A table - an integral attribute of every home - can be made of different materials, have a simple and intricate shape and carry different functions, but it is absolutely impossible to do without it at all. Not everyone understands why they need to make a table with their own hands, if such an ordinary item is easy to buy at any furniture store. Indeed, not everyone dares to make furniture with their own hands.
But that daredevil who deliberately gets down to business will certainly enjoy the process and the excellent result of his labors. Some come to this, wanting to save money, especially if something unpretentious is required. Others, obeying a creative impulse, want to have a unique piece of furniture in their home that will enhance their mood and self-esteem. In addition, a do-it-yourself table always has ideal proportions and matches the interior style of your particular home.
Product shape and design
A wooden table is an environmentally friendly, aesthetic and durable product that will successfully fit into both an apartment and a summer cottage. Moreover, there are options for special garden tables. It can be light, portable, or solid and massive, have different models and shapes:
- Angular;
- Oval;
- "Book";
- Folding;
- Sliding;
- Transformer.
Transformers are perhaps the most interesting category of tables. When folded, they are very compact and look like a small bedside table. If you put it against the wall, then it will take no more than half a meter. A table of this shape is indispensable in a limited space, when it is not possible to hold a large dining table for a dozen people. Hinged worktop covers are attached with a hinge system. Transformers are usually rectangular, but there are also round models.
Before getting started, decide what configuration and size you need. Below are general guidelines from professionals:
- A hand-made table must correspond to the room for which it is created, both in size and style;
- When creating a street version, it is important to think in advance how many people will use it at one time;
- A folding table is a great option for hospitable hosts. Such a product will be used assembled for family dinners and will become a godsend during the reception of guests;
- For a comfortable feast, the place at the table reserved for each guest should be at least 70 cm;
- The child's model should be designed according to the age and height of the child.
Manufacturing will cost some work and time, but the result will please. After all, a handmade product will be inexpensive and fully consistent with your ideas and desires. If you wish, you can make a whole set of furniture, but this will require special skills and dexterity.
Before proceeding with the manufacture of the table, you should carefully read the drawing so as not to translate the materials in vain.
Tables can be divided into the following structural types:
- Solid wood;
- Prefabricated (from terraced, grooved, unedged boards);
- Glued;
- Made in the form of a "shield" of lamellas.
Solid wood furniture is elite and has a rather high cost. The rest of the options are simpler and can be used both in pure form and in combination. Glued tabletops made of boards of different types of wood, made with epoxy - this is an adhesive based on resin, look very nice. Natural wood patterns and different textures create an incredible effect. Products made using this technology, very strong and resistant to deformation.
Material selection
The most popular material for tables and other garden furniture is wood. This is easily explained, because wood has a number of significant advantages over other materials, for example, metal or concrete. The tree has such advantages as:
- Ease of processing;
- High aesthetics;
- Resistance to different climatic conditions;
- High amortization;
- The possibility of restoration;
- Ample opportunities in the field of processing and painting;
- Safety for human health;
- Low cost of certain categories of wood;
- The beauty of natural patterns.
Natural wood is a material with a beautiful natural texture, rather inexpensive, environmentally friendly and durable. It is moisture resistant under special processing, pliable for carpentry tools, and therefore excellent for making home furniture and utensils.
The appearance of the finished product and its characteristics will depend on the type of material and its preparation, so it is worth starting with the selection of wood. Each type of wood has its own hardness. The most popular tree species can be identified:
- Spruce, pine and cedar are softwoods. An easy-to-process material, but prone to deformation, drying out and cracking;
- Oak, beech, larch and birch are hardwoods. Beautiful and noble types of wood. Moisture resistant and durable. Processing oak and other hardwood products will require electrical tools;
- Superhard materials - yew, hornbeam and acacia - possessing an extremely dense internal structure, are highly durable materials. Requires professional industrial processing.
To make a wooden table, you need an edged board or timber. A table made of croaker will have a brutal look and will perfectly fit into a hunting-style country house. A wide slab can serve as a material for an entire countertop. Another material for creating a countertop is a trunk cut. First, a trunk of the required diameter is selected, then an even cut is made and varnished. With this technology, a large amount of waste is generated.
The durability of the product depends not only on the processing of wood, but also on the choice of wood species. Hard rocks are not always a good choice. In conditions of temperature drop and high humidity, the tree swells and crumbles. The best option for outdoor or country countertops is elastic wood. Characteristics such as hardness and resilience provide resistance to deformation. Spruce, aspen, larch and linden can boast of such properties.
Before starting carpentry work, the tree must be sanded and treated with an antiseptic, and at the end you will need to be varnished. In addition, the stain will give the product a finished look.
Instrument preparation
If you were inspired by new ideas and decided to make a wooden table with your own hands, you will need to prepare the following tools for work:
- Thicknesser;
- Saw;
- Jigsaw;
- Hacksaw;
- Jointer;
- Milling cutter;
- Screwdriver;
- Drill;
- Grinding device;
- Clamps;
- Pencil,
- Roulette,
- Square.
