A table is furniture that you can’t do without either in the city or in the country. The table can be placed on the veranda, in the gazebo, or just in shady place. You can dine at it, have a feast or play Board games in the fresh air. You can only buy a small plastic table inexpensively; a large wooden table for a summer house is cheaper to make with your own hands. The article will present three options for tables and drawings for their manufacture.
Table dimensions and construction features
The optimal tabletop size for a garden table is 80x120 cm. A smaller table will be significantly inferior in functionality, table large sizes It will be too bulky and difficult to put away for the winter. The table size of 80x120 cm will allow you to hold ceremonial feasts with the number of participants 8 - 10 people.
The easiest way to make a table for a summer house is from boards. In addition, it is the most accessible and inexpensive material. The advantage of making a table from wood is that the boards can be sawed right size at any construction base, and without any problems bring it to the dacha, thereby saving on transportation. It should be noted that with table dimensions of 75x80x120 cm, the longest board will be a tabletop board 120 cm long. A board of this length will fit into almost any car.
There are quite a few types of table designs, but by and large the difference is only in the form of the legs on which the tabletop rests. Therefore, the legs of the table are the most complex element of the entire structure.
Table top
The tabletop at the table in the country house is made of boards. The thickness of the boards can be from 30 to 50 mm. However the best option is a board 40 mm thick.
An important point is cutting the boards. With a tabletop length of 120 cm, 5.3 boards with a width of 150 mm, 6.6 boards with a width of 120 mm and 8 boards with a width of 100 mm are required. Considering that boards are sold in lengths of just over 6 m, it is advisable to choose a board with a width of 100 mm for the tabletop.
By choosing a board with a width of 100 mm, you will not have to adjust or change the dimensions of the tabletop, which will greatly simplify the work of arranging the table. In addition, there will be 2 more boards 120 mm long, which can be used for other parts.
If you purchase the right board If it doesn’t work, you can make the tabletop not continuous, but with intervals. Such a tabletop will look no less interesting. In this case, water that can accumulate on a table with a solid tabletop will flow through the gaps between the boards.
Table with straight legs
A table with straight legs is the simplest table design for a garden. It's sustainable comfortable table, which will serve well both indoors and outdoors.
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The legs for the table consist of 4 elements: 2 vertical posts and 2 horizontal ones. The upper horizontal rack is attached to the tabletop, the lower one is a support.
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The design of the legs may vary. For example, instead of resting on the bottom board, you can make the support rest on vertical racks, and the bottom board can be made as an additional one for strength.
Please note that in this design, the boards are connected without additional grooves. This greatly simplifies the assembly of the table. To ensure that all elements are well secured, all joints must be glued with wood glue. In this case, the boards can be connected with self-tapping screws.
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- Assemble the legs. To do this, you need to cut the board according to the drawing. Treat the joints with glue and tighten with self-tapping screws or confirmant.
- Lay out the boards for the tabletop on a level surface, mark the position of the legs and secure the tabletop boards through the top strip of the legs.
- Install a horizontal tie between the legs.
- Wait 2 - 3 hours until the glue dries and remove burrs and sharp edges from the table.
- Next, the table can be varnished. Or simply treat with an antiseptic.
Table with X-shaped legs
A table with X-shaped legs is essentially not much different from a table with straight legs, it just has a different shape of the legs. However, it is impossible to manufacture without creating additional grooves on the legs. This makes the work somewhat more difficult.
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The table legs consist of 3 elements. Two crossing supports and a vertical top bar. Upper bar, as in the previous case, is necessary for attaching the tabletop.
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To connect the legs in the inclined supports, you need to make a slot in the floor of the board.
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The table assembly procedure is as follows:
- Cutting boards required length.
- A groove is made in the legs into the floor of the board. The groove can be made with a jigsaw or a router.
- Assemble the legs. The connections are glued. The parts are fastened with self-tapping screws.
- Lay out the tabletop boards and attach the assembled legs to them.
- Install the bottom screed board.
- The table is treated to remove burrs and varnished.
