How to Build a Picnic Table and Benches | This Old House https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/b9dc1cc1-883f-41d4-a509-61c52e41e53b In this video, This Old House contributor Christopher Beidel shows how to build a trestle-and-slat design picnic table and benches. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Build a Picnic Table and Benches: 5/4x4. Get three 8-footers for the benches and one 10-footer for the table., 5/4x6. Get two 8-footers for the benches and seven 10-footers for the table., 5/4x10. Get one 6-footer for the table., 3/8-by-2-inch spiral-cut, wood dowels, exterior-grade wood glue, 3/4-inch brass or stainless-steel screws, 1 1/2-inch deck screws, Tools for How to Build a Picnic Table and Benches: Measuring tape, Miter saw, Clamps, Straightedge, Router with a 3/4-inch straight bit, Bar clamps, Combination square, 3/8-inch doweling jig. Go to http://www.rockler.com/, Drill/driver, 3/8-inch twist bit, 1/8-inch bit with a combination countersink, 1/8]-inch twist bit, Circular saw, Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Picnic Table and Benches | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:29:31 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co How to Build a Picnic Table and Benches | This Old House https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/b9dc1cc1-883f-41d4-a509-61c52e41e53b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.