In order for the work to argue, consider the shape and size of the product, prepare drawings. The size of the product will depend on the area allotted for it, and the average height is 70 cm. Here is a list of materials required for the work:
- Antiseptic;
- Sandpaper of varying grain size;
- Boards;
- Bar or slab;
- Paint and stain;
- Glue.
For a standard family of four, a square-shaped table with a side width of one meter is suitable. Size 120 by 90 cm will accommodate both hosts and guests.
Building a drawing
The drawing is a diagram that clearly tells about the sequence of actions, following which the expected result is guaranteed. If a unique design is conceived, then you will have to work on the diagram and drawings yourself. To do this, you can use a computer program, then print the received documents in order to have a clear guide.
Manufacturing of parts
The step-by-step process of making wood countertops can be described as follows:
- Select the required amount of materials. For a standard width, you will need 6-7 boards 3 cm thick. Only perfectly flat boards processed with a jointer are suitable. Knots are not a hindrance.
- Subject the tree to antiseptic treatment and dry thoroughly.
- Lay out the boards in the form of an even rectangle. Align the joints.
- Attach a block on both sides and cut evenly.
- Screw the timber to the boards. On the back of the countertop, in the center of the boards on each side, drill a bolt hole 2/3 through the block. Make the groove wider on the bar so that the bolt head sinks.
- Round off the corners.
- Attach the board diagonally from the bottom with self-tapping screws greased with glue.
- Sand the surface first with coarse sandpaper, then softer.
- Cover the product with stain and varnish. The table can be painted if desired.
Homemade solid wood worktop
Tables made of such material have an even and uniform structure, do not have joints or crevices. Another argument in favor of this technology will be resistance to deformation and cracking. To make a table, you will need 4 boards with smoothly rounded edges, having the following parameters - 1x1.5x0.5 m. The work algorithm is as follows:
- At the ends, at a distance of 10-12 cm, make holes 8-12 mm in size. They are needed for fastening dowels and dowels. The holes in the two side boards are made on one side only.
- Fold boards correctly before glueing.
- Sand the boards, coat with glue.
- Insert the dowels and fasten the boards.
- Align the ends and make sure each board is in the correct position.
- Lay the finished worktop on a flat surface and squeeze firmly with a clamp.
- Leave to dry.
Round table making
To implement the idea of creating a round table with your own hands, you need to have with the following materials:
- Square timber (width - 100 mm, length 750 mm - 4 pieces;
- Boards 100 x 20 mm, length 750 mm - 2 pcs;
- Boards 250 x 40 mm, length 2000 mm - 4 pcs;
- Boards 100 x 20 mm, length 800 mm - 2 pcs;
- Boards 100 x 20 mm, length 1600 mm - 2 pcs.
Step-by-step instructions for creating a handmade round table:
- Fold four long boards tightly together.
- Draw a circle.
- Cut along the line with a jigsaw.
- Make a rectangular frame and fasten the circle with screws.
- Attach legs to the frame.
- Check stability, and then disassemble.
- Sand the wood with sandpaper. First hard, then soft.
- Cover with stain and varnish.
At first glance, it seems that the most important detail of the table is the table top. However, the legs of the product should not be underestimated either. After all, it is they who decorate the table and give it a certain style. Legs must match the basic style of the model and the required parameters.
The paradox is that the more complicated and pretentious the legs of the table, the less they will last. The most reliable will be simple wooden, stable and lightweight supports. You don't have to make drawings for them. Stages of making table legs:
- Selection of four bars of equal length (85 cm);
- Installation of bars in the corners of the table top;
- Connection on each side with boards or beams: two equal to the length, and two equal to the width;
- This structure is glued to the table and left to dry.
The table does not always have standard four legs, sometimes craftsmen resort to creating a base from a frame and one or two legs. The glue can be replaced with furniture corners, which are fastened with self-tapping screws, or, for reliability, use both options. You can create an unusual fantasy model by evenly attaching the countertop to the ornate and whimsical tree roots. It will be an amazing piece that only you will have.
Assembly features
Holes are drilled in each element of the product, then the parts are bolted together, which makes the product really strong. You can enhance the effect with fixing with good glue. Self-tapping screws are screwed in from the inside at an acute angle in relation to the board. If the finished product wobbles noticeably, use special straps with anchors. This will help make the structure more reliable and stable.
For the legs, wooden blocks are taken, which must be processed with a plane in the shape of a cone. Carved balusters are also excellent for this, which you can both buy and grind yourself on a lathe. Carrying out the structure with his own hands, a person acquires the skills of working with wood, so if it becomes necessary to repair the product, this will not cause difficulties. You will already have all the necessary arsenal of tools. In addition, you will need wood and tools for the restoration of old wooden products.
Treatment
It is not so difficult to get a good and solid result. The main thing is to comply with all the necessary conditions. After carrying out the main work, the time comes for the final, but no less important stage - the processing of the product with varnish. In order to correctly carry out this operation, observe the following rules:
- Sand the edges of the countertop by hand;
- Apply a quality varnish to the entire product. In addition, painting some parts of the table with paint will look very decorative;
- Flaws in the work are well masked with a putty that matches the color.