Table with benches
A table with benches is quite often installed on verandas or in the open air. Unlike the designs described above, it does not require additional benches or chairs; the benches are included in the design of the table.
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The disadvantage of this version of the table for the dacha is that the design is quite cumbersome, and putting it away for the winter becomes very problematic.
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A special feature of the table design is that the benches are attached directly to the table legs. The crossbars on which the benches are attached simultaneously act as a tie for the legs, and the benches play the role of a longitudinal tie.
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The procedure for assembling a table with benches is as follows:
- Cut the boards to the required length.
- Assemble the legs and support for the bench flooring. The joints are glued and tightened with self-tapping screws.
- Mark the boards for the tabletop and mount them to the legs.
- Benches are secured.
- Treat with impregnation or antiseptic.
Examples of garden tables
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How Nice on a fine summer day to sit with family and friends in the garden, drink tea and just talk about this and that, enjoying the voices of birds, the smells of herbs and clean air.
And to make the gatherings as possible as possible comfortable both for the owners and for guests, in the garden you need a reliable and convenient table.
What types of country tables are there and what is possible? use as material for them manufacturing, manufacturing Let's look at it in this article.
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Types of garden tables
Options gardening there are a lot of tables. It could be small table For picnic and a large outdoor dining table, table- grill(aka fire table) and gazebo table.
An excellent solution for a summer cottage - table-bench. It can be either a stationary table combined with benches into a single structure, or transformer. In the latter case, seemingly ordinary bench with back if necessary, it can be converted into a table and one or two benches.
Another transformer option is a bench with a folding table for two
What can you make a garden table from?
- Tree
Country tables are mainly made from solid array,, MDF or plywood. Very impressive look like countertops made from cuts tree.
Tree - aesthetic, a strong, pliable material, but less durable than metal, glass and plastic. - Metal
Less popular, but no less beautiful are products from metal The disadvantage of the material is that options The decor of the tabletop is much less than that of wood or plastic. - Glass
Tempered glass looks beautiful, enough durable. But still glass products not popular as outdoor furniture. In addition, if you make it yourself, problems may arise with cutting material and subsequent fastening glass parts of the table. Also much fewer options glass table decor. - Plastic
In order for the plastic table to hold shape, metal must be used frame. - Scrap materials and unnecessary items
It's easy to build a table from a stump, old boards, pallets, logs and remaining unnecessary things. If you have the desire and perseverance, then the table can be woven even from newspaper tubes.
Table-bench
Materials and tools
To create a country table with benches you will need the following materials:
Also needed tools:
- pencil, ruler, marker;
- hacksaw or electric saw;
- chisel;
- sanding machine or medium grit;
- brushes for impregnation and varnish;
- manual milling cutter(can be used for additional processing edges).
Manufacturing stages
Step 2. Sand them by hand or grinding machine.
Step 3. All the top boards that hold together benches(4 pcs. each) and table (4 pcs.), we file at an angle of 45 degrees in the shape of a trapezoid. To do this you need to draw rectangle, fold two boards crosswise (from corner to corner), and saw them along bottom the long side of the rectangle. There is no need to file the top parts!
Next you need turn over boards with unsawed sides and do the same so that they take shape trapezoids. There should be a total of 4 trapezoidal boards for table(2 pcs. on one side and 2 pcs. on the other) and 4 pcs. for each benches(2 pieces on each side of the bench).
Step 4. We stack 7 long boards in a row with gap 3-4 mm and fasten them with beams (2 pieces on both sides) using self-tapping screws(80 mm).
Step 5. Place in rows of three boards the same length as the table and fasten them with smaller ones beams. The gap between the boards is 5-10 mm. Self-tapping screws 80 mm.
Step 6. We drive two bench legs on each side between the fastening trapezoidal boards. We fasten self-tapping screws 100 mm.
Step 7 Between the legs we fix board perpendicular to the bench seat. And long boards we fasten between both benches (2 boards on each side of the bench). It turns out rectangular dinner Zone with benches on the sides.
