Homemade folding table for the street. Table for the garden (35 photos): choice of material and self-assembly

For those who live in big cities, country cottage area- this is a peculiar paradise. Fragrant herbs, fresh air, the smell of a fire and definitely a wonderful home that feels comfortable and homely. Special comfort country house and the site on outdoors gives furniture, made with your own hands to your taste, which can enliven the space. In this article we will tell you how to make a table for your garden with your own hands.

Agree, it’s still easier than making a sofa or wardrobe. To implement your plans, you do not need to specifically study or invite specialists. To work, you will need inspiration and prepare the necessary materials.

Preliminary stage

It is important appearance finished product. When you make a table for your dacha with your own hands, do not neglect this.

It will be nice to see the admiration and surprise of your guests, to whom you will tell that you made it yourself.

1. Its main basis is wooden table top. As a rule, ready-made boards or wide boards are used for this.
2. An important factor is also the selected type of wood from which you decide to make the table:

Conifers	Spruce and pine are soft woods and are easy to process. Just do not forget about the characteristics of such rocks that are more flammable. Also, a table for a summer house made of such wood has a wonderful smell of pine needles. But remember that this material contains a large amount of resin, and it will appear on the surface for some time.
Deciduous	Deciduous tree species such as beech, ash and oak are stronger and more beautiful. When working with them, it is advisable to use special tools for grinding and sawing. If you process deciduous wood correctly, then you will build a table that you will use long years.

1. In addition to the tabletop, the table must have legs. You can make them from a wooden board or buy ready-made ones.

Advice: if you don’t find them in the store, look at the counters where they sell auxiliary materials for making stairs - 4 pieces of metal or wood balusters may be quite useful to you.
Factory-made blanks will add some gloss and chic to your table.

Preparation

First you need to determine where you will install the furniture and whether you plan to remove it from the house. Eg, a good decision For country house there will be a narrow and long table that will ensure freedom of movement for people around the room.

Materials and tools

1. The boards are tongue and groove. They will create a tight connection and protect the table from liquid getting into the cracks. You can also use a pair of ready-made wooden panels measuring 2000x300 mm.

Tip: to ensure the table’s resistance to loads, select the thickness of the boards to be approximately 30 mm.
When choosing a material, make sure that the panels or boards are even, they must fit each other absolutely exactly, this will save time on separate measurements and cutting.

1. Rails for fastening - 3 pieces. They are needed for the stability of the structure. The most suitable size is 2000x100 mm with a thickness of 28 mm.
2. Table legs (finished) or balusters, their price depends on the quality of the material.
3. Hacksaw.
4. Self-tapping screws.
5. Electric drill. Please note that this tool must be available. You will definitely need it, so if you don’t have your own, then rent it or ask for temporary use.

Advice: if there are power outages in your area, renting a diesel generator for your dacha will help solve the problem.

1. Polyurethane varnish. You can choose either glossy or matte. The second one shows the structure of the tree well. You can use it instead natural oils, which will protect the wood from external factors.

In the photo - a country diesel generator

1. Good quality brushes.
2. Grinding machine. Its absence will make work much more difficult.
3. Sandpaper with fine and coarse fractions. This will make it possible to provide the table with the desired smoothness.

Process

Below are step-by-step instructions:

1. Connect the boards or boards and lay them down outside down. At this stage, it is necessary to monitor the joining so that the country table is level.
2. Secure boards or boards. Place the slats along the long sides. This will strengthen them and fix them along short boards. To ensure the stability of the table, additionally secure the boards (or panels) using slats in the center in one or two places.
3. Be careful when securing slats. Screw in the screws slowly, without changing the degree of pressure, angle or intensity. Otherwise, the shield or rail will crack, which will affect the quality of the product.
4. Secure the table legs at a distance of 50-70 mm from the edge. Using an additional rail, strengthen the attachment point so that the support does not deform after a while. This will enable the table long time look perfect. Secure the legs also slowly.
5. Turn the table over and remove debris and sawdust, sand all rough edges using sandpaper and a sanding machine.. Dry the table thoroughly with a dry cloth.