The most popular option for decorative finishing of a wooden table is to cover its surface with a transparent or colored varnish, which will emphasize the natural wood pattern and provide it with protection from external factors.
In order for a hand-made product to serve for many years, remaining the pride of the owner, it is recommended to follow simple rules:
- Avoid direct contact of the product with the open sun and do not leave it outside in the rain;
- Monitor the cleanliness of the surface;
- Process with polish;
- In winter, keep the table indoors so that the varnish does not suffer.
Before assembly, each wooden part must be treated with antipyrine, which will protect against decay, increase moisture resistance and fire resistance.
Exterior decoration and design
The most enjoyable stage of making furniture with your own hands, of course, is the decorative finish, which each craftsman performs in his own way. In order to get the original model, you need to think over the external design of the product. Cuts of medium-sized trunks, decoratively laid out on the tabletop, will come to your aid. Woodcarving is also a wonderful decoration. Carved legs and table top will add elegance and lightness to the product.
Many people prefer to design a tabletop under glass. This option is suitable if the table will be located indoors. The hand-painted table is unlikely to go unnoticed by guests. Such a product will add a special flavor to any room.
For those who are not good at drawing, the option of transferring the picture through a stencil is suitable. It is, indeed, extremely simple, but there are some nuances: it is recommended to apply the pattern with acrylic paints, since they, when solidified, form a thin film, so they do not spread.
Allow the previous coat to dry before applying a new coat. You can work with both a brush and a roller.
The frame around the edges of the tabletop always looks dignified. Masking tape will help to create a perfectly straight line. Cover the finished drawing with varnish. The simplest and most proven option is playing with the color of the boards. Using paint, stain and sandpaper, you can create the effect of aged wood. Products "for noble antiquity" always look spectacular and expensive.
The decoupage technique is just a godsend for creating a decor for a new wooden table or restoring retro furniture. This method consists in attaching a paper picture to the surface of the product using furniture varnish. The choice of pattern is made to the taste of the owner. These can be images of nature and animals, rhythmic patterns, black and white graphics, and even photos from the family archive. Material can be napkins, newspaper clippings, and vintage postcards.
The new table can be easily refined with mosaic tiles. To date, a wide selection is presented in hardware stores. It is advisable to use one set of tiles so that there are no inconsistencies in height and unnecessary relief is not created, which can damage the pattern and make the table inconvenient to use. In addition to the mosaic, you need to purchase glue and grout. Briefly, the process of creating a mosaic countertop can be described as follows:
- The surface of the countertop is degreased with alcohol;
- Then it is processed with sandpaper;
- Start at the outer edges;
- Secure the elements;
- Leave to dry for a day;
- Dilute the grout to the desired consistency;
- Thoroughly coat the seams;
- After an hour, remove the rest of the grout;
- Let the garment rest for two days, then wipe it with a cloth and vegetable oil for shine.
A budget option for mosaic decor would be eggshell table decoration... It is necessary to crush the shell into a medium-sized crumb, then lay it out with tweezers on the surface of the countertop previously greased with PVA glue. Try to keep the gaps between the shells as small as possible. If desired, the shell can be dyed.
Countertops with gold leaf decoration... Potal is a thin sheet of metal alloys that imitates gold. This material can be purchased at art stores. The required pattern is applied with special glue on the table surface, after 15 minutes, cover it with a sheet of gold leaf, gently smoothing it out. Then you need to walk over the surface with a soft brush and admire the result.
The luminous table is an excellent design solution, and it is also quite simple to implement. The finished product is equipped with special lighting - small lamps or a strip with LEDs are built in, providing a variety of lighting options: from simple to colored.
Modern kitchen sets often do not include such an essential item as a dining table, and if it is included in the basic set, it is usually made according to a standard design from cheap pressed wood. Of course, such products are not famous for their original design and durability. Such tables are usually inexpensive, but it is still better to abandon an unsuccessful purchase in favor of a homemade dining table made of wood, which any beginner in home carpentry can handle.
The physical labor associated with woodwork (sawing, planing) usually gives great pleasure to novice craftsmen, and a successful result will not take long.
It is important that the activity associated with the independent design and assembly of wooden models is a very creative process. Rarely does someone try to completely repeat the model they like from the store. Usually the design of the model is taken as a basis, and the remaining parameters are finalized by the master on his own inspiration. On the veranda or in a country house, utility rooms, it is better to choose transformer designs:
- Folding,
- Hiking;
- Suspended;
- Garden;
- Leveled.
Tables for stationary use are made in the same dimensions:
- Coffee;
- Massage;
- Writing
- For laptop;
- For a bath.
The assembly of such products is very strong, the parts are held together tightly, there are no hinge joints.
Tables for a summer cottage or terrace usually have a standard rectangular or round shape. However, there are craftsmen who manage to make a rustic-style table in the form of a stump, and a bench in the form of a log, which looks very impressive. This ensemble is easily complemented by log-cut stools in the same style. As you can see, making a wooden table yourself is a simple job.
With strict adherence to the instructions, the correct selection of quality materials and suitable tools, you are guaranteed to get a durable and beautiful table, which fits perfectly in terms of parameters and style into your interior.
