Octagon Picnic Table

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Octagon Picnic Table Plans
Parts Drawings & Hole Layout Drawings

This document contains the detailed Parts Drawings, Hole Layout Drawings and Parts Cutout
Drawings for the Octagon Picnic Table Plans offered at www.BobsPlans.com.

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Revised: 4/19/2014

Copyright Robert E. Reedy, Vandalia, Ohio, USA
All Rights Reserved
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Dimensions

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Table of Contents
Parts Drawings - Top Octagons................................................................................. 1
Parts Drawings - Top Gussets ................................................................................... 2
Parts Drawings - Legs ............................................................................................... 3
Parts Drawings - Connector Rails ............................................................................ 4
Parts Drawings - Seats .............................................................................................. 5
Hole Locations Pocket Holes ................................................................................ 6
Hole Locations Top Gussets .................................................................................. 7
Hole Locations Small Gussets ............................................................................... 8
Hole Locations Legs, Connector Rails, & Seat Bases ........................................... 9
Cutout Drawings - 1 ............................................................................................... 10
Cutout Drawings - 2 ............................................................................................... 11
Cutout Drawings - 3 ............................................................................................... 12
Assembly Instructions Top Octagons .................................................................. 13
Assembly Instructions Top Gussets ..................................................................... 14
Assembly Instructions Legs ................................................................................ 15
Assembly Instructions Connector Rails .............................................................. 16
Assembly Instructions Top Trim ......................................................................... 17
Assembly Instructions Seats - A .......................................................................... 18
Assembly Instructions Seats - B .......................................................................... 19
Attach Seats Top Gussets .................................................................................... 20
Completed Table ..................................................................................................... 21

Materials Youll Need
Wood 2 by 6 by 8ft ................................................................................................ 17
Wood 2 by 4 by 8ft .................................................................................................. 2
Wood 5/4 by 6 by 8ft ............................................................................................... 4
Rust Resistant Hex Head Bolts (5/16 by 4) ........................................................ 20
Rust Resistant Flat Washers (5/16 ) ...................................................................... 40
Rust Resistant Lock Washers (5/16 ) .................................................................... 20
Rust Resistant Nuts (5/16 ) ................................................................................... 20
Rust Resistant Wood Screws (No. 9 by 2) .............................................. About 320
Rust Resistant Wood Screws (No. 9 by 2 1/2) .......................................... About 30