Decoration

Building a country table yourself is not all.

Now you need to start finishing, and, if you want, decorating.

1. Cover the entire surface of the table with polyurethane varnish. (See also article.)
2. Then you need to let it dry for 24 hours.
3. Carefully examine the surface of the table, sand it again with sandpaper and varnish it a second time.
4. If you wish, then you can paint the table, for example, acrylic paint.
   
5. Once the surface is completely dry, the product can be used for its intended purpose.

Conclusion

This article described in detail one of the ways to independently make a country table from wood. Although at first glance the work seems difficult, in fact the process is quite exciting, which will make it possible to make good, high-quality furniture for little money. The video in this article will help you find additional information on this topic.

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A dacha is, of course, the place where you want to take a break from the bustle of the city, breathe in fresh air and just drink fragrant herbal tea on the veranda at a homemade table for your dacha. Such a table will not only add a special charm to such a simple ceremony, but will also become a source of pride for you and your loved ones.

Option 1. Table with legs

When choosing materials for a table, first of all you should pay attention to the quality of the wood - not all wood is suitable for use. Conifers, such as spruce and pine, are pliable and easy to work with, but such material without appropriate treatment is more flammable, and the resins released can ruin the tablecloth.

Hardwoods (aspen, oak, ash) are more advantageous; products made from them are strong, durable and have an attractive appearance.

Wood type	Brinell hardness)	Density (kg/m3)	Stability	Color trends
Birch	3,0	600	average	the color becomes deeper
Larch	2,6	500	good	takes on shades of gray
European oak	3,7	700	good	the color becomes deeper
	4,0	700	average	light to straw, yellowish brown
Pear	3,3	680	average	blushes
Cherry	3,0	580	good	from light pink to deep reddish hue

Materials and tools

For interior design dachas and country houses Long narrow ones are more acceptable, allowing you to move around the room unhindered. This should be taken into account when preparing everything necessary for work and designing the table itself.

For the table, it is preferable to use a board with a thickness of at least 30 mm. This thickness will ensure the strength of the table and the ability to withstand heavy loads. The optimal length ranges from 150-200 cm. You can purchase two ready-made wooden shield size 30-2000 mm.

Balusters or wooden beams for legs. Curly balusters will give homemade table production chic and luxurious look. And to make legs from timber, you need to choose boards with a minimum cross-section of 50x50 mm. A comfortable table height is ensured with a leg height of approximately 73-75 cm.

Other materials and tools.

1. Boards 20 mm thick and 8-10 cm wide for the tabletop frame.
2. Wood putty.
3. Screwdriver and screws for 30 and 50 mm.
4. Sandpaper of various grits, as well as a holder.
5. Clamps for fixing legs and table top.
6. Electric drill.
7. Sander.
8. Building level.
9. Square.
10. Tape measure or centimeter.
11. Marker.
12. Glue.

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Construction timber

Manufacturing stages

When preparing materials, all boards and beams are processed with a plane, sander or coarse-grained sandpaper to remove irregularities, remnants of cut knots, and clean cracks. The boards must be even and smooth, so they are sanded on all sides, including the ends, edges and corners.

If it is intended to be manufactured as a solid shield without gaps, then it is better to purchase tongue-and-groove materials - this will create a stronger grip single canvas and save time on adjusting elements. Chamfers are cut from the edges of the beams for the legs.

Assembling the frame for the tabletop

The frame helps to enhance the strength and stability of the table; its dimensions depend entirely on the parameters of the table top, but there are several general rules: both in length and width, the frame should be 30-25 cm smaller than the tabletop.

Video - DIY garden table

The frame itself is assembled from 4 boards that form the outer frame, and 6 internal transverse strips. The boards are installed on the edge at a right angle using a square and tightened with 50 mm self-tapping screws. The joints are pre-coated with glue (PVA or wood glue). To prevent the boards from splitting, you can drill guide holes in them and only then screw in the screws.