Even if the production of furniture is far from your sphere, making a country table with your own hands in order 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 the purchased parts, you will save 30-50% of the cost. If you manage to use the materials left over from construction or repair, the costs will be limited to the purchase of accessories.
To select a design, you need to decide where the product will be used.
Using cheap off-grade boards - substandard - for a country or kitchen table, you will receive advantages that are not available for mass production. Sounds dubious? But this is so: the knots, due to which the boards are rejected, have interesting decorative properties. If you succeed in highlighting them, 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 get together 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, complement a gazebo, stand in a workshop or in a house.
The simplest country table can be mounted 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 with high quality at each stage.
Its main advantage, in contrast to the purchased one, is undoubted savings.
If you find a large tree stump in the forest, it can make an easy-to-make garden table. You just need to remove the bark from the stump, make an even cut along the top, grind it, treat it with an antiseptic and varnish it. It is enough to nail or screw the finished furniture board to the "leg" from the stump - and you're done.
Tabletops made of boards, fastened at the bottom with transverse slats, look good. If you prefer a glued countertop, you can do it yourself, but it will take a lot of effort.
If you succeed in highlighting them, 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, correctly assessing 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 most comfortable garden options is a collapsible table with benches that can be installed in a gazebo or on a veranda. It is not difficult to carry out it, the main thing is to choose high-quality materials and properly prepare them for work.
The simplest country table can be mounted 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 species wood (poplar, alder, aspen, willow).
One of the main parameters of the suitability of wood for the manufacture of furniture is resistance to decay: the species listed above meet this requirement.
If you do not plan to do furniture work all the time or are just starting to practice, give preference to the most common types of wood - pine and birch.
Tabletops made of boards, fastened at the bottom with transverse slats, look good.
Various wood species can be used for the table top, frame and legs. At the assembly stage, dowels will be needed: they are usually made from acacia or boxwood. Birch wood has an inexpressive pattern and can significantly warp due to spilled liquid - it is better not to use it as a tabletop 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 be a real work of art. Wood of soft types lends itself to brushing: the wood is burned with a gas burner, and soft fibers are removed with an iron brush. It is better to carry out work in the yard due to the large amount of dust. If you managed to burn the wood evenly, the result will delight you. Brush can be tinted with stains, stains, diluted with water, artistic acrylic paint. Of course, wood brushing is not necessary: this is only a finishing option.
If you prefer a glued countertop, you can do it yourself, but it will take a lot of effort.
Selection of paints and varnishes and adhesives
Before proceeding with the installation, the boards must be protected from decay. The tree must be impregnated with a water-polymer emulsion (WPE): processing is carried out twice with an interval of 3-5 days. This is enough for the product to serve for a long time.
Some models require glue. Along with special carpentry adhesives (BF-2, etc.), you can use construction PVA: it is applied to both glued surfaces, dried until "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, correctly assessing your skills and taking into account the cost of labor and time.
The choice of paints and varnishes 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, do not have a strong smell. Varnishes marked with the blue angel are recommended for children's furniture and toys.
If you decide to cover the wood with wood stain, paint or just tinted varnish, this must be done before assembly. Consideration must be given to material compatibility. The varnish is tinted with a suitable paint: if the varnish is alkyd, the paint should be oily, if you are using acrylic varnish, 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 varnish.
One of the most comfortable garden options 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 it is decided to use nails).
Many species of wood are suitable for a garden or kitchen table.
This list includes only the most necessary tools, but to make the work more comfortable, and the finished product looks aesthetically pleasing, it is advisable to buy or rent a rotary miter box, an eccentric sander and a milling machine.
The swivel miter box makes it possible to make cuts at exactly the right angle. The eccentric sander allows you to prepare parts simply, quickly and efficiently: you will sand the boards in an hour, instead of doing it all day by hand with sandpaper. For high-quality processing of the ends, a belt sander is useful, and a milling machine allows you to select the wood for the necessary grooves and process the edges.
If you do not plan to do furniture work all the time or are just starting to practice.
Homemade pallet table
A spectacular, rustic-style table can be constructed from pallets (wooden pallets). If you are the lucky owner of such a container, especially a double-deck pallet, just disassemble it: there is no problem of purchasing boards!
Do you think buying new boards is always better? You probably have not worked with wood before: you cannot use raw wood (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.
Various wood species can be used for the table top, frame and legs.
Let's go back to the pallets: they are disassembled. Now you have at your disposal sturdy 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 out of 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.
It is better to carry out work 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 details must be prepared: sand them strictly along the fibers with coarse sandpaper (No. 120-150), then with a finer grain (No. 400-600), carefully removing dust.
Some boards can be painted with acrylic or oil paint. Fans of the loft style can use stencils in the form of numbers or simple graphic symbols. Boards with a beautiful natural pattern are “stained” or simply varnished. After staining or the first layer of acrylic varnish, the soft fibers rise; sand them with medium-grit sandpaper and apply a new coat of varnish.
A spectacular, rustic-style table can be constructed from pallets (wooden pallets).
If a non-aqueous varnish is used, it is enough to apply 2-3 coats, and if acrylic, the number of coats can be up to ten.
