This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a simple way to construct a strong and sturdy picnic table. (See below for tools and materials.)

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Outside the barn, Tom and Kevin built a simple picnic table out of 2x framing lumber from a local home center. They fastened it together with construction adhesive, deck screws and galvanizedsteel carriage bolts.

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Kilndried and pressuretreated framing lumber and rustresistant fasteners are available at your local lumberyard or home center.

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