Along the length of the frame, markings are made for the transverse strips, and guides are drilled. It is very important that the cross members are strictly perpendicular to both sides of the frame frame. The ends of the transverse strips are coated with glue, and the entire structure is fixed with self-tapping screws. Make sure that the screw heads do not protrude, but are completely “recessed” into the wood.

Table frame (production option)

The tabletop boards are connected, aligned with a tape measure and laid face down on the floor; a frame is placed on top so that the transverse planks lie tightly on the tabletop. Guides for self-tapping screws are drilled into the planks, and all elements are tightened with 30 mm screws. There are 5-6 screws for each cross board.

Assembling the table legs

The tabletop is placed on a workbench or several stools for subsequent installation of legs. The table leg is fixed in the corner of the frame with clamps, and guides for self-tapping screws are drilled into the frame.

Before attaching the leg, glue is applied to the end of the block - this will protect the table from loosening and will contribute to greater strength. It is recommended to fix the leg on each side with four screws, but if desired, you can additionally use metal corners. Round balusters are fixed with long self-tapping screws on the front side of the table, and square balusters are fixed with corner fasteners.

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Screwdrivers

Finishing

After installing the legs, the table is turned over and placed on the floor. Depending on the design of the table, the corners are sawed off along the radius with a jigsaw or the end is completely rounded. You can cut chamfers from the edges of the tabletop and sand everything thoroughly.

If necessary, scratches and cracks resulting from the work are repaired using wood. It is better not to touch the screw heads so that the structure can be tightened.

After the final sanding, all dust and shavings are removed from the table, and the product itself is covered with stain or several layers of varnish.

Tables with elements of decoupage decor or single painting look beautiful and unusual. But hiding the beauty natural wood there is no need to put it under a layer of paint; modern varnishes and impregnations will do the job necessary work to protect the product from moisture.

Video - Table with legs for a summer house

Option 2. Table made from a stump

Unusual and in a non-standard way to equip a personal space is to create interior items from natural materials. When landscaping an area, trees that are old or that threaten buildings are often cut down. If your dacha has or had just such a tree, then you definitely won’t have any problems finding a suitable stump. If the idea came spontaneously, then you can look for the desired stump in clearings, in the nearest forest, or ask the owners of neighboring plots.

Materials and tools

To make such a fantasy table from a stump you will need very little:

• wood for the tabletop, the recommended thickness of the tabletop is from 20 mm, when choosing boards you need to adhere to the rule “the larger the tabletop, the larger the cut of the board”;
• stump. For the work you will need a dried stump of any type of tree, the main thing is that the wood is intact, not damp or rotten. If the tree was cut down recently, the stump needs to be dried thoroughly. And it’s better to do this by placing the stump in a warm dry room or in the open air sunny weather. It must be remembered that several weeks is not enough time for proper drying. As a rule, the entire process takes at least two months. You can determine the condition of the wood by the ease of removing the bark - if the bark comes off without effort, then you can start working;
• wood varnish on water based natural shade or transparent. It is this composition that will best emphasize the texture and advantages of natural wood;
• sandpaper of various grain sizes and holder;
• plane or Sander;
• chisel;
• building level;
• roulette;
• hammer and nails;
• screwdriver and screws;
• abrasive fiber.

Manufacturing stages

Stage 1.

The dried blank of the future table must be cleared of bark. A chisel or chisel will be useful for this step. The bark must be removed with extreme caution and precision so as not to damage the wood and prevent cracks and splits from appearing. Any soft or rotten areas should also be removed.

Stage 2.

After the bark has been removed, the stump must be leveled relative to the horizontal plane. To do this, use a level to prepare a flat surface, and place the base of the future table on it.

If curvature is observed, the imperfections are eliminated using a plane. At the same stage of work, excessively large rhizomes of the stump and all unnecessary parts are sawed off with a hacksaw, the sections from which are then sanded.

Stage 3.

The leveled stump is ground with a disk sander, especially its horizontal parts. The sides of the stump are also sanded, and hard to reach places processed with coarse sandpaper. This is a rather labor-intensive process that requires a significant amount of time.

Stage 4.