Rejected boards, also dry, can be a good option for the kitchen table.
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 slats (at the joints we use two self-tapping screws, on solid boards - one). The use of a drill is necessary so that the wood does not crack when screwing in the screws. We assemble the frame from the prepared pallet sides. Using a drill of a suitable diameter for self-tapping screws, we drill holes at the joints. We coat the joints with glue and fix with self-tapping screws. Install the legs: just screw the boards to the frame, screwing in the screws diagonally. To strengthen the structure, we make the lintels 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 glued worktops, you need to choose boards of the same width. If the table is intended for a workshop and its appearance does not really matter, you can use old floorboards: there are already grooves there. To make the grooves yourself, you need a milling machine.
A flat surface is required to collect the countertop. We just coat the sidewalls with glue, join the boards without gaps and tighten the resulting structure with clamps. Depending on the glue used, the worktop should dry from 1 to 3 days. If everything is done correctly, you will get a worktop with a completely flat surface without gaps. It remains to work out the ends - first trim with a jigsaw, and then grind. In the absence of a belt sander, this must be done manually - with sandpaper, first coarse, 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 with glue and clamps, you can use a ready-made furniture board from a hardware store. Then the table top remains to be coated with a transparent or tinted varnish.
For a good result, you need to apply 5-7 (for acrylic varnish up to 10) layers. After every third layer, the working surface of the countertop must be sanded with fine-grained sandpaper, carefully removing the dust with a damp cloth. At the stage of varnishing, it is important not to rush: each layer of varnish should dry well.
It remains to make the legs of the garden or kitchen table: let's dwell on the version with L-shaped legs. You will need boards with a thickness of at least 22-25 mm.
For glued worktops, 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 connected, it is necessary to make a selection, coat the joint with wood glue, and then install the screws.
When the glue dries, we cover the legs with varnish and, after drying, we simply attach them to the countertop with screws.
There are several options for connecting the legs to the table top.
Table with straight legs
To make straight legs, it is enough to saw a thick bar into pieces of the same length. There are several options for connecting such legs to the table top.
To ensure that the straight legs are installed securely, you can use a dowel connection at home. You can make them yourself from acacia wood or buy ready-made ones. To assemble the dowel joints, you need a fast-drying carpentry glue (BF-2).
To make straight legs, it is enough to saw a thick bar into pieces of the same length.
Table with X-shaped legs
Sequence of work.
- On the inner side of the tabletop, we fasten two strips on each side with self-tapping screws.
- To make the table look good, the edges of the planks must first be cut at an angle of 52.
- We fasten the paired strips so that the legs fit, we make gaps of 2-3 mm on each side.
- We put the boards on a flat surface, crossing them at the desired angle. We measure the distance between the ends of the boards: it should correspond to the width of the table.
- We outline the intersection with chalk: here you need to choose half the thickness of the boards so that after assembly they lie in the same plane.
- We coat the grooves 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.
- We varnish the legs.
- It remains to attach them to the tabletop, 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 beams or boards with a minimum thickness of 50 mm.
Table with benches
The optimal solution for a gazebo is a dining table with benches attached to it. It is better to make such a structure collapsible in order to clean it up for the winter indoors.
For the table, you will need 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 need to be sanded, paying special attention to the ends. We cover each board separately with varnish.
The optimal solution for a gazebo is a dining table with benches attached to it.
To connect the parts of the structure, we will prepare studs (length 160 mm), nuts and washers - 24 pcs. For the rest of the connections, we use self-tapping screws or nails of a suitable length. With the help of a drill, it is necessary to prepare all the holes for the fasteners.
According to the drawing, we assemble the tabletop and the upper parts of the benches. We cut the crossbars along the edges, the angle should be 45. It is convenient to do this using a rotary miter box.
We make and attach all the legs to self-tapping screws. We fasten the parts cut at an angle.
We cover each board separately with varnish.
We tighten the product with studs and bolts. The holes for the studs must be pre-drilled with a drill. When installing the stud, you need to put on washers on both sides and tighten the nuts using a wrench.
We tighten the product with studs and bolts.
We fasten the seat boards with gaps of 5 mm or more. When the seats are connected to the sawn-off supports, we attach them to the assembled base with 160 cm boards: you need 4 boards.
Install the remaining studs and enjoy the result.
With the help of 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
A table for a summer cottage is not just a piece of furniture, it is a ritual place where all household members invariably gather. In the summertime, no one expresses a desire to go into the house to drink tea or have lunch. Outdoors, the appetite is better and the food tastes better. In order not to carry furniture from home for gatherings, you can make an outdoor table for a summer residence with your own hands, at the same time taking care of the benches.
garden table with built-in bench
The country table does not imply the complexity of the design, so there will be no problems with its assembly, even people who are far from carpentry and creative work. We will present you with some very simple and at the same time original ideas for its creation, perhaps something from the proposed by us will become a decoration for your site.
Country table material
Diy table for giving: interesting ideas
Conclusion
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the table for the garden must be strong
Outdoor furniture is subjected to serious tests, so it must be made from durable materials. Specifically for the table, you can take:
- A rock.
