I've been thinking about this one for a while, and finally built up the courage to do it. Ana had lots of good plans and I learned so much from her other table plans, but the brag post: http://ana-white.com/2012/03/simple-square-cedar-outdoor-dining-table is the one that ultimately pushed me over the edge to start. I spent a ton of time researching wood types, Minwax types, Kreg Jig settings, etc. Finally pulled the trigger and got started. It took me several weeks start to finish, but it was usually only a few hours at a time at night after everyone had gone to bed. The most labor-intensive part was triple-coating all of the redwood. Coat, dry, flip, coat, dry, sand, repeat. Took a loooong time but the finish is absolutely gorgeous. The photos don't really show how deep red the wood really is. Actually assembling the table didn't take that long. Big thanks to Finns-Dad (user) for the inspiration and good photos - it was relatively easy to build my own plans in Illustrator from those. Now to make some matching benches...
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$400. $350 for redwood lumber, another $30 in minwax, brushes, etc, and another $20 in screws and brackets
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
3 coats of Minwax Clearcoat. Sanded with 220 grit between each coat. Took a long time but well worth it!
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Ana White Admin
Thu, 08/27/2015 - 13:17
Beautiful!
Excellent build, thanks for sharing!
PamC03
Fri, 06/17/2016 - 10:46
Gorgeous!
Great job! The finished table looks awesome. I'm about to tackle the same project with a similar top design. Did you add an extra support in the centre of the top for the horizontal piece of wood? Hope that makes sense...
yubbie2
Fri, 08/26/2016 - 06:17
Hi! Sorry - didn't see this
Hi! Sorry - didn't see this comment until now. Yes, I added 2 parallel 1x4s underneath that horizontal 1x6 for added support.