Step 8 The legs of our table will be crossed. To do this, mark the sampling location, saw off with a hacksaw and knock out half of the board with a chisel so that the second leg fits perfectly into the first. We make both in this way supports and fasten them with table top(between trapezoidal boards).
Step 9 Finished table supports insert between long boards (inside the dining area).
Step 10 All joints we strengthen furniture bolts and tighten.
Step 12 8-12 hours after application last impregnation layer can be applied transparent varnish We took the colorless protective covering in order to emphasize natural the beauty of the tree and focus on naturalness products.
Possible after impregnation paint regular table waterproof paint or decorate other methods (carving, mosaic, painting contrasting paint through a stencil, etc.). After decoration, it is necessary to apply 1-2 layers of transparent varnish
Note! Instead of ordinary boards on the bench and tabletop, there are more aesthetic option there will be an edging made of boards, the edges of which are sawn strictly at 45 degrees.
You can build the same table, but a little lengthen it, placing another one in the middle support and fastenings on legs supports and benches. They make a table-bench with another option supports (A-shaped).
You can put it or do it right away with canopy:
Stump table
There must be a stump dried, no cracks, severe chips, rot or dampness wood(especially the middle). Term drying freshly sawn or a freshly uprooted stump - no less 70 days.
When bark the stump will become with ease move away from inner surface, let's get started processing.
Note! Wood materials, used for the manufacture of tabletops, must be at least 20 mm thick.
Another option for a stump table is a stable, medium-sized stump with roots, on which the table top is attached various materials. In this case bark It is not necessary to remove it from the stump.
Materials and tools
- table top;
- level, pencil, ruler or tape measure;
- impregnation and transparent varnish;
- sandpaper medium grain;
- sander or hand sander plane;
- hacksaw(saw);
- chisel(chisel);
- screwdriver;
- hammer;
- screws, nails, screws.
Manufacturing stages
Step 1. We release the dried stump from bark using a chisel (chisel). If soft, damaged, rotten or damp places are found in the stump, they must also be carefully delete.
Step 2. With the help of construction level we trim the bottom and top of our hemp so that the tabletop is positioned clearly horizontally. Irregularities are removed using plane, hacksaws or saws. All new cuts polishing sandpaper and grinder. Necessary thoroughly work out all parts of the stump, all folds and bulges.
Note! By hard to reach places It is recommended to go first with medium-grain sandpaper and then with fine-grained paper.
Step 3. We make a tabletop. The simplest option would be cut it is made of laminated chipboard or MDF. Simple rectangular or square shape and a matching shade of varnish for processing hemp will make the table more attractive. You can also make a tabletop from edged boards fastened together. The most common form of such countertops is round.
Very cute option may be small slice thick tree trunk, glass tabletop or tabletop of some kind quirky forms.
Step 4. The table top can be attach thick long nails or using additional fasteners on it inside. To do this, boards are nailed (sideways) or bars on both sides, on the other two sides boards are attached a little longer.
Step 5. On inner part table tops, two small boards are placed opposite each other so that they fall between fastenings on a stump.
Step 6. The table is treated with a special impregnation for 3-5 layers (each layer is well dried). After complete drying it processed transparent or translucent varnish.
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In modern conditions small apartments It’s quite difficult to give free rein to your imagination and purchase pieces of furniture that would suit everything. Among other things, it is quite difficult to find interior elements that would be attractive not only in design, but also in price. You can solve these two problems by making your own wooden furniture. This could be, for example, a table. You can do it by preparing everything necessary materials and tools. This piece of furniture can be used both in the kitchen and in the living room.
Preparatory work
In order to make a wooden table with your own hands, you will need to prepare some materials. Will need furniture board, the thickness of which is 19 millimeters. This material is highly durable and looks very attractive. Shields on preparatory stage It will be necessary to mark, and then cut out blanks from them. It is important to stock up on the necessary fasteners for assembly. Thus, you will need to prepare 6 boards that will make up the lower support. Their size is 19 x 100 x 965 millimeters. There will be 4 legs, their dimensions are 19 x 215 x 680 mm. The same amount of leg molding will also come in handy, but the dimensions of these elements should be 1938 x 470 mm. The tabletop supports will be blanks with dimensions of 19 x 125 x 610 mm. You can make a wooden table for a gazebo with your own hands to the same dimensions. The master must prepare two dowels for the legs with dimensions of 10 x 32 mm. Two lintels with dimensions of 19 x 140 x 1100 mm should also be highlighted.