- Wood.
- Metal.
- Materials at hand.
Tables from the latter look especially interesting. But first things first.
Wooden table
outdoor dining set
When choosing a material, pay special attention to the type of wood. Board board - strife and for use, in our case, not all are suitable. Soft and easy-to-work conifers, alas, will not work. In addition to the fact that they need special impregnation, because they are too fire hazardous, the resin they release will also spoil the tablecloth and dishes.
The necessary elements need to be looked for among hardwood blanks. On the countertop, you need to collect boards with a thickness of 30-50 mm. For greater strength, they are stuffed onto the frame. The legs of the structure can be saddled straight or X-shaped. It is important to process all the details well so that there is no danger of driving a splinter by wiping the table. Mandatory processing of the finished product with protective impregnations.
do-it-yourself folding wooden table in the country
In order to make a table "for ages", cover it with varnish, and do this, as they say, without sparing the brush. The composition must be literally rubbed into the wood, and this will be possible only if you slightly warm it up in a water bath. The lacquer coating is made three-layer.
Stone table
a round table and benches made of stone will serve for more than a dozen years
If you want to make a monolithic structure that amazes the imagination and creates a special mood for meals - try working with a stone. You can create a table of this type for a summer residence with your own hands or buy a finished product. Shops offer a wide variety of granite and marble options. There you can also pick up benches made of similar material in the kit.
to inspire life in an old table, it is enough to tiling the countertop with tiles
It will not be cheap, but if you really want to have such a luxury in the garden as a stone table, try to make it cheaper. Lay out the benches and table bases yourself. For this, it will do quite well:
- Flagstone.
- Brick.
- Modern blocks.
- Plain cobblestone.
a table made of a stump lined with stone
It will be much easier to fit these materials into the general concept of the garden and combine them in existing buildings. It is quite possible to take an artificial stone on the tabletop, seats and backs. From this, the composition will not lose.
Metal tables
Those who are "friends" with iron and have a welding machine at hand may be interested in the option of metal furniture. The products are elegant and aesthetic, with openwork decor inserts. The metal table will also need to be protected from early destruction. This is done by priming the metal before finishing painting.
round table for a summer residence with a stone top and curly metal legs
Forged tables will satisfy the needs of respectable owners, but it is unrealistic to make them with your own hands. Such designs are ordered by professionals. Forging requires the conditions of the forge. However, given that products of this type can be wonderfully combined with wood, stone, glass, you can purchase only a forged base for the table, and complete it with a table top yourself.
Diy table for giving: interesting ideas
stylization of a table and chairs for a mushroom meadow will create a certain zest in the landscape design of a summer cottage
If you are determined to work on creating a country table yourself and are ready to make it non-standard, look at the "unnecessary" things in each shed. Perhaps there are items among them that can become consumables for creativity.
Assorted assorted
An equally practical option for a country table, along with wooden, metal, rattan, stone products, is a "hodgepodge" collection of all sorts of things. This creation will become a multi-colored "character" of your garden and will never be left without attention. What to make it from? You will not believe! The source materials will serve you:
- Broken flower stand.
- Metal barrel cover.
- Scraps of colored plastic or round glass.
set from a bar
Take a piece of paper and try to draw a circular pattern on it in the spirit of the Moroccan style. Enlarge your creation to the size you want. A copier will help you to do this quickly.
We put the resulting blank under the glass and draw the lines with a copper outline. Leave to dry for a day or less. The manufacturer indicates the recommended drying time.
it is enough to decorate the side parts of the bench and chairs with wheels to get original garden furniture for summer cottages
Now it is the turn of painting the marked glass with stained glass paints. The main thing here is that the colors are evenly located inside the area allotted to them. If you have never worked with specific paints, it makes sense to practice on a separate piece of glass in order to understand how much of them you need to take for high-quality painting of fragments. The completed painting must also be thoroughly dried.
The finished glass can be additionally decorated with elements drawn with a copper outline.
Cover the lid of the barrel with white paint, which will hide the traces of rust, and proceed to prepare the main part of the countertop.
table for giving from vazyanka firewood
The metal part of the flower stand, which will serve as a supporta table for a summer residence, created by your own hands, must be primed, painted with acrylic paint in copper color and partially patched.
After the footboard is ready, glue the places of contact with the glass with a window seal. This is necessary for its better attachment.
Now the final stage. Put all the pieces together: place the glass top in the lid and place the composition on the stand.
It may not be very comfortable to dine at such a table, but drinking coffee in the cool of the evening will be very pleasant.
decorating an ordinary stump with mosaics, you can get an original table
Pallet models
After the construction of a country house, you probably have at least a few pallets left, on which packed bricks or building mixtures were brought up. You do not even suspect what kind of lifesaver it is for decorating a summer cottage. With their help, the table will be ready in a few hours, and it will look such that it will not be a shame to put it not only in the garden, but also in the home interior. At the same time, note that you will not even incur special financial costs.
pallet table
A do-it-yourself table for a summer residence from pallets can be designed in several ways. For example, for the simplest option, you need:
- Screwdriver.