Cracks and depressions in the barrel must be cleaned of dirt and debris using a chisel, then sandpaper folded in half (with the working layer facing outward) should be carefully processed from the inside. Remains of wood dust are cleaned with a brush or a construction vacuum cleaner.

Stage 5.

To prevent the stump from rotting and ensure air circulation between the table and the floor, it can be attached to the base from below furniture legs. The presence of legs will make more convenient movement table.

You can choose any legs: metal, furniture wheels or special rubberized stands. It is best to attach them using self-tapping screws to the base of the stump; the number is chosen arbitrarily, based on the size of the table.

Stage 6.

After installing the legs, we proceed to sheathing the top of the stump. To do this, we put two parallel strips perpendicularly on the sidewalls, and two more rows of holders on top - a total of 6 strips, fastened together with nails. This will be the frame for the tabletop.

Stage 7.

We fasten the prepared tabletop boards from below with transverse strips. The shape of the tabletop can be very diverse: round, rectangular, with rounded corners. A table option with a round or oval tabletop looks more advantageous.

To give this shape, you can use a homemade device made from thread, pencil and nail: the end of the thread is tied around a pencil, and the tip of the nail is placed in the middle of the tabletop, outlining a circle with a selected radius, after which all excess is sawed off, and the edges and surface of the tabletop are processed with a grinding machine.

Stage 8.

Holes and defects in the boards can be decorated with finely chopped shiny stones, filling them with varnish and after drying, sanding them again to smooth the surface.

The finished tabletop is fixed from below to the sheathing with holders on nails or self-tapping screws selected to size.

The finished table is varnished in several layers. After applying the first layer, the product is thoroughly dried and processed with fine-grained sandpaper. This will prevent the varnish from peeling off, and subsequent layers will lay down more evenly.

After removing the dust, apply the second and subsequent layers of varnish without grouting. If desired, after drying, the last layer can be treated with abrasive fiber - this will remove excess shine and give the surface a matte finish.

Such creative table will decorate any veranda, especially in a pleasant frame of green bushes or flower beds.

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paints and varnishes

Video - DIY garden table made from a stump

Beech is quite often used by furniture manufacturers, as it is a hard wood that is quite ductile and durable. In terms of strength, beech is not inferior to oak. Compared to oak, beech is cheaper. The color of such wood can range from reddish-brown to pinkish-yellow.

• has high decorative qualities;
• dries quickly;
• easy to process.

• afraid of humidity;
• poorly polished.

Oak is a hard wood with great strength. The natural color of oak ranges from yellowish-white to tan with a slight tint of gray or green. Oak has a number of other advantages - it is very easy to use, easy to glue, practically does not rot and has a beautiful appearance.

• despite the high viscosity of wood, it is processed quite well;
• bends easily;
• resistant to rotting;
• lends itself well to artificial aging techniques.

• price;

Ash wood is harder than oak. The color of the wood is light and gently golden. Most often it is used in the manufacture of bent and carved furniture or as facing veneer.

• bends well after steaming;
• cracks little when dried;
• when discolored it acquires unusual shade gray hair.

• in humid conditions, wood is quickly damaged by wormholes;
• poorly polished.

Aspen is a deciduous tree. It belongs to the Poplar genus. This is a very large tree, it grows up to 30 meters in height and can easily reach a thickness of 1 meter. Since it grows very quickly, it produces a lot of wood.

• very high moisture resistance;
• the ability to retain heat, but not give it away;
• bactericidal (you can put such furniture in a children's room without fear that it will cause harm).

• not very presentable appearance;
• the possibility of darkening, both partially and completely;
• You should be wary that the product may begin to rot from the inside.

Pine is a soft wood that is most often used in the manufacture of frames for upholstered or cabinet furniture. The main advantage of this type of wood is its high resistance to rot, humidity and temperature changes. In addition, pine is one of the most common and affordable materials.

• ease of processing;
• easy to glue;
• a pleasant medicinal smell that releases phytoncides.

• Easily scratched and damaged.