24" Top Segment
24 in
5 1/2 in
19 3/16" Top Segment
19 3/16 in
14 3/8" Top Segment
14 3/8 in
4 3/4" Top
Segment
4 3/4 in
9 9/16 in
9 9/16"
Top Segment
Top Trim (8 Required)
23 5/8 in
1 in
All Octagon Segments are made from 5 1/2" Wide by 1 1/2" Thick wood.
The Top Trim segments are also made from 1 1/2" Thick wood.
The finished dimensions of the Top Trim segments are
23 5/8" long, 1" wide, and 1 1/2" high.
67.5
All angles for the Octagon Segments and Trim Segments are 67.5 degrees.
(You'll need to set your saw or miter gusage at 22.5 degrees.)
You'll need eight each of the parts on this page.
Octagon Picnic Table
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Parts Drawings - Top Octagons
All Gussets are made from 1 1/2" Thick wood.
Wide Gusset
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23 1/8 in
5 1/2 in
Narrow Gusset
27 1/4 in
6 1/4 in
1 1/2 in 3 1/2 in
You'll need:
Four 23 1/8" Wide Gussets
Four 27 1/4" Narrow Gussets
Note: To get the 67.5 degree angle, you'll
probably need to set your miter guage to 22.5 degrees.
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Parts Drawings - Top Gussets
Outer Seat Board
Leg Base
Legs are made from 1 1/2" Thick wood.
Leg
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5 1/2 in
First cut four Legs 30" long by 5 1/2" wide with
70 degree angles on each end as shown below.
You'll need to set your miter guage to
20 degrees to get the 70 degree angles.
Next, cut off two corners from each Leg as shown below.
Leg
The finished legs should look like this.
5 1/4 in
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Parts Drawing - Legs
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41 "
5 1/2 "
5 1/2 "
Connector Rails are made from 1" thick wood.
Rail-Seat Gusset
41" Connector Rail
Connector Rail Gussets and Rail-Seat Gussets are made from
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Two 85 1/2" Connector Rail
Two Connector Rail Gussets
Eight Rail-Seat Gussets
Connector Rail Gusset
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2 "
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Parts Drawing - Connector Rails
9 "
1 3/4 "
All Seat parts are made from 1 1/2" Thick wood. You may need
to set your miter guage or saw to 22.5 degrees for the 67 1/2 degree cuts.
You'll need:
Eight Outer Seat Boards
Eight Inner Seat Boards
Eight Seat Posts
Eight End Seat Gussets
Eight Corner Seat Gussets
Four Middle Seat Gussets
Four Seat Bases
Eight Base Extensions
Seat Post
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5 1/2 "
Outer Seat Board
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5 1/2 "
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Inner Seat Board
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5 1/2 "
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2 " Mid Seat Gusset
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1 1/2 "
End Seat Gusset
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Corner Gusset
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Parts Drawing - Seats
Cut Bevel 22 1/2 degree bevel along the
edges of the Seat Posts .
Seat Post
End View
1/4"
5 1/2 "
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Base
Extension
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Seat Base
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Set your pocket hole jig for 1 1/2" thick material.
Drill the pocket holes in each of the four largest Top
octagon Segments as shown in the drawings below.
Outer Seat Board
1 3/4 in
5 1/4 in
Inner Seat Board
1 3/4 in
5 1/4 in
Seat Post
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1 "
1 3/4 in
5 1/4 in
24" Top Segment
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5 1/4 in
19 3/16" Top Segment
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Top Octagon Segments and the seat parts in
the drawings below.
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Hole Layout - Pocket Holes
1 3/4 in
5 1/4 in
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Extension
1 3/4 in
5 1/4 in Left
Base
Extension
There are four Left Base Extensions and four
Right Base Extensions. The drawings below
indicate the pocket hole positions for each.
Drill eightteen 3/16 holes through each Wide Gusset
as shown in the drawing below.
Wide Gusset
2 1/2 " 2 " 4 1/4 " 2 " 4 1/4 " 2 " 4 1/4 " 2 1/4 "
1 1/4 "
Drill twenty 3/16 holes through each Narrow Gusset
as shown in the drawing below.
Drill two 5/16 holes through the side of each
Narrow Gusset as shown in the drawing below.
Narrow Gusset
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Narrow Gusset
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Hole Layout - Top Gussets
Connector Rail Gussets
Drill two 5/16" holes through
the 2" wide surface of each
Connector Gusset as shown
in the left drawing below.
Drill two 3/16" holes through
the 1 1/2" wide surface of each
Connector Gusset as shown
in the right drawing below.
Drill eight 3/16 holes through each Seat Gusset
as shown in the drawings below.
1 " 1 "
4 " 4 "
3/4 "
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3/4 "
3/4 "
Middle Seat Gussets
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Hole Layout - Small Gussets
To ensure the screws don't cause
the wood to split, orient the wood
grain as shown below.
1 "
4 " 4 "
1 "
1 1/2 "
3/8 "
3/8 "
Hole
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Drill four 3/16 holes through each
End Seat and Rail-Seat Gusset.
Holes are centered side to side.
End Seat Gussets
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2 "
Rail-Seat Gussets
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1 1/4 "
3 "
1 1/2 "
3 1/4 "
1 1/2 "
3 1/4 "
Side View
Drill four 5/16" holes through each 41"
Connector Rail as shown in the drawing below.
3 1/2 "
Drill two 5/16" holes at the Top and two
5/16" holes in the middle top of each
Leg as shown in the drawing
below.
Drill two 5/16" holes 12" from each end and 1 1/2" from each edge of the