- Brushes.
- Sandpaper.
- Swivel wheels.
- Colored antiseptic stain.
- Screws.
mobile table for giving from pallets
The first step is to sand the pallet. At the first stage of removing a coarse layer, use coarse-grained sandpaper, fine-grained will be required for final processing. If there is a grinder in use that comes with a grinding wheel, use it instead of rolls of sandpaper. This will speed up the preparation process.
a master class for making a table for a summer residence with your own hands
Turn the pallet over and attach small swivel castors to the bottom. This is done using conventional screws. For greater reliability of fastening, place under the last washers, which can be removed from similar screws used for working with metal tiles. Do not neglect this advice. The wheel bases have large enough holes, and an unlined screw will not be able to properly fix the part to a wooden surface.
step-by-step process of making a table
Now it remains to open the finished product with a wax-containing antiseptic. If you want to highlight the structure of the tree, use a transparent compound. To add color, you need a stain. You can style the table:
- under the oak;
- larch;
- rosewood;
- nut;
- pine.
A low wide table will be appropriate on the veranda, in the attic room, in the interior of the bath.
without additional processing, the table will last at least two seasons
If you want to make the summer recreation area more comfortable, make not just a table from pallets, but a whole set of country furniture, supplementing it with stationary fixed benches. Such a kit can be made portable and, if necessary, moved from the barbecue, say, to the pool or pergola.
bright pallet table for the whole family
A creative option for a suburban setting will be a pallet, transformed into a table top and equipped with vintage legs left over from an old chest of drawers, a table, a cabinet. This detail needs to be highlighted with a contrasting color.
You can use this furniture in the bedroom, gazebo, on the terrace.
Coil table
vertical planks allow you to place various items
“The reel is heavy on its own, but it is not difficult to construct a lightweight version of it. a table for a summer residence and again, do it yourself »
A cable reel is also an excellent material for creating a summer cottage design. Look at it - it's almost a ready-made table! A bit of decor and it's ready to go. The easiest way to decorate the reel is with twisted twine. To do this, it is enough just to tightly wrap it around its trunk. The upper disc of the structure is sanded and opened with varnish. If you want to add functionality to the product, install vertical slats around the circumference. They can also be decorated with a rope. With the appearance of the crossbars, you can store the necessary items under the table.
table made of a reel with an umbrella mount
The coil is heavy in itself, but it is not difficult to construct a lightweight version of the table for a summer residence from it, and again, do it yourself. You only need the top disc from the product, which will act as a table top. The frame frame for its installation can be made of metal.
If there is a stump of a suitable height and strength in a shady garden, then it can also be transformed into an improvised table with the help of a spool disk. This idea will be good not only for a playground, it can be rationally used when organizing a relaxation corner for adults. By sawing a wooden disk in half, it will be possible to assemble original chairs, which can also be put on hemp legs. You will get a good garden set.
the table from the coil can be decorated with any pattern
Firewood table?
Why not? Such a brutal option can be a decoration for a barbecue area and even a living room. Work - nothing at all. We find an old thick log, saturate it with stain and level the lower part, giving stability to the product.
a table on wheels from a tree stump
The mobile hemp table is no less easy to manufacture and attractive in design. By the way, its functionality can be expanded if you are not too lazy to sew a foam rubber seat on it, which will allow you to transform the structure into a comfortable pouf with a slight movement.
Chopped firewood is not in short supply in the country. Of these, it is also not a problem to quickly build a comfortable table design for a summer residence with your own hands. Assemble the flat base and secure the chipped blocks to the countertop with a strap. Put it all on its feet and enjoy communication with primitive nature to the fullest.
table for a living room from an old log
Garden arrangement of tires
Take your time to get rid of old tires. They can be used to make a magnificent landscape decor with extended functionality: use the table not just as a table, but a pouf next to it not only as a pouf, but to equip inside them a place for garden tools, for example.
table and chairs are made in the same design style from old tires
Paint the tires in an acceptable color for you, dry them, fold them in a column, fastening the elements with silicone sealant or other suitable compound.
Now take care of the table top and seat. The first is a good idea to make from durable plastic or cut them out of wood. For a pouf, also cut out a plywood disk of a slightly smaller diameter than that of the tires, glue foam rubber to it and cover it with a cloth. Detachable parts are ready.
Boiling table
movable table made of old vyvarka with a wooden top
Did you find grandmother's vapors in the bins? Fabulous! Let's transform it into a mobile warehouse table. We equip the bottom with wheels, and for the upper part we assemble a tabletop from the boards. Having cut the boards to size, we collect them together into transverse strips, the length of which should correspond to the diameter of the boil. This will help the table top to hold tightly in place, and not to slide to the side or topple over at the slightest load. There will be enough space inside the makeshift table to organize a mini-bar.
By the same principle, you can transform empty boxes, barrels, etc. into useful items.
original table with large metal wheels instead of legs and built-in benches
Conclusion
As you can see, assembling a table for a summer residence with your own hands is a very exciting and absolutely not laborious activity. Here, even beginners will not have to be afraid, to spoil something, because objects and elements that are initially unusable for direct use go into work. Try your hand at something unusual for you. Perhaps the final results will become an incentive not to stop at what has been achieved, but to go further. From the presented materials, you can make many more unusual and necessary things in a summer cottage!