Even if furniture making is far from your area of ​​expertise, 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, as opposed to a purchased one, is its 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 you manage to use materials left over from construction or renovation, 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 for country or kitchen table cheap low-grade boards - substandard - you will get advantages that are not available for mass production. Sounds dubious? But it’s true: the knots that cause boards to be rejected have the most interesting decorative properties. If you manage to highlight them successfully, you will become the author of a completely unique design product that would be a shame 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 grass lawn under a tree, complement a gazebo, stand in a workshop or in the house.

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

Its main advantage, as opposed to a purchased one, is its undoubted savings.

If you find a large stump in the forest, it can be easy to make garden table IR. All you need to do is 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 the finished stump to the “leg” furniture board- and it’s done.

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

If you manage to highlight them successfully, you will become the author of a completely unique design product that would be a shame to leave in the garden in the rain.

It is difficult for a novice master to fasten 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 cross-shaped and L-shaped legs. To attach straight legs, you need to carefully connect the parts.

One of the most cozy options for the garden - a collapsible table with benches, which can be installed in a gazebo or on the veranda. It’s not difficult to do, the main thing is to choose 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.

How to choose a tree?

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

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

If you do not plan to do furniture work on a regular basis or are just starting to practice, give preference to the most common types of wood - pine and birch.

Tabletops made from boards fastened at the bottom with transverse slats look good.

Wood can be used for the tabletop, frame and legs different breeds. At the assembly stage you will need dowels: they are usually made of 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 tabletop material, but due to the hardness of this species, it can be used to make legs.

It is better to make the tabletop from oak or pine. If you know how to brush wood, the surface of your kitchen table can become a real work of art. Wood can be brushed soft species: wood is burned gas burner, and soft fibers are removed with a wire brush. It is better to carry out work in the yard due to large quantity dust. If you managed to burn the wood evenly, you will be pleased with the result. The brush can be tinted with stains, stains, or artistic acrylic paint diluted with water. Of course, brushing the wood is not necessary: ​​it is only a finishing option.

If you prefer a glued tabletop, you can make it yourself, but it will require a lot of effort.

Selection of paints and adhesives

Before installation begins, the boards must be protected from rotting. The tree must be impregnated with water-polymer emulsion (WPE): 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 will require glue. Along with special carpentry adhesives (BF-2, etc.), you can use construction PVA: it is applied to both surfaces to be glued, dried until tack-free, then the parts are connected and kept under pressure for up to three days.

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

Choice paint and varnish materials 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 a kitchen table, as for any furniture that is constantly located indoors, it is better to use acrylic paints and varnishes: they are more environmentally friendly and do not have strong odor. Varnishes marked with the “blue angel” sign are recommended for children's furniture and toys.

If you decide to cover the wood with stain, paint or simply tinted varnish, this must be done before assembly. Material compatibility must be taken into account. The varnish is tinted with a paint of a suitable composition: if the varnish is alkyd, the paint should be oil-based; if you use 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 volume of varnish.

One of the most comfortable options for the garden is a collapsible table with benches, which can be installed in a gazebo or on the veranda.

What tools are needed

To work you will need:

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

Many species of wood are suitable for a garden or kitchen table.

IN this list only the most necessary tools, but to make the work more comfortable, and ready product looked aesthetically pleasing, it is advisable to buy or rent a rotary miter box, an eccentric sander and milling machine.

The rotating miter box makes it possible to make cuts at exactly 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 by hand with sandpaper. For high-quality processing A belt sander is useful for the ends, and a milling machine allows you to select wood for the required grooves and process the edges.

If you do not plan to do furniture work permanently or are just starting to practice.

Homemade table from pallets

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

Do you think that buying new boards is always better? You probably haven’t worked with wood before: you can’t use raw wood (the product will become deformed 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! Not a bad option The already mentioned rejected boards, also dry, can be used for the kitchen table.

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

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

From the side parts of the pallet you will get excellent frame, and the remaining strips will be used to assemble the tabletop.

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 beam at least 5 cm thick. All parts must be prepared: sand strictly along the grain with sandpaper, first coarse (No120-150), then finer grain (No400-600), 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. We stain boards with a beautiful natural pattern or simply varnish them. After staining or first layer acrylic varnish soft fibers rise; They need to be sanded with medium-grit sandpaper and a new coat of varnish applied.