Additional items
You will need a steel tie in the amount of two pieces, its size should be 150 mm. The tabletop will be limited to the following dimensions - 19 x 1020 x 1900 mm. The tabletop plank must be cut in two pieces and have dimensions of 19 x 19 x 1750 mm. Screws, washers, ties, and dowels will be used as fasteners.
Preparing tools
It will be impossible to make a wooden table with your own hands if you don’t stock up electric jigsaw, circular saw, hacksaw, drill with drills, plane, milling machine, file, clamps, brush. To attach the parts you will need carpenter's glue; the wood can be treated with sandpaper. The table will look good if you treat it with polyurethane varnish, which can be glossy or matte.
Manufacturing technology
If you decide to make a wooden table with your own hands, then you need to know that each supporting structure consists of 3 blanks glued together. An opening should be formed in the central part. Immediately you need to cut out 6 elements for two supports. Next, the master must make straight cuts using a circular saw. Corners should be rounded. In two blanks it is necessary to cut out the central part so that the groove fits on the central part of the support. The width of the groove should be slightly smaller compared to the thickness of the tenon in the leg. This will prevent the structure from loosening during swelling and drying.
At the next stage, you can glue the supports. After applying glue to the surface of the parts, they must be folded so that the upper edges are flush. Reliability of fastening will be ensured by clamps. After the supports have dried, you need to get rid of excess glue. After the clamps are removed, you need to plan the lower and upper edges.
Working on the legs
When making a wooden table with your own hands, you need to prepare four legs. Afterwards, the vertical edges must be planed and rounded using a milling machine. At the ends of long workpieces, it is necessary to mark and then cut out tenons, placing them at the bottom and top. This can be done using a circular saw, which must be equipped with a combination blade. After the moldings are cut and brought to the required dimensions, you can round all 4 ribs. It is necessary to make grooves for glue on the back surface of the moldings.
Work on supports
If you decide to make a wooden table with your own hands, photos of the design will help you decide what features this piece of furniture will have.
The next step is to cut out blanks for the supports. For gluing, select a 10 mm groove in each workpiece. It is preferable to perform these manipulations immediately. In order to simplify the task, you need to prepare a cardboard template, marking the location of the grooves on it. Next, you can perform pairwise gluing so that the cut is located in the central part. Everything needs to be tightened with clamps. Once the glue has dried, you need to clean the cuts using emery cloth.
Installation of legs
If you are making a wooden table with your own hands, you must first review the photos. It is important to initially adjust all connections without using glue. At the wide edges, the connections should be tight. A gap of 1.5 millimeters must be provided on the side to compensate for changes in the size of the wood. When edging, these elements will be decorated.
The walls and spikes must be treated with glue, after which you can begin pairing the legs with vertical supports. Without waiting for the glue to dry, you need to make holes and reinforce the connection using dowels. If you decide that you will make a wooden table with your own hands, it is recommended to prepare drawings at the initial stage. For the legs, cut the moldings to the required length. They need to be glued and tightened using clamps. The glue is applied and then left until it dries.
If you decide to make a wooden table with your own hands, you can borrow the drawings from the article. The jumper should be installed high, so that those sitting at the table do not touch it with their feet. It is necessary to make gluing using two strips, which are previously edged with molding.
After the glue has dried, you need to remove the clamps and then chamfer. Holes must be made on the short sides to install fasteners. The tabletop can be made independently; its dimensions may differ from those presented above. At the ends you need to select tenons using a jigsaw.
Next, the cut areas are cleaned with a file. Along the long edges of the workpiece, it is necessary to install strips, which are pulled together with clamps and dried. Using an edge cutter, you need to align the edges of the moldings. They should be fixed to the planks, and then dried and the joints cleaned using a grinding machine.