85 1/2" Connector Rail as shown in the drawing to the right.
Drill four 3/16" holes through each 85 1/2" Connector Rail as shown in the drawing
to the right. ( A total of four 3/16" holes in each 85 1/2" Rail.)
(These holes are for securing the umbrella spacer blocks.)
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You need to make five octagons for the top. The steps below show you
how to assemble the octagons.
Step 1:
Apply glue to mating surfaces and place two of the same size segments together as shown above.
clamp both pieces securely, and secure the joint with 2 pocket hole screws. This creates a one
quarter section of an octagon. Create the remaining 3 quarter sections in the same way.
Step 2:
Place two of the same size quarter sections together as shown above. Secure the joint with 2 pocket hole
screws as in Step 1. This creates a one half section of the octagon. Assemble the remaining two quarter
sections in the same way.
Step 3:
Place the two half sections together as shown above. Secure the two joints with 2 pocket hole screws
as shown above. This completes one of the five octagons.
Assemble the remaining four octagons in the same manner.
Ensure pocket holes on both
segments are facing up.
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Assembly Instructions - Top Octagons
Apply glue to mating surfaces and assemble the Top Octagons and Narrow Gussets as shown above.
Ensure the octagon segments are equally spaced from each other and the gussets are centered over
the octagon joints and also centered side to side. Secure the gussets to the octagons with 2 1/2" rust
resistant screws
Apply glue to mating surfaces and attach the Wide Gussets to the octagons with 2 1/2" rust resistant screws
as shown above. The Wide Gussets should be positioned against the Narrow Gussets where the Narrow
Gussets come together in the center of the Top.
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Assembly Instructions - Top Gussets
Attach the legs to the Narrow Gussets with 4" bolts, two
flat washers, one lock washer, and nut as shown in the
drawings.
Do not completely tighten the nuts until the Picnin Table
is completely assembled.
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Assembly Instructions - Attach Legs
Apply glue to mating surfaces and attach a Connector Rail Gusset
to each Long Connector Rail with two 2 1/2" wood screws
as shown in the drawings above and right.
The Connector Rail Gussets must be centered from end to
end of the Connector rails.
The connector rails are attached with 4" by 5/16" hex head bolts. Use flat
washers with both the bolt head and nut. A lock washer goes between the
nut and flat washer.
Close-Up View
Attach the Long Connector Rails to the Legs as indicated by the red arrows below.
Next, attach one end of the Short Connector Rails to the Legs as indicated by the blue arrows below.
Finally, attach the other end of the Short Connector Rails to the gussets as indicated by the green arrows below.
Don't tighten the bolts yet. Wait until
the table is sitting in place on a level
surface.This will enable the parts to
settle into alignment with each other.
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Assembly Instructions - Connector Rails
Attach the Rail-Seat Gussets to the Connector Rails with 2" screws through the 1 1/2" thickness
of the Rail-Seat Gussets as indicated by the orange arrows. The bottom of the Rail-Seat Gussets
must be flush with the bottom of the Connector rails.
Close-Up View
Position the eight Top Trim pieces so they are
evenly spaced and centered on the top. Attach
with three 2 1/2" screws as indicated by the
red arrows in the drawing below.
Don't use glue on the Top Trim Pieces as you may need to remove the Legs at some
time in the future.
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Assembly Instructions - Top Trim
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Assembly Instructions - Seats A
Apply glue to mating surfaces and attach the seat boards with
2" screws through the pocket holes as shown below.
Position the seat boards so there is a 3/8" gap between them. Apply glue to mating surfaces
and attach the end and center seat gussets with 2 1/2" screws as shown below.
1" 1"
3/8" Gap 3/8" Gap
Assemble the Seat Bases and Base Extensions with pocket hole screws as shown below.
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Assembly Instructions - Seats B
Position the Seat Posts as shown below. The edge of the post should be 2" from the end
of the gusset as shown in the close up view. Attach the Seat Posts to the assembled seat
boards with pocket hole screws as indicated by the red arrows below. Choose screws of
a length that will not protude past the seat surface on the opposite side.
Next, determine the location for the screw holes and drill two 3/16" holes through the Base
Extensions as as indicated by the blue arrows.The screw holes should be centered over the
ends of the posts. Attach the assembled Seat Bases to the bottom ends of the
Seat Posts with 3" screws.
Attach the Corner Gussets to the assembled seat boards and
and Seat Posts with 2" screws as shown below. The edge of
the gusset should be close to the gap between the seat boards
but not covering it as shown in the close up view.
2"
Position the assembled seat so the Seat Base is centered over the Leg as indicated
by the red arrow and the Middle Seat Gusset sits inside the opening between the
Connector Rails as indicated by the blue arrow in the drawing below.
Secure the Seats to the Rail-Seat Gussets
with 3" screws as indicated by the blue
arrows in the drawing above and in the close
up to the right.
Ensure that the screws do not protrude past
the surface of the seats.
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Assembly Instructions - Attach Seats
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View of Completed Table
Congratulations! Your Octagon Picnic Table is complete.

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