A spectacular table in a rustic style 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.

Rejected boards, also dry, can be a good option for a kitchen table.

We fasten the tabletop boards with strips, which we place at the joints of the boards. Using a drill, screwdriver and self-tapping screws, we fasten the boards to the planks (we use two self-tapping screws at the joints, and one on solid boards). 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 pallet sides. Using a drill of a diameter suitable for self-tapping screws, we drill holes at the joints. We coat the joints with glue and fix them with self-tapping screws. We install the legs: simply screw 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 will need a beam at least 5 cm thick.

Wooden table with glued top

For a glued tabletop, you need to select 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: they already have grooves. To make the grooves yourself, you will need a milling machine.

A flat surface is required to assemble the tabletop. We simply coat the sides with glue, join the boards together without gaps and tighten the resulting structure with clamps. Depending on the glue used, the tabletop should dry from 1 to 3 days. If everything is done correctly, you will get a tabletop with a completely flat surface without cracks. All that remains is to work on the ends - first trim them with a jigsaw and then sand them. If you do not have a belt sander, this must be done manually - with sandpaper, first coarse, then medium-grit.

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

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

For good result you need to apply 5-7 (for acrylic varnish up to 10) layers. After every third layer, the working surface of the tabletop should 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 must dry thoroughly.

All that remains is 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 tabletop, you need to select boards of the same width.

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

When the glue has dried, we coat the legs with varnish and, after drying, simply fasten them to the tabletop with self-tapping screws.

There are several options for connecting the legs to the tabletop.

Table with straight legs

To make straight legs, just cut a thick beam into pieces of equal length. There are several options for connecting such legs to the tabletop.

To ensure that 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 dowel joints you need quick-drying wood glue (BF-2).

To make straight legs, just cut a thick beam into pieces of equal length.

Table with X-shaped legs

Sequence of work.

1. On inner side We fasten the tabletops with self-tapping screws, two strips on each side.
2. To make the table look good, the edges of the planks must first be cut at an angle of 52.
3. We attach paired planks so that the legs fit, making overlaps of 2-3 mm on each side.
4. Place 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.
5. We outline the intersection with chalk: here you need to select 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. All that remains is to attach them to the tabletop, placing them in the grooves formed by the slats - and the table for your garden with your own hands is ready.

X-shaped legs are made from beams or boards with a thickness of at least 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 this design collapsible so that it can be stored indoors for the winter.

The table will require thick boards (from 32 mm), which need to be cut into pieces according to the drawing. IN this option Two benches are attached to the table. When all the parts are cut, they need to be sanded, paying particular attention to Special attention ends. We varnish each board separately.

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 other connections we use screws or nails of suitable length. Using a drill, you need to prepare all the holes for fastenings.

According to the drawing, we assemble the tabletop and the upper parts of the benches. We cut off 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 with self-tapping screws. We fasten the parts cut at an angle.

We varnish each board separately.

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 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. When the seats are connected to the sawed-off supports, we attach them to the assembled base with 160 cm boards: you will need 4 boards.

Install the remaining studs and enjoy the result.

Using a drill, you need to prepare all the holes for fastenings.

VIDEO: Do-it-yourself wooden table for a gazebo

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

We continue to develop our summer cottage. Today we’ll talk about how and with what to fill dining area or a relaxation area. It’s hard to imagine a cozy gazebo or 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 prefer to make garden furniture with your own hands.

How and from what material to make a table and how to decorate the tabletop will be discussed in this article.

Outdoor table for a summer cottage made of wood

Undoubtedly the most pliable and environmentally friendly material is a tree. Wooden table can be made round, square rectangular or irregular shape, it all depends on the size of the gazebo or the number of seats. You can use a regular stump as a tabletop leg.

The shape and appearance of the table largely depend on the style of your country house and exterior. Log house can be complemented with furniture made from logs and boards. The main tool for processing parts is a grinding machine, since the surfaces of the table top and benches must be smooth, without nicks.

