and is also capable of being folded in half. It is very convenient and saves you time in every aspect. Firstly, you don’t have to make and carry more benches. Secondly, the table can be folded in half and where it will be stored in the winter, it will occupy a compact corner, and not a whole cubic meter of space. Let's get started:

You can see an illustrative example of a transforming table using wood and a support made from improvised iron parts in the video below:

Checking and decorating

After assembling the table itself, there are two more important stages:

You know how to make an outdoor wooden table for a summer cottage with your own hands, and drawings with dimensions, informative videos and photo ideas will help you with this. We hope that you use them, modify them for yourself and make a real masterpiece in your garden!