When you make a wooden table for your garden with your own hands, the drawings will allow you to understand how the tabletop and legs are connected. To do this, use U-shaped brackets. On the long sides of the base, quarters should be selected to secure the sides. The ends of the last elements need to be rounded and cleaned. Afterwards everything is glued and compressed with clamps, and then left until dry.
Final works
Before you make a wooden table with your own hands, you need to familiarize yourself with the technology of the work. At the next stage, with a deviation of 100 millimeters from the edges of the base, it is necessary to make holes, the diameter of which should be equal to 20 millimeters. A through groove should be placed between them. The holes are required to prevent the base from splitting. If you are making a wooden table for your garden with your own hands, the drawings should help you carry out the work.
Now the master can assemble the table; to do this, it is necessary to fix the jumper to the legs. Using a pencil, you need to mark the position of the legs so that they are perpendicular to the ends of the lid. The brackets should be installed according to the markings. You need to make 10 holes in the tabletop to install screws. Next, you can strengthen the brackets. It is necessary to place a washer under each screw; this will compensate for shrinkage; this is the only way to make a folding wooden table with your own hands.
You can change the technology and dimensions of the table at your own discretion. However, it must be remembered that the design should be as strong and reliable as possible. It's important to protect wooden elements from negative impact external environment, especially for those pieces of furniture that are supposed to be used in the kitchen or outdoors.
This piece of furniture is one of the most versatile in use. The table can be a dining room, a utility table, or installed in a living room, on a veranda, on a property, in a workshop, and so on. In a word, it is impossible to do without it. But many people are not satisfied with purchased products in terms of a number of parameters - size, design features, form or for any other reason.
Considering that wood is relatively easy to cut and sand, making a table from it according to your own drawing, with your own hands, is not a problem for a good owner. And it will come out much cheaper. Plus - satisfaction from such work.
Room
Ideally, this is an extension, a barn, an empty garage, although a small area under a canopy will do. Working with wood on the site, in the open air, means being completely dependent on the vagaries of the weather. If there are suitable ones for making furniture " square meters", then you should worry about high-quality ventilation. Natural is sometimes not enough (besides, it depends on changes in wind direction and pressure), and a hood is installed.
Arguments that if you use protective equipment, you can work in a closed space do not stand up to criticism. Wood dust will immediately settle on everything, including the sample with which some action is being performed. Neither precise cutting along the line, nor high-quality surface treatment of wood (not to mention impregnation and finishing coating paint and varnish composition) will not be possible to obtain.
One cannot ignore the fact that many preparations used for wood processing contain toxic components. For example, varnishes, paints, impregnations: if they are not natural, then harmful fumes are guaranteed.
Tools
Their selection depends on the extent to which it is planned to “ennoble” simple design made of wood, what shape to give it and a number of other nuances. If the master does not pretend to grace wooden table, does not aim to achieve its originality, then an ordinary carpenter’s kit will be enough.
For more “delicate” work in the process of making a table of unusual shapes, external design special devices will be needed.
El/jig saw. It will not be possible to make an inclined vertical cut with a regular saw, maintaining the angle exactly. The canvas will begin to “play”, and therefore the quality of work will be extremely low. The electric jigsaw is universal in use, and also gives high accuracy cutting wood or making cuts in it.
Many of the listed devices can be rented if making furniture is not a hobby, but a necessity.
Impregnating and other compositions
Rot protection:
- Recycling machine oil is an effective, and also free, remedy. But not for dining tables.
- Flaxseed oil. A natural and effective product that penetrates deeply into the wood structure and protects it from mold and mildew. The downside is the high cost. But if the table is intended for eating - great option. The drug has no color, therefore, after processing lumber, it does not leave any traces in the form of darkening, stains, or streaks, unlike processing.
- Water-polymer emulsion. It is characterized by long-lasting action and safety for health.
- Acrylic varnishes. They have practically supplanted their predecessors in the “NC” category, since they are harmless and in many respects better than compounds that are diluted with solvents.
- PVA, bone glue and a number of others. More detailed information about carpentry compositions - .
