Octagon Picnic Table Open Seating
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My take on the Octagon Picnic Table.
Brad Tom
My take on the Octagon Picnic Table.
Brad Tom
mini farm house tables
My brother-in-law built this plan as an end table for my wife and I as a present. We wanted to build a hallway table, so I decided to modify the plan to fit in the long hallway. It looks great and is very sturdy. I listed it as a weekend project, but it was VERY easy and fast to build, but the finishing took a while because of so much surface area & drying time.
Made this out of just 2 x 6 boards.
Part of a huge order I did for outdoor furniture. Love how they turned out! Thank you!
This goes into the mud room next to the recycling unit that I just completed the other day. My first project out there was a wooden bench with re-claimed wood. Very simple. I finished all three pieces similar. I painted grey paint on parts of the pieces (two coats) and then used a clear polyurethane (two coats with sanding before and in-between) on the rest of the projects.
This project was easier then I expected, and I love the look. I almost bought one like this at Ikea last year. So glad I held off as this was way cheaper to build and now has more sentimental value instead!
I was able to find brown bins to fit at target.com for $6.50 a piece, and can't wait for them to ship here. 4 of the 6 will be used for shoe bins, and the other 2 will be used for hats and mittens (live in Minnesota). So much neater looking than the plastic shoe shelves we had before.
FYI: there is a cut missing on the cut list: It is the bottom piece. The cut is 28 3/4" and is not mentioned on the list or in the diagrams....
Thu, 05/19/2016 - 15:33
Hello! I'm new to woodworking. I recently purchased an 8v lithium-ion drill by Ryobi. It's taking forever to build my cabinet with six cubbies. I keep having to stop to charge the drill. Do you think a 12v drill/driver would suffice?
Thank you for your help! :)
Thu, 05/19/2016 - 16:33
Hi Suzanne - this is a great drill. The ryobi One + drill/driver uses an 18v battery which fits interchangeably onto the other One+ tools. This one is on sale as a set from Home depot, which comes with a battery and charger.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Compact-Drill-Driver-Kit-P1811/205651590
Also you can get extra capacity spare batteries to switch out with:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-18-Volt-High-Capacity-LITHIUM-Battery-2-Pack-P122/204321540
I love mine and have purchased several other One+ tools and the extra batteries as well. (I especially love the AirStrike 18 gage finish nailer which doesn't need a compressor). Happy building!
:) Joanne
Made a smaller version of the fire truck bed for our two boys. The youngest will move "downstairs" when he gets out of the crib. It was fun, but lots of work! It took me about 5 weeks of weekend/late evening work.
Thanks for the great plans and inspiration.
Executive office desk withmatching hutch. Hanging file drawers on the bottom and pull out paper trays included on the top drawers. Adjustable paper tray in the hutch. Custom gray washed finish
Had fun with this one
I have a very small area and really needed more storage. I used stock cabinets which I modified and made the shelf and installed the hooks. Because I have cats, one bay is for food and water and the other for shoes.
Margaret White
I loved every part of this project! I did it all by myself except for having the nice man at Home Depot cut all of the pieces for me (thank you tony! :) ). I had to buy all of the tools and found what I needed at a local flea market, and spent no more that $15 each tool. It was great. I have enough left over scrap lumber to build a coffee table of some sort next. Thank you so much for the plans, they were super easy to read and follow! I was able to find cushions at Home Depot as well, although they are not displayed in the picture since i love the stained wood so much. Since it is fall they were marked down to only $25/each which is a HUGE discount from previously being $90. The cost of the cushions will be the most expensive part of this project for sure, so make sure you can find what you want first before you get into this project if you have a strict budget for it!
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 09:49
you did an awesome job, and love the stain! I myself cant draw a sraight line... i was interested in having someone build this for me, curious if you would be interested in building sofa, 2 chairs, 2 endtables and coffee table? Located in texas.. thanks
I made this from the Ana White Build a $10 Cedar Tiered Flower Planter or Herb Garden plans. It was a quick and easy fun project to work on.
We had recently gotten a house and had acquired an old antique table. After fixing it up with wood glue it was still quite rickety and just didn't have the look and feel I wanted for the room. Loving the rustic look and being pretty new to wood working I took on this project. It was a great a learning experience. I have to completely redo 3 of the top table board because they warped during the staining/polyurethane process.
These closet shelves are perfect!
Elizabeth Williams
I figured the first thing I should make was a bench to work on :)
I built this play kitchen for my daughter's second birthday during my newborn son's short naps or often with him strapped to me in his baby carrier. I spent more money on higher quality wood to save myself time and effort sanding the wood down. I splurged on a drinking faucet as it was the perfect size and a mini version of my real kitchen faucet. I used magnets on the fridge doors and oven door and a simple ribbon to prevent the oven door from opening too wide. I have built a few things befor-shelves, table, baby gate but consider myself a beginner who is still learning a lot about woodworking.
I built this for my daughter to go under her loft bed at the time. It was my very first time upholstering anything before!
This is a idea I saw on Ana's site. Just love the simplicity of her builds and her followers visions and builds. Decided we need raised garden beds and a barrier to keep our friends at bay. Thanks once again Ana and all the fans and followers for sharing and inspiring thousands of people to take part and enjoy the fun and creativity of wood working. Nothing more rewarding than using your hands and mind to create something beautiful and useful that often will last generations.
John Nicholson
I just wanted to thank Lady Goats for the idea for this project. I got the plans from http://ana-white.com/2011/12/plans/rhyan-console-table and made some modifications. I wanted to use the table as an entry table, so I made it taller and longer to fit the space I had for it. I still have to poly it and will post more pics as it comes along.
As far as cost, I used 1x6 instead of 1x12 to reduce the cost for the project. I think at the most it came out to 90 (including stain, poly, screws, brushes).
And yes, I built it in the living room of my small apartment.
Thanks again!
Tue, 09/25/2012 - 15:15
I immediately though of the rhyan console when I saw this, but wondered if there was another plan out there! Looks great (but don't thank ME! Ana did the plans!!).
Beyond impressed with the mods! And the fact that you built it in your living room!