 Outdoor Wood Furniture & Wood RotI recently repaired a picnic table that was suffering from a bad case of wood rot. The table had some mild issues on the body, but the top was not built to withstand the outdoor elements. See how this came apart and how I replaced parts so they would last much longer and resist wood rot. Video – https://youtu.be/DyaP0ktA8zg  GoPro Picnic Table BuildLast summer I filmed myself (for the first time) while I made my picnic table with benches. Computers, photos, videos are some of my other interests. This was edited with Final Cut Pro X. In 6 minutes you can view most of the steps taken for the build. I’ve received a lot of compliments from friends on the video. Thanks for looking! https://vimeo.com/155466311  Build an Octagon Picnic Table #1: Build an Octagon Picnic Table Part 2In Part 2 I continue with the Octagon Picnic Table Build. I will start off by creating the Seat Base Assembly Parts cutting them to size and bringing together the assembly. Plans for this project will be available for download shortly. A link to the plans will be added to this description once complete. Support Our SponsorsClear View Cyclones – http://www.clearvuecyclones.comIf you are interested in purchasing from Clear Vue be sure to use the coupon code LANEY for 5% off yo... Building and Octagon Picnic Table Part 1This is Part 1 of a new build. How to build an Octagon Picnic Table. For as long as I can remember I wanted to build an Octagon Picnic Table and I looked everywhere for a good design and plan. Well I finally found one that was perfect for my patio. I got this design from Woodcraft Magazines April May issue Volume 10. It was a design and article by Bill Sands. Bill did a great job with this article and made it very easy to follow along. He built his table out of cedar and wow did it look grea...  Fantastic Woodworking in an amusement parkOne of mine and my wife’s most favorite places on earth is Knoebels Grove Amusement park, located near Elysburg, Pa. The park was started back in 1955 as a “hang-out” for local loggers in the area and grew from there. It now houses some of the best wooden roller coasters in the world and is a free-entry, family friendly park with great rides, unbelievable food and some of the best campgrounds in the region. You can even walk around the park with your dog (on a leash, or ...  Sculpted Juniper picnic table #6: Last pics before its a finished project!!Well, its all together and ALMOST finished…..I ran out of teak oil before I could step back and say “DONE”, and all the stores were closed by this time. I’ll have to finish it up tonight. This will be the final blog before I post this as a project. Overall, I’m very happy with it, and have gotten very positive comments on the design. I rushed the final assembly more than my usual critical eye would allow, (which means I cut corners on finish sanding ALL surfaces... Sculpted Juniper picnic table #5: Almost done!!This project is really finishing nicely. I just need to mill out boards for the benches, and add some center supports to flatten out the top a little better. Very happy with it so far. I started finishing it with Teak oil, but I don’t like the yellowing affect it has on the juniper….any suggestions on what would be a good outdoor finish? Sculpted Juniper picnic table #4: Frame assemblyI was struggling with how I wanted to build the frame for this table when it occurred to me that I had a whole pile of cut offs that are left over from the outside of the logs after milling out boards. Perfect!! I have a flat side to work with for joining the frame together which simplifies trying to scribe logs together, and it cut the work of harvesting more logs or cutting more boards. Always nice when you can find a use for scraps!! Sculpted Juniper picnic table #3: Shaping and sanding--surprise bullet foundAs I was working on the sculpted top, I found a bullet that I somehow milled in half with my chainsaw. I’m sure that was pretty hard on my chain at the time as the jacket of the bullet is still intact!! Busy week so I didn’t get as much done on this project as I would have liked, but it is coming along nice. All 4 boards for the top are almost done shaping, and all the material for the frames has been rough cut to size. I spent an evening building 8) 4’... Sculpted Juniper picnic table #2: Test top done, now for the custom tableWell, all the great compliments from the replacement top (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/68932) have helped inspire me to keep my motivation up to build a full custom table. So I intend to keep in progress pics through the entire build of this table. I hope you enjoy following along! Step 1: Mill out the boards from these ugly logs. Step 2: Lay out the boards how I want them to fit together, and then cut to length. I went with 7’-1” on this project as it worked well...  
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