To decorate a tree:
- Clear varnishes are used not only to protect the material from moisture. With their help, you can preserve the texture of the wood and shade it.
- Stains.
- Varnishes with a coloring effect (tinting).
- Paints (but only for wood!).
- Putties.
Using colorless varnish and pigments, you can make a coloring composition of any shade. It is enough just to correctly determine the proportion of components. This is easy to do by experimenting with mixing and applying a sample to a discarded board. This will allow you to choose an acceptable tone. It is more than advisable, since it is not always possible to purchase exactly what you need on the market.
Fasteners
It is better to ignore all advice on assembling a wooden table using nails (the reasoning is simple, quick and cheap). The reasons are as follows:
- The nail easily pricks dry wood (and this is exactly what is used; more on that below).
- It is quite difficult to direct its leg correctly (strictly vertically). In some cases, it is even more difficult to redo your mistake.
- A tree, even the most protected from rot, succumbs to it over time. The maintainability of a table knocked down with nails is extremely low. Practice shows that it is rarely possible to remove such fasteners without damaging adjacent structural parts. As a result, instead of the planned replacement of one element, 2–3 will have to be changed.
- When assembling a wooden table, if glue alone is not enough, you should use only self-tapping screws.
- Sometimes its individual parts (at joints) require reinforcement. Strengthening the strength with hardware with a thicker and longer leg is impractical. The reason is the same - the likelihood of the tree splitting. For these purposes, metal strips, brackets, and corners are used.
Features of choosing wood
Some people focus on the cost of lumber, others care about the wood’s resistance to rot, and for others, its texture. What can you recommend to a novice furniture maker? Do not use the same type of wood for a table unless it is intended to be installed somewhere in a utility room or garage. This is exactly what many novice “craftsmen” do, selecting the same type of boards and bars from what is left from construction or renovation and gathering dust in the barn.
When making a wooden table for a living space, veranda, etc., you need to take into account the properties of individual species. Naturally, if you do not have sufficient experience in assembling furniture, you should pay attention to cheaper wood. The first table (chair, stool) in your life is just a kind of training in making and gaining experience.
Tabletop. Here, strength and minimal moisture absorption come first. It is on this part of the table that something constantly spills. Optimal choice– pine, larch, oak (although the latter is more expensive). Thickness – at least 3 cm.If the size of the countertop is small, then you can use wood-based slab products (OSV, OSV and the like). But only with lamination to prevent the material from swelling when liquid gets on the table surface. For example, chipboard.
Low-grade lumber is not used in the furniture industry. This is not economically feasible, since Preliminary processing wood increases the duration of the production cycle. But when making something, wood of lower grades, substandard wood is just right. The same pallets left over after using stacks of foam blocks or bricks.
And not just because it is free or relatively cheap. Many of the disadvantages of such wood can be turned into advantages with the right approach. For example, after coating with colorless varnish, the tabletop acquires a unique, original look.
The main thing is that the boards do not have obvious defects in the form of rot, cracks, falling knots and wormholes.
If pine is chosen for the countertop (this also applies to many other coniferous species), then you need to pay attention to the location of the annual rings. These arches are called humps. The cuts of the boards show how they are oriented, and this is taken into account when laying them in a row. Samples obtained by tangential cutting are arranged alternatingly (one top down, the next one up); radial cutting - the same (with arcs in the same direction). The nuance is insignificant, but compliance with this recommendation eliminates the risk of warping and splitting of the boards.
For furniture, if you think about its durability, you should take only dry lumber. As wood shrinks, it will become deformed; This is a natural process, and its consequences in the form of twisting, warping, and bending are inevitable. Such a table will quickly become warped, and you will have to repair it. And here you need to decide whether to purchase highly dry wood or rid it of moisture yourself. The first option is simpler, but such a tree is more expensive. The second one will cost less, but there are a number of purely technical difficulties.
- Firstly, it is necessary to ensure stable temperature regime at the place where the workpieces are stored. Changes in its value will lead to uneven evaporation of moisture, which will negatively affect the strength of the tree.