The tabletop can be made from slats or narrow boards, strung on metal rods, or by connecting them using short slats.

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

You can make such a table in several ways:

• connect the cuts together with staples or tongue and groove joints, forming a flat surface;
• secure the cuts to 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 epoxy resin, after drying, the surface is sanded again and coated with a protective compound.

A garden table made of wood with benches, made in a single design, looks great both in a gazebo and in an 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 making a table with benches located on two long sides of the tabletop. Similarly, you can make a structure with benches on four sides.

Here's a small version round table with stationary benches-stools for four seats. It is easy to move it to the desired location this moment place: in 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 permanent place storage in a house or barn, where they do not take up much space.

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

Garden table made from scrap material

We have previously talked about furniture made by. A stylish table made from pallets is cheap and looks natural on personal plot. The design, supplemented with furniture wheels, is also mobile.

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

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

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

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

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

Those who have weaving skills can make garden furniture from wicker with their own hands. If you are not capable of such feats, but really love wickerwork, then 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, you have welding machine, then you can make garden furniture from of 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 use. One of the simplest ways to protect metal surfaces is a primer that is applied to the product before final painting.

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

Forged products go well with many materials: wood, glass, marble. If you wish, you can purchase a forged table blank and fill it yourself.

Stone table

IN Lately Small architectural forms made of stone are gaining popularity. Also 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 make your own stone base for tables and benches, for example, from rubble, flagstone, brick or blocks, fitting them into the overall appearance of the garden, combining them with other stone buildings.

As you can see, there are quite a lot of options for arranging a recreation area on a personal plot: from cheap, practically costless, to expensive. A table made with love will definitely gather around itself wonderful people, and gatherings together bring pleasant moments.

Many people, when they come to their summer cottage with their family, first of all want to gather together at a large table to relax and have lunch. Meals at the dacha, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner, usually take place at fresh air. That is why there must be a special place in your garden plot, which plays the role of a kind of dining room. In order to avoid the need to remove furniture from your home every time, you can simply make DIY garden table from scrap materials. Naturally, it is necessary to take care not only of the construction of the table, but also of the chairs. Making a table for a summer house is not such a difficult task, for example, experienced summer resident, who is not the first time to build structures on his site, the job will take no more than one or two hours. Those who are engaged in construction for the first time will have to put in some effort.

The advantages of making furniture yourself

Choosing suitable furniture for a summer house is not so difficult, because manufacturers offer a fairly wide range of products to suit every taste and budget. Nevertheless self-production country furniture is becoming increasingly popular, which is not at all surprising. Thanks to this solution to the issue of arranging a summer house, you can not only save significant part budget, but also get a lot of new impressions in the process, giving vent to your creative powers. The result of the work will be a thing that will not only fit perfectly into the interior, but will also become the highlight of the whole house, attracting the eyes of guests.

Required Tools

To build a garden table you will need the following tools:

• hacksaw or circular saw;
• drill and set of drills from 1 to 10 millimeters;
• hammer;
• spanner wrench (12 and 14);
• corner;
• tape measure for measuring.

Building materials needed in construction:

• 11 boards (board length 4 meters, width 100 millimeters, thickness 50 millimeters);
• boards in the amount of 8 pieces (board length 6 meters, width 100 millimeters, thickness 50 millimeters);
• galvanized furniture bolts for fastening, 20 pieces;
• galvanized nails in the amount of 100-150 pieces (3.5 to 90).

Drawing

Before starting construction work, it is necessary to pay special attention to drawing up a drawing of the future table. Below we will briefly look at one such example:

1. table legs, 4 pieces. Leg length 830 millimeters;
2. seat support elements in the amount of 2 pieces. The length of the elements is 1600 millimeters;
3. tabletop support elements in the amount of 2 pieces. The length of the elements is 80 millimeters;
4. boards in the amount of 14 pieces. Length 2 meters. These elements are necessary for the table and seats;
5. amplifier board. Board length 800 millimeters;
6. cross boards in the amount of 2 pieces. Necessary for strengthening seats;
7. reinforcement elements of the table structure. The length of the elements is 960 millimeters.

