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A picnic table (or sometimes a picnic bench) is a modified table
Table (furniture)

A table is a item of furniture comprising a surface supported by a base or legs. It may be used to hold articles such as food at a convenient or comfortable height when sitting, and is therefore often used in conjunction with chairs....
 with benches, expressly for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors (picnic
Picnic

In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance, and usually in Summer....
king). Picnic tables are often made of wood
Wood

Wood is an organic material; in the strict sense wood is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs, etc....
, but modern tables can be made out of anything from recycled
Recycling

Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virg...
 plastic
Plastic

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
 to brushed metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
. Picnic tables are used to sit and eat on. Food is kept on top with seating on the bottom platform. Picnic tables are generally found outside and in many parks.

A picnic table can be constructed using 2x4 or 2x6 wood.






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A picnic table (or sometimes a picnic bench) is a modified table
Table (furniture)

A table is a item of furniture comprising a surface supported by a base or legs. It may be used to hold articles such as food at a convenient or comfortable height when sitting, and is therefore often used in conjunction with chairs....
 with benches, expressly for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors (picnic
Picnic

In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance, and usually in Summer....
king). Picnic tables are often made of wood
Wood

Wood is an organic material; in the strict sense wood is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs, etc....
, but modern tables can be made out of anything from recycled
Recycling

Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virg...
 plastic
Plastic

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
 to brushed metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
. Picnic tables are used to sit and eat on. Food is kept on top with seating on the bottom platform. Picnic tables are generally found outside and in many parks.

A picnic table can be constructed using 2x4 or 2x6 wood. Some protection for the wood (stain
Wood stain

A wood stain is a sub-category of paint and consists of a pigment suspended in a "vehicle" of solvent and binding agent . It is formulated to impart or transport the pigment into the pores of the surface rather than creating a film on top of the surface....
, paint, or wood protectant that repels water) is considered necessary to protect it from the elements (cracking, warping, or rotting due to moisture).

The table-top and bench-top boards are attached to the trusses or beams using wood screws or nails. The legs can be secured with carriage bolts fastened by nuts and washers.

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