- Secondly, good ventilation must be organized.
- Thirdly, and perhaps this is the most unpleasant moment - you will have to wait up to about six months, depending on the initial moisture content of the tree. But this is not a guarantee that the result will be as expected; Even this requires practice.
This once again confirms the idea that when starting to make furniture from wood for the first time, you should focus on simple table for household needs from cheap lumber, without pretensions to its sophistication and originality of design. For example, for a barn, garage and the like.
Options and patterns of wooden tables
It should immediately be noted that any work related to design and self-assembly is a creative process. There are no stereotypes in this matter, so you can only take the model you like as a basis, and everything else - linear parameters, shape, manufacturing specifics - depends on the purpose of the product and your own imagination. Here are just a few examples of what wooden tables can be like. For example, for summer cottages For small utility rooms, you should choose structures whose geometry can be easily changed - folding, camping, hanging, garden, level, and so on.
Tables that are supposed to be used for eating, games, as coffee tables for installation in living rooms intended purpose, they are made stationary, that is, unchangeable in size. These assemblies are more “solid”, since all articulated parts are rigidly fixed; no hinge joints.
Features of assembling wooden tables
If a person undertakes to make something, it means that he knows how to use tools, read blueprints and work with lumber. Such home handyman There is no need to learn the basics of carpentry. But it would be worth noting a number of nuances when making a wooden table. These notes will only help in the process.
Let's start with the types of connections. There are quite a few of them, but for a table that you assemble with your own hands, the ones listed below are quite enough.
On the dowels
In this case, the parts are fastened by placing them on an adhesive composition (Fig. 1 – 3).
The nuance is that to make the “cylinders” that are inserted into pre-drilled “channels”, a tree of a denser structure than the table elements is taken. This is what ensures the strength of the connections. Before installing them, chamfers are removed from the edges of the dowels and holes.
These round sticks are available for sale in any furniture showroom, several standard sizes. Turning them, even if you have a carpentry machine, is a waste of time. It is not recommended to purchase plastic dowels for the table; they are used for detachable connections. For example, frame furniture(walls, multi-level shelving, etc.).
You should not use nails to fix table elements (Fig. 4). Metal and wood differ in the degree of thermal expansion. Such a connection will not last long - it will begin to “shatter”, especially if the table is intended to be installed on the territory or in an unheated room.
On the kings
It is advisable to make such connections if the table either has to be disassembled periodically, or without this it is impossible to move it through the doorway. Although not all drawers require dismantling the structure. The most commonly used options are shown in the figures.
Bolted
Such connections are used mainly for garden furniture or those installed in extensions; for utility tables. An example is shown in the figure.
The nuance of working with fasteners
In order for the self-tapping screw to be easily screwed in and “go” in the desired direction, a hole is first made at the point of its installation using a drill with a diameter slightly smaller than the fastener leg. The main thing is to maintain the coincidence of the axial lines, that is, to prevent skew. In this case, to “plant” the screw, you can do without a screwdriver.
Features of wood processing
Everyone knows that a plane is used first, an abrasive with a large grain, and then a fine one. But sometimes it turns out that the last stage, polishing, has to be done many times. Much depends on the type of wood and the degree of drying. After applying the first layer of varnish, the fibers may “stand up”. Nothing wrong with that. You should wait for the workpiece to dry and repeat its processing with abrasive. The work is painstaking and takes time. But it is precisely this method that can bring “problem” wood to ideal “smoothness.”
To eliminate the risk of injury to a person, all edges and corners of the table should be slightly rounded.
Features of external finishing
- Minor defects in the form of cracks and chips are eliminated with putty.
- Once sanding is complete, all wood dust must be removed. IN in this case An ordinary household vacuum cleaner with an appropriate attachment will help out. It is recommended that after such cleaning, wipe the entire table with a slightly damp cloth, let it dry and repeat removing any remaining dust. After this, you can safely start applying stain or varnish - there will be no “pellets” on the wood.
- You can add originality to the table not only with the help of curly cutouts, unusual shape tabletops or legs, combination of textures different breeds and so on. One of good options– artistic painting.