Attention ! It is necessary to strictly follow the dimensions listed below only if the work on the table is made from dried and planed wood.

Manufacturing technology

Sawing out elements of a future structure

To do this you will need a hacksaw or circular saw. Sawing parts is done as follows: using a hacksaw or circular saw make required amount parts for the table from boards measuring 4 meters and 6. Based on the above drawing, it is necessary to cut boards 2 meters long, which will be used for laying the table and seating areas.

Attention ! In order to avoid mistakes when cutting out elements for the sidewalls, it is best to cut them according to a template, which must be made in advance from strong cardboard.

Assembly

After all the structural elements have been cut, it is necessary to begin assembling them:

• First you need to install the side parts (sidewalls). In order to mount the parts evenly, it is recommended to use a measuring angle;

Attention ! The table must be assembled on a perfectly flat surface. This will help prevent parts from becoming misaligned.

• After the installation of the sidewalls is completed, you can begin installing the table legs. To do this, we place the legs at the required angle and lay them on the transverse elements, grabbing the parts with nails. Then you need to use a pencil or marker to mark the surface in the places where the bolts will be installed. After marking using a drill, you need to drill holes and secure all parts with bolts;
• then you need to start connecting the side parts and the tabletop. This stage of assembly is best done with an assistant. An assistant holds the first side panel until it is secured. You hold the second side yourself. On top part sidewalls, it is necessary to install one of the boards intended for laying the table and seats. We secure the board with nails. We repeat the same assembly step: we place a board on the other side of the table and nail it;
• Next we proceed to installing the countertop. Before installation, you need to prepare small wedges, with which you can leave equal gaps between the elements. Then start fastening the tabletop boards together. After the installation of the boards is completed, the wedges can be removed;
• The last stage of table assembly is the installation of amplifiers. We turn the structure upside down and install transverse reinforcements. According to the drawing according to which the assembly was carried out, the amplifiers are installed in the middle of the tabletop and bench, after which they are nailed. In order for the structure to be safe for health, the cuts must be sanded. Then it is necessary to install amplifiers that have a shaped cutout and repeat the transverse part of the tabletop. Nail them to the tabletop and to the sides.

Treatment

After the table assembly is completed, it is necessary to process it using special means. It is recommended to carry out processing before starting the assembly process, which will make it possible to more thoroughly lubricate all elements and protect them.

Give a more attractive appearance country table You can use color or varnish. The varnish will become additional means protect furniture and increase its service life.

Garden tables made from scrap materials

In addition, you can make a table for your garden with your own hands, using simple materials at hand.

For example, what can be done with an ordinary stump? It can be easily made from original table which will decorate your garden plot. Stumps can be decorated with mosaics, tiles or other decorative items. It all depends on creative imagination. You can also make stools for sitting (also from stumps), after decorating them with mosaics.

If you find it at the dacha old table, then don’t rush to throw it away, because you can give it a second life. Remove the old paint from it, decorate the tabletop with mosaics, and repaint the legs. This table will last for many years and will be pleasing to the eye.

Tennis table for the garden

So that at the dacha you can occupy yourself with some active species sports, you can build a tennis table. Making it is quite simple, you just need to buy the necessary materials and prepare the tools.

Necessary materials:

• 2 sheets of plywood 20 millimeters thick;
• planed boards in the amount of 2 pieces (3 millimeters thick and 3 meters long);
• for the racks you will need construction trestles with supports at the top.

The table dimensions should be 76 centimeters in height, 152 centimeters in width, 274 centimeters in length.

Then you need to choose a place to place a table 7 by 5 meters.

Installation process:

• construction trestles must be installed horizontally at the same level;
• After installing the construction trestles, it is necessary to lay two boards along the edges of the supports, 3 millimeters thick (the boards are laid along the length of the tennis table). The boards are screwed using self-tapping screws;
• then plywood sheets are laid, which are subsequently secured using slats.

After this, the countertop must be sanded and covered with several layers of antiseptic.