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A garden table is an integral part of any country interior. On the modern market, this product is presented in a wide range - these are products made of metal, plastic, natural stone and, of course, the classic version, tables for a garden made of wood. In this article, we will talk about the positive qualities of common options and give an accessible instruction on how to assemble a table with your own hands.
The tree is always relevant
Most garden furniture has always been made of wood. Almost everyone can make a table for the garden with their own hands, at least superficially owning a hacksaw and a plane. The whole process comes down to connecting a small number of curved planks and giving the furniture a presentation.
A few words about the choice of material
If you want your product to serve you faithfully for many years, then it is better to make a garden table from strong hardwood. Of course, the best option is oak, but the price here, even at cost, will be considerable. Therefore, as a rule, more affordable wood of larch, aspen, birch, linden or acacia is used.
Tip: conifers can be used for manufacturing, but they should be well prepared and covered with protective compounds beforehand. Otherwise, the abundance of resin can negatively affect the quality of the coating and your clothes.
For the countertop, the quality and type of wood is especially important, therefore experts recommend not to save money and buy a good grooved board, the increase in costs will be minimal, but the appearance will please you pleasantly. It is advisable to collect a wooden garden table from a well-dried forest, so that later the details do not lead.
In addition, the tabletop and some individual parts can be made of thick waterproof plywood or YUSB board. Chipboard is less suitable, since this material is afraid of high humidity and will not last long in the garden.
Self assembly
Assembly instructions can be very diverse, everyone chooses what he likes best.
In the photo and video in this article, several interesting and accessible technologies are presented, but we will tell you about the simplest, in our opinion, installation option.
- As mentioned earlier, it is better to assemble the tabletop from a grooved board, so it will be completely monolithic... In this case, the joints should be glued with ordinary furniture glue for wood. In this case, we will talk about a solid product designed for a family of 6 - 8 people.
- Comfortable construction height for a standard dining table is 700 - 750 mm... We will make the dimensions of the top plate 930x1450 mm. For a table top, a board thickness of 20 mm is sufficient, but a table top with a thickness of 40 mm will look more solid and solid.
- The boards are joined on a flat, horizontal surface and knocked down with nails or self-tapping screws, two or three perpendicularly spaced bars of 50x50 mm... The bars are fixed at a distance of 300 mm from the edge.
Advice: since the wood is quite dense and thick, it is better to lubricate the self-tapping screws with soap before screwing in. Then they will enter the array much easier.
- Next, we move on to the arrangement of the legs. As legs, boards with a section of 50x150 mm and a length of 650 mm will be used. They will dock at the ends, therefore, in order to reduce the length of the fixing bolts or self-tapping screws, 1 sample is made in the middle on each leg about 70 mm deep and about 150-200 mm long.
- The legs are joined by their ends, and the selected grooves should be on the same level from the outside. A stiffener is inserted between two pairs of legs, the function of which is performed by a 50x150 mm board, about 1 m long.
- From above, the legs are attached to the strips that fix the tabletop boards... In the lower part, to increase the support area, two boards are knocked to the legs, all of the same section 50x150 mm. Long, slightly less than the width of the table top.
Important: the entire structure, with the exception of the tabletop, can be made collapsible; for this, furniture bolts with a diameter of 6 mm are used. Or collect everything on long self-tapping screws, but then the table will not be disassembled.
Do not forget that wooden garden tables will be used outdoors, so all wood must be covered with protective compounds. Often one coat of stain is used to bring out the beauty of the texture and two coats of waterproof varnish.
Important: all wood, even before assembly, needs to be scraped and cleaned with a grinder or using sandpaper. Bevels should be removed from sharp corners, so as not to drive a splinter later.
Alternative constructions
A light coffee table is quite possible to assemble from wooden pallets. For this you need 2 pallets. The top row of boards should be ripped off, complemented by the missing ones and knocked down end-to-end, more tightly.
Thus, you get a monolithic tabletop. To increase the height, 4 bars from the same pallets are inserted between the pallets. It is advisable to install furniture wheels from below.
Plastic garden tables are used everywhere, their price is quite affordable. They are durable, have a neat appearance and are usually quick to disassemble. But plastic rarely fits into the natural interior of a country cottage. Artificial materials, for the most part, have already become boring in the city, in addition, such products cannot boast of durability.
Garden wrought-iron tables are quite another matter; they are often true masterpieces of furniture art. Of course, only a narrow circle of real specialists can make such beauty with their own hands, therefore, the price of such products, frankly speaking, bites.
It is quite problematic to make tables for a garden made of stone with your own hands. Alternatively, you can fold brick cabinets and install a countertop purchased in advance on top. A large piece of slate can also be used as a tabletop, but such an installation will require remarkable physical effort.
Table making option.
Conclusion
It is often not so important that you have a wooden stone or metal garden table installed. Any design can be successfully entered into the landscape design of the summer cottage, the main thing is to do it with love, because you are doing for yourself.