And finally. Work on self-production something made of wood (the same table) - just First stage mastering the skill of “designer-assembler”. Having developed technologies and techniques on wood and acquired the necessary skills, it is enough to simply switch to other materials - metal, plastic, glass. So the benefits of a wooden table made even according to the simplest drawing (besides the pleasure of work and money saved) are obvious - time not wasted.
Everyone associates the word dacha with a small garden, vegetable garden and a comfortable recreation area. After all, after working in the garden, you really want to relax in nature, barbecue and just relax with your family.
To equip a recreation area, you need to build a gazebo or make a canopy and install it with a bench or chairs.
It is not necessary to buy such a piece of furniture in a store in finished form. You can make it yourself if you stock up free time, drawings, tools.
The peculiarity of tables for outdoor use is their:
A table for the dacha can be made from different materials:
- wood;
- vines;
- metal;
- natural or artificial stone.
Each individual option has its own advantages. But most are in great demand wooden models . Because it is pleasant and convenient to work with wood, and you can make a product of any complexity on your own without much effort.
What type of wood is it made from?
Before you start building a country table, carefully select the wood. Since from her technical characteristics the service life of the product, its wear resistance and appearance. Most often, outdoor furniture is made from:
Concerning benefits wooden outdoor furniture made of any type of wood, then these include:
TO shortcomings wooden products relate:
- possibility of ignition;
- insect damage;
- likelihood of rotting.
Advice: in order to increase the wood’s resistance to all negative factors, it must be treated with special means.
Also, most people consider the disadvantages of wooden country tables to be heavy weight. But such products are installed outdoors once a year. At the request of the owners, they can be put away for the winter. summer kitchen or any household construction.
Attention: When placing a wooden table in the open air, you need to consider the space for water drainage.
Drawing with dimensions
To make a table with your own hands, you will need to draw up a drawing. This way you will prevent errors during the work process and make furniture much faster. This drawing should contain the following designations:
- length of the product;
- width;
- depth;
- height.
Also in the drawing it should be noted the materials of their manufacture. For furniture designed for 8-10 people, optimal size the countertops will be 80 by 120 cm.
Important: the dimensions of the garden table are calculated based on the needs of the users and the availability of free space on summer cottage.
If there is a lot of free space, you can assemble a spacious country house table with benches. The advantages of this design include:
- capacity;
- sustainability;
- ease of use.
Some people prefer tables with ice box. Such designs are convenient. In the summer heat, you can cool drinks in them. This model is practically no different from the product with benches. Only in the middle of the tabletop is an ice box made. Instead of an ice chest, you can build a table with flowers. You will have a beautiful flower bed in the middle of the tabletop.
If there is free space on personal plot a little, it's worth choosing folding model furniture. It is different:
- compact size and ergonomics;
- light weight;
- different transformation options.
Important: To make a tabletop, you should choose a board 3-5 cm thick.
Tools and Supplies
From the tools for making a wooden table, you need to prepare:
The materials we will need are:
- lumber;
- furniture glue.
Manufacturing and assembly
Main components tables are:
- supporting frame;
- table top;
- support strips.
The table assembly process is carried out in the following sequence:
It will look very attractive on a summer cottage round table. For this you need to prepare:
- base;
- racks;
- table top;
- base for table top.
The assembly stage will consist of the following sequence:
How to paint garden furniture
Since the garden table will be located in the open air, it will be exposed to increased moisture and sudden temperature changes. The tree will also be susceptible to attack by pests.
You can extend the life of your country table using different impregnation, paint, varnish.
For this you should use a special exterior paint.
Photo
Real craftsmen can turn simple outdoor furniture into works of art:
Useful video
All steps are shown in detail in the following video:
Conclusion
In conclusion, it is worth noting that you can make a country table with your own hands in a fairly short time. To do this, a drawing of the future product is created, Consumables and tools. With a competent approach to assembling a table for a summer house, you will build an attractive and practical product, around which your friendly family will gather every weekend for a summer and pleasant holiday.
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