Pallet Picnic Table

Peter Piper picked a peck of perfect pallets, a peck of perfect pallets Peter Piper (or Becky) picked...and from one perfect pallet she made a picnic table!

This picnic table started life as a 12 foot pallet.  But, after cutting it in half and removing the boards on the back of it, I knew it would make a fantastic table top.

I added legs cut from old decking and fence boards (cut at 30 degree angles)

and a few cross boards running the length of the table for stability (just a friendly Sheriff cruising by).  I made the table and bench legs angled because it makes it much more tsbale in the grass. 

I asked on my Facebook a while back which type of picnic table people preferred, one with benches connected or separate.   Separate won by an overwhelming majority. 

I ran into a few pesky pallet problems when making the benches. Mainly the pallet wood was not hefty enough to support the length of the benches (almost six feet).  Luckily I made the tops and realized they weren't going to work before attaching the legs. I remade the benches using some reclaimed 2"x 6" boards.  The legs on these were cut at 20 degree angles.

I painted the table and benches sparsely and sanded them heavily and then chose a light stain (Golden Pecan) and a clear coat to finish the picnic table set.

Perfect